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RAGE 2 will skip Steam, launching on Bethesda Launcher, pre-orders are LIVE for all platforms
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I'm grateful we have competition with a terrible launcher. I'm okay with the complete lack of features. No refund is fine too. Data breach through tickets is good too. At least, we have competition.
It isnt about a different icon on the PC.
Its about BPM.
Its about Streaming.
Its about Linux support.
Its about a downloader that doesnt destroy your system (see FO76).
Its about a client that doesnt give out my information (Beth Launcher).
Its about a client where I can buy in my currency instead of paying twice or three times as much.
The point for them is that they don't have to pay anybody else a cut. The point for you is that unless they back down you'll HAVE to play it on their store if you want to play it on PC at all. So, who has the position of strength here?
I don't think you wonder. I think you know what the answer is already.
I'm dying. A game like this releasing exclusively on their shitty launchers?
Activision knew what they were doing. They didn't release the Crash Bandicoot Collection or their upcoming AAA single player game on Battle.net.
Activision knew what they were doing. They didn't release the Crash Bandicoot Collection or their upcoming AAA single player game on Battle.net.
Good luck with that shitty launcher of yours Bethesda.
Do you really think people will trust you after the Fallout 76 disaster?
Do you really think people will trust you after the Fallout 76 disaster?
They don't want you on a universal game launcher. They want you on THEIR game launcher. Not paying a cut is only part of the reason they want this. They want the capture of you and as many people as possible as customers for their fledgling store. They want you to see everything they advertise every day.
I absolutely feel for you but unfortunately a lot of the people that parrot "more competition is good" don't give a shit or think about users in eastern europe or south america where the pricing is adjusted.
Never had an issue using battle.net but that's more because I been playing blizzard games since Starcraft: BW.
As for Black Ops 4, as an owner of the game and master prestige a week ago, the population is already starting to decrease. Takes longer to find matches in the less popular playlists and I usually play from 8pm - 11pm EST. On top of this, they just allow you to buy the game with just MP and Blackout for a reduced price just two months after launch. Didn't do that for Black Ops 3 on steam until 3 months after. The microtransactions are objectively worse than the previous three CoD games including the loot box infested BO3. I'll just leave it at that.
This will probably work against Rage 2. But if you think gamers will remain resolute when this is the only way to play TES VI, Starfield, and Doom, you are sadly mistaken. If there are any Bethesda franchises you love, then you can bet on it being a matter of time until those games are used to drag you to their launcher. Sooner or later, they will probably get you. They're counting on it.
so they decided to open preorders today on the Bethesda launcher
- after the neverending mess that Fallout76 brough to the world
- another post-apocalyptic FPS game, with a similar aesthetic and garish vibrant colours is announced
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- after the neverending mess that Fallout76 brough to the world
- another post-apocalyptic FPS game, with a similar aesthetic and garish vibrant colours is announced
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After all the fucking effort behind Steam Proton. Playing on Ultra Wolfen2 and DOOM without Bethesda doing anything to support them on Linux, and still they will do this?
Now that we could finally choose the OS of our computers if we play on them. Now everyone does this.
Now that we could finally choose the OS of our computers if we play on them. Now everyone does this.
To each their own, but you should be wary of giving your personal info and credit card details to a company that can't even do a basic helpdesk ticket system without it leaking everyone's personal information. That just happened.
Aside from the above, it isn't like I'm not playing games from other launchers. I'm playing FH4, battlefield v, oculus games, iRacing. They are all from different places. To be honest what makes me mad is that I don't want to deal with another fucking launcher. It's selfish and dumb but I just want to stay on steam for most of these games. It's hypocritical but I just roll my eyes at these epic and Bethesda exclusive games and just go "well I'm not going to play those I guess."
Im sure one stupid fucking thing like Doom will force me over or something. Ugh.
Im sure one stupid fucking thing like Doom will force me over or something. Ugh.
This. I could never afford all my Steam games if wasn't for regional prices
The problem with being magnanimous is that you can't count on anyone else to return the favour. Nothing Steam has done for PC as a platform in the past will mean shit when publishers examine whether or not they can make more money in the future by moving off it.
No, posts like that are. Why should people who were looking towards rage 2 buy it now when bethesda's own launcher isn't even safe for consumer's private data or are you conveniently forgetting already what happened with the 76 fiasco when people requested replacement bags? Or how about bethesda's abhorrent refund policy?
I swear to god if you say buy a console I'm gonna report your ass for trolling. fucking dumbass comment.
If you have Linux you could play Rage 2. On Bethesdalauncher you cant use Proton afaik.
Also its a bit harder to play it on my TV without BPM.
Competition my dude!!! I'm sure Bethesda gonna release linux version or maybe even a Steam link competitor....
I am more likely to pay a monthly fee for game pass or Orgin Premium than buy a game on a new launcher as I will forget I own it after I beat it anyways. So it will be cheaper to just pay the monthly fee and beat it there.
It's the launcher that's so broken, Bethesda send a warning not to use it.
It's the launcher that repeatedly forgets about your games installation and redownloads the game
It's the launcher where bethesda devs forgot to implement an uninstall button
It's the storefront that leaks your personal data if you've ever used their support
It's basically the same as steam, with a different icon.
Annoying, but I'm still in. I can understand companies getting tired of the 30% steam cut, but I really hate that they are going this route. At least this isn't as scummy as Epic games buying out already announced steam/windows store releases at the last minute. They can fuck off with that garbage.
So one person who, if you read the replies in this thread, actually has a great reason ( no regional pricing. ) The point is that PC gaming Era uses other launchers. The fact that people don't wanna deal with Bethesda is on them. This is a company that just had a data breach this week.
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This is the main reason, it's not about features and it never was. Bethesda could have the best launcher by a mile and ppl would still yell for a steam version. Ppl gonna accept it if besethsa sticks with their strategy tho.
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