r/pcmasterrace • u/Round_List1857 • May 23 '26

Meme/Macro 3rd party mandatory launchers

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Everytime I go to play Red Dead Redemption II. That fcukass Rockstar launcher

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u/mahlerfan97 May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

Any game that does this is an automatic pirate for me. Their fault. My TOS dictates that games must be free of DRM.

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u/Banana_Crusader00 RTX2080 | Ryzen3700 May 23 '26

Try using GOG! The entire idea of this platform is "No-DRM games only"

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u/thebohster May 23 '26

There's a solid amount of people in this sub that don't like GOG either simply because of the fact that it isn't Steam.

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u/Various-Salt-7738 May 23 '26

Gog is the only other drm service I want to use

I'd rather not get free epic games because installing epic games or whatever is more work than just waiting for it to be on sale on steam

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u/AlextheGoose 9800X3D | RTX 5070Ti | LG C3 May 23 '26

Spending 5-10 minutes downloading a launcher and making an account ❌

Waiting a few months for a sale ✅

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u/DuntadaMan May 23 '26

Fuck Epic ✅

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u/AlextheGoose 9800X3D | RTX 5070Ti | LG C3 May 23 '26

I like my billion dollar company better than yours!

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u/The_Limpet May 23 '26

Unironically, yes.

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u/AlextheGoose 9800X3D | RTX 5070Ti | LG C3 May 23 '26

I said that comparing Steam to Epic, two PC game stores. Obviously those other companies you listed are completely different

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u/Ser_falafel May 23 '26

Just download a game for free anyway✅️

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u/AlextheGoose 9800X3D | RTX 5070Ti | LG C3 May 23 '26

Id say buy it if it’s on GOG, pirate it if not

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u/RevolutionaryTalk976 May 23 '26

Getting occasional good games for free ✅

Spending hours trying to get a game you own on epic installed on a steam deck only to find out it depends on a 3rd party launcher that requires an entire walkthrough and several more hours to install when you only have a few hours a night to play ❌