▲ 851 ▼ Blizzard games are coming to Steam (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago* by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world 287 comments fedilink hide all child comments I guess they're giving up on convincing people to download their launcher.
[–] changingfmh@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (1 child) Great news for Linux users! Bnet was one of the better launchers, but having a launcher for 5 games is a bit silly. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's nothing stopping them from pulling of a Rockstar move and still requiring you to use a launcher when you start the game in Steam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 2 points 3 years ago So far that is not the plan - they could change it of course I'm sure, but it won't be this way at launch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XLRV@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, but it's a bit easier to install the game directly from Steam instead of installing Bnet as a non Steam game and then downloading the game on Bnet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] noobdoomguy8658@feddit.de 2 points 3 years ago (2 children) There's nothing stopping them from pulling of a Rockstar move and still requiring you to use a launcher when you start the game in Steam. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 2 points 3 years ago So far that is not the plan - they could change it of course I'm sure, but it won't be this way at launch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] XLRV@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, but it's a bit easier to install the game directly from Steam instead of installing Bnet as a non Steam game and then downloading the game on Bnet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 2 points 3 years ago So far that is not the plan - they could change it of course I'm sure, but it won't be this way at launch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XLRV@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Yeah, but it's a bit easier to install the game directly from Steam instead of installing Bnet as a non Steam game and then downloading the game on Bnet. permalink fedilink source parent