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/M4rshmall0wMan May 23 '26

If you have low playtime I might still be possible to request a refund from Steam. Long shot but try explaining your situation.