


It also bears mentioning that games bought from third party stores can be integrated into Steam with community-made tools, and when they are launched this way, they are less intrusive than games bought on Steam that are bringing their own launcher. I'm sure that these companies would respond by absolutely crippling the functionality of their game when launched this way, but I think that it needs to be possible. You can run games 24/7 as long as your subscription is active. What I think should be mandatory is not a complete abolition of third-party launchers from the Steam store, but the ability to go straight into the game without any middlemen. What does Boosteroid offer You dont need to download or install games on your computer.

Cross-play is not a valid defense for third-party launchers shoving themselves in the middle, because a wide variety of games implement it just fine without a whole-ass program between the storefront and the game.Their stupid launcher did, because it is probably trying to do a bunch of things that nobody wants. It broke games that were already working, because it's an additional point of failure.Steam Deck is aiming to create a console-like experience, and consoles absolutely do not allow games to shove launchers in the middle.It mainly only serves to tell the player, "hey, you could have bought this from our store! you should have bought this from our store! we exist, and we want to make sure you know that! give us more of your money and data!" It's not that the third-party game store exists, it's that it has shoved itself between the store the game was actually bought from and the game itself, which only negatively impacts the experience.Your non-productive and blatantly provocative reply ignores several facts.
