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Fuck Ubisoft. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I was pretty hyped for the new prince of persia game (the lost crown), but come to find out it's only available on ubisoft's proprietary launcher or epic games. Nope, and nope.

I just want to have it available on my usual storefront, Steam, but it's been decidedly omitted. As a long time fan of the old games, this kind of hurts. Especially since many of the others -are- available on Steam.

I wonder if/when it will come out for Steam. These platform exclusivity deals need to die.

Edit: It's also available on several consoles, my post was just from a pc gamer's perspective.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Genuine curiosity, why does it matter which platform it comes out on? Asking from a comlnsole-only point of view. I only game on PS5, so I'll never get to play Xbox-only games. But if you're on a PC, you can just get the other platform?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Too many launchers nowadays. It's becoming like movies and tv streaming services.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's inconvenient for sure, but monopolies are worse.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Steams competition is worse than a steam monopoly. Im not giving Ubi or EA or Epic money for their shitty ass store fronts and anti consumer bullshit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those companies have changed their own launcher so many times as well that it doesn't give me any hope that they will continue to exist or continue to let me borrow the games I bought from them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

From the last time I had to use EA's launcher, I still couldn't easily pick an install location. It's incredible how shitty it is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

People say that theoretically but not only Steam doesn't stop anyone from selling in other places, it delivers better services than any other platform (except maybe GOG that has the big benefit of being DRM-free)

The Steam "monopoly" ends up being less detrimental than the "competition" of locking each game to a different platform.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it was only on their launcher I wouldnt care. Its the little exclusivity deal on epic that annoys me.

Its one thing to only sell your stuff on your own personal store. Thats fine, whatever. But to create fake exclusivity on pc? Nah fuck off dude, especially from ubisoft

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's "exclusive" on a different free platform that doesn't have any extra requirements. Sure, it's worse than steam in some ways but choosing not to play the game because it's only on Epic is pretty dumb, honestly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Choosing not to use epic branded things because of the companies pretty nasty decisions and financial backers is completely justified. The world is not always about getting things for free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The game is not being given away for free...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I didnt say it was