Sony won't be doing PC ports for big single player games anymore

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Chrkeller said:

BraLoD said:

So you'll miss the games you like because you need to set up a free account or have another launcher?

I really can't understand it, if they charged for it, sure, would make a lot of sense, but come on...

Were people not gaming on PC before Steam?

I have found memories of my desktop filled with game icons from all over the place, and even the launcher for Gunbound is still ingrained in my mind and looking at it would make me happy right now lol. Or logging in websites to play games on an internet page because they interested me.

I understand having all in one place is desirable, but avoiding games because of it?... it literally cost you nothing.

I don't feel that way to be honest.  The reason being there are more games I want to play then I have time for.  So, I don't feel like I am missing out on anything.  If game A is straight up Steam (e.g. RE9) and game B is separate launcher BS (e.g. Ubi) - I simply go RE9.  And the next "RE9" will be out before I catch-up on my backlog.  

I think developers need to realize this isn't the N64 days anymore.  Nobody is waiting months for the next big game.  Big games come out constantly, faster than most can keep up with.  Thus, we have the luxury of being picky.  If the market dries up, maybe my position changes.

I avoided gaming before Steam.  Steam unified/simplicity is the only reason PC appeals to me.

I would argue it does cost me something.  Multiple launchers takes up RAM, which slows my system, which defeats the purposes of a PC to begin with.  Additionally, forgetting my password for some stupid login and spending 15 minutes with 2-step authentication just to play a game is annoying.

The other side of this...  why is a separate launcher being required?  Why do companies require login?  It is unnecessary BS that doesn't improve my gaming experience and, in a world, where there are more games than I could possibly find time for...  **** them.

Edit

I could be drawing a correlation where isn't one, but RE9, launched straight up with minimum BS and day 1 on PC...  selling like wildfire.  

Are you playing multiple games at the same that a launcher is active while you play another game? Or you mean Steam + the game launcher? If so it will only affect your game if its a peace of shit, in which case you have a reason to dislike it for that, like people dislike Uplay.

About forgetting your login this is a non issue really, just make a note, or have a app with all your passwords, saying a password is a problem is really weird, even if you do find it actually annoying, it won't take anything from the game you are playing.

You mean RE9 is being successful because it lacks a launcher or password and not because people think it's the best RE since 4 from 2005?

Capcom had real problems years ago with having games with locked content on disc and having to buy DLC to see the ending to the game you already paid for. They have being doing excellent games and reaping the good will they sowed with their games quality, that's all.

About the question about why not have another launcher or separated login, I will answer with an opposite question: why not? Like Steam every other company have their own reason to try to keep you involved with them, Steam just happens to be the biggest store out there, but PC is an open plaftorm, mostly running on a Microsoft OS, they didn't sell you the hardware you are using to access it (unless you are on SteamDeck), so why does everything need to be Steam-related?

Sure, having Steam be a place to have it all is a good way to keep up your game library cohesive, but that's all. It's not really the end of the world to access your games in any other way, you just need an extra click or so.