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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by technomad@slrpnk.net to c/games@lemmy.world

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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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[-] Lemvi 48 points 10 months ago

Of all the shit Ubisoft does, not selling on steam is the dealbreaker? Alright.

[-] VelveteenUnderground@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Lol right? Why is steam the only acceptable DRM?

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Why is steam the only acceptable DRM?

Because it's optional and if opted in, works offline.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Plus it works so smoothly I never even think of it as DRM, I just notice all the positives.

[-] woelkchen@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Plus it works so smoothly I never even think of it as DRM

AFAIK SteamWorks DRM is something developers have to actively implement in their games. From what I understand, by default Steam is merely a delivery system without DRM.

[-] zecg@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes. Ubisoft's Rayman Origins works with no launcher, just copy steam's game dir and you can run the game exe on another computer.

[-] mhz@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

As a linux gamer, a game that is not available on Steam is a game i won't even bother checking. I can easily run non-steam game using lutris or heroic-game-launcher but I prefer to stick to my walled garden than step in their's.

[-] kattenluik@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

It's generally easier to install a pirated repack of a game via Steam and Proton than using their awful launchers.

[-] technomad@slrpnk.net 3 points 10 months ago

No, they should definitely be accountable for all the other shitty things too. This is just a game I was actually kind of excited for, hence why I'm upset about it.