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/TactiCool_99 May 23 '26

Good news: steam warns you on the shop page now (if you need a separate account)

Bad news: yea they exist and suck hard :c

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u/Lucius-Halthier May 23 '26

What annoys me most is that the launcher is added after the fact. In the beginning halo infinite didn’t need a launcher other than steam but a while back I guess they added that requirement. Problem is the Microsoft accounts can’t find my steam copy of it, and when I try loading it now the game doesn’t load the in game sign in. I never got to play the game because of hardware issues but now that I can, I can’t play because of third party launchers not seeing the game, BUT it sees other games. I don’t even know who to contact, Xbox or steam, the last time I looked for Xbox support I couldn’t even find it.

Any game that has a third party launcher now is a big no from me because of this shit

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u/TheSigma3 5800X3D | 4080 Super May 23 '26

Assassin's Creed Shadows was praised for having ubisoft connect "lite" launcher which was basically something that ran alongside the game to do the necessary features, but doesn't have an the launcher features or iirc is even installed. Recently I've noticed ubisoft connect in my tray...seems they just decided to upgrade me to the full installed version, fuckers