▲ 65 ▼ Steam Friends and Deck Verified — EA Launcher No Longer Required (store.steampowered.com) submitted 2 years ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (3 children) Isn't Steam itself a third party launcher? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Yes, origin is the first party launcher permalink fedilink source parent [–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It most transactions, the 2 parties are the purchaser and the seller. If you buy a game from Steam, using the steam launcher isn't a third-party launcher. If you bought a game directly from EA, their launch isn't a third-party launcher. If you bought the game from Steam, the EA launcher is third-party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago The steam launcher is still the third party launcher If you buy an xbox game from gamestop, you expect to use the xbox launcher not the gamestop launcher permalink fedilink source parent [–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The company that created/published the game is the first party. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 30p87@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago But what is the first and second party then? It's all subject to the definition. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Yes, origin is the first party launcher permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It most transactions, the 2 parties are the purchaser and the seller. If you buy a game from Steam, using the steam launcher isn't a third-party launcher. If you bought a game directly from EA, their launch isn't a third-party launcher. If you bought the game from Steam, the EA launcher is third-party. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago The steam launcher is still the third party launcher If you buy an xbox game from gamestop, you expect to use the xbox launcher not the gamestop launcher permalink fedilink source parent [–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The company that created/published the game is the first party. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago The steam launcher is still the third party launcher If you buy an xbox game from gamestop, you expect to use the xbox launcher not the gamestop launcher permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) The company that created/published the game is the first party. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 30p87@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago But what is the first and second party then? It's all subject to the definition. permalink fedilink source parent