Ulrich @ Ulrich @feddit.org

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Of it's not tracked then how do they know which ones are in the top?

And since Steam won't let you play older versions, those games are effectively dead.

That is what firewalls and sinkholes are for. Stupid telemetry.

That shouldn't be necessary and is beside the point.

The whole industry goes to shit, but it's not steam's fault.

1. Steam has the clout to fight back against this
2. As I already mentioned, it is partially because they don't allow you to run older versions of games.

Strange that it was previously at 0.00%, isn't it?

The most recent ones I've noticed are Riders Republic and Borderlands 2. Helldivers also introduced a bunch of new microtransactions years after it's launch.

And I suppose my experience doesn't count? Or you think I'm making this up?

Never was, to my knowledge

Oh well if you haven't experienced it, it must not exist then 🤷

• overpriced games
• fully-priced games with microtransactions and day 1 DLCs.
• overpriced hardware
• games released broken, fixed later
• Invasive DRM
• Always-online requirements
• annoying ads/microtransactions
• invasive telemetry
• third party launchers
• third party accounts
• Publishers intentionally misleading reviewers
• False/misleading marketing from GPU OEMs

What else am I missing?

Video games spending by young Americans is dropping

FTFY

You can still play it but increasingly games are becoming very different from what you bought.

I've started noticing a disturbing trend. More and more games that are older being sold at steep discounts or "free to play" and simultaneously jampacked with invasive telemetry and/or ads/microtransactions. And since Steam won't let you play older versions, those games are effectively dead.

And that's exactly the sort of thing the fediverse is intended to avoid.

It's not. Your passport account would be portable, just like any other account. I really don't see what the problem is.

Why? Because her Android has Genshin Impact, Fortnite, Roblox, Candy Crush, Wuthering Waves, and Sky: Children of Light.

These games are all great examples of everything I hate about mobile gaming: full of incessant ads for microtransactions. Literally every mobile game I've ever played (outside of FDroid) is this way.

Plus you need a controller anyway, at which point you might as well just carry a handheld ging system.

You could buy whatever your favorite Anbernic device for $50 and have access to a library of thousands of fun ad-free games.

Not really crazy. Make a threat or incite violence on any platform or any medium in just about any country and you can expect consequences.

This isn't centralization, it's duplication.

Based on what?

8bitdo controllers now offer Steam compatibility!

Full compatibility details coming soon.

What a non-announcement announcment.

So if I added that as a launch argument it would work? Is it that simple?

What parameters are they using to block non-SD devices?

It's not gone, it's just currently not available in your country or region.