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RAGE 2 will skip Steam, launching on Bethesda Launcher, pre-orders are LIVE for all platforms
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Thanks for the information. I'm still unsure how that would change things though. Bethesda owns their games. Same as Blizzard. Same as Valve. So the issue is that Rage and DOOM (2016) were on Steam and their sequels won't be.
I am certainly not a fan of Bethesda and how they release their games and the state of said games but really this level of vitriol, not just here, but elsewhere about this topic confuses me.
Not saying anything about that will change things, but it makes a different in peoples expecations on Bethesda compared to Blizzard.
This is going well so far...
I hope they see this feedback and decide to launch Doom Eternal and Wolfenstein Youngblood also on Steam.
I just realised that this will be another Mass Effect situation where they split up the games between two different platforms. Want the whole Wolfenstein trilogy on Steam? Sorry you gotta use the shitty Bethesda Launcher to get closure on the story.
They won`t listen to our feedback, but I`m fairly confident that people are going to ignore their single player games on the Bethesda Launcher.
They don't care about feedback. This announcement was made even after the whole Fallout 76 shitshow.
The only way they back out of this is if the games bomb on PC.
True. People voiced their opinions on their shitty launcher well before and after Fallout 76 was released.
It never was.
A few third party stores listed it as "Steam codes", but that`s gone.
Now that I recall, I remember adding it to my wish list ☹️ this is stupid.
We're at the dawn of the uprise of other storefronts fludding the market.
True.But i have some feeling they will try to make Cyberpunk 2077 GOG exclusive,that game will be massive and they know it....we'll see.
Yeah that would definitely have better success, Thronebreaker isn't exactly AAA game to begin with nor a "system seller". Great game though.
Back in the day, when I was given the choice of buying Witcher 2 on Steam or Witcher 2 on GOG, I decided for the GOG version because it benefited me more as the consumer due:
- No DRM
- Lower price due regional changes (It was when GOG knew that 1€ =/= 1$)
- Extra games offered on GOG
- Could easily integrate as a "Non Steam Game" on Steam
But at least GOG games integrate easily with Steam universe features, unlike the other launchers.
It's gonna be like 25 bucks 2 weeks after release judging by what cdkeys and other online stores have it priced at right now.
Yeah,Cyberpunk will definitely be "system seller".They would be crazy not to try to make it GOG exclusive,at least for the first 6 months-1 year or so.Remains to be seen,of course.
It was confirmed for Steam at the beginning of the year, Now they can easily change their minds but as of right now Steam is confirmed.
It's odd that people still don't understand that CDPR doesn't think like your traditional greedy game companies. CDPR wants their games to be experienced by as many people as possible with fewest hurdles and be available on as many platforms as possible, and not locked down behind one walled garden.
GoG does DRM free games, lets you download the game from web browser without even using the cclient, and for places where a publisher would normally charge a higher price than US (like Australia) they still price the game the same as US and pay the difference out of their own pockets so as to keep prices the same everywhere. Ofc this means third world countries have to pay the same as US prices and that's not optimal but you can't have both.
But yes this is not the kind of platform that will do exclusivity.
But yes this is not the kind of platform that will do exclusivity.
Guess I am skipping it. Not touching the mess that is the Bethesda launcher. If one day they get better like uPlay and Origin maybe I will think about it.
There are people that actually want games to be exclusive to specific platforms. It's pretty crazy. It makes slightly more sense on consoles because you need to justify your hardware purchase but on PC, it makes no sense at all.
im half expecting Epic to swoop in and convince Bethesda to put their games on their store.
That would be pretty funny to watch. The backlash would be... interesting.
Cool then - I guess. Way to give that money to Gamestop. Really sticking it to the man I suppose.
You can do this with AppX/UWP already since RS3 I think, it's not specifically an MSIX feature. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ap.../uwp-app-installs-from-web-via-app-installer/
oh nice. /TheMoreYouKnow
does appx also have the ability to do silent updates without a storefront? I know they demonstrated that in one of the msix talks. I would love to just buy and download a piece of software from something like Amazon.com and then not have anything else to manage app updates.
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Already bought it physically on PC. Kinda expected considering it doesn't say anything about on the box art.
Why?
You forgetting how Bethesda leaked customer data on their support site? That's probably why, in addition to all of the other Fallout from FO76's launch.
Hmm this gives new meaning to the song they used in the E3 trailer. Aint it funny when that happens?
You now why, you just don't wanna say it. But I admit it's sad.
Get out of here with this dumb shit. I use all kinds of different launchers, just not into using Bethesda's.
It is when the alternative is a company that doesn't care about customer data, either by outright stealing it (Epic) or incompetence (Bethesda).
Is it really that worse than Battle.net, Uplay, MS store, EGS? It can't be that bad.
It's one of the worst launchers out there. I'd rather use even fucking GFWL over this. It's that bad.
You can't even buy games through the fucking thing yet
buying games
I've heard the horror stories of the MS store but I was unaware that Bethesda launcher was that bad.
I wish companies would take GOG as a great example of how to offer good competition.
I buy all my older games through GOG because they are simply better than the Steam versions (by some distance in particular instances because of the way GOG have optimised them for modern hardware) and I also would choose to buy DRM free at any given opportunity over Steam as a personal preference.
I just don't see the value in limiting consumer choice, although Bethesda are entitled to do whatever they please with titles they have personally developed, I take no issue with that but I still think it's a poor business decision for them and bad for consumers.
I buy all my older games through GOG because they are simply better than the Steam versions (by some distance in particular instances because of the way GOG have optimised them for modern hardware) and I also would choose to buy DRM free at any given opportunity over Steam as a personal preference.
I just don't see the value in limiting consumer choice, although Bethesda are entitled to do whatever they please with titles they have personally developed, I take no issue with that but I still think it's a poor business decision for them and bad for consumers.
Yeah honestly I use battle.net, Steam and Origin, no big complaints, but Bethesda launcher reaaaally sucks ass
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