▲ 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.
[–] elouboub@kbin.social 48 points 3 years ago (2 children) I don't understand what the point of a blizzard launcher is - steam is already a launcher. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] LuckyCharmsNSoyMilk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ads. Ads and data harvesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thann@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) yeah, plus steam takes 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sheepyowl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The games are coming to Steam. Even if the launcher is there, Steam still gets the 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thann@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) IDK what your comment is about, but its not a coincidence the first blizz game coming to steam is free to play, permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago In-app purchases, mtx, DLC, and premium currency are also subject to Valve tax for games that are on Steam. Free to play means "enough people pay $200+ that we can get away with not selling it for $50", putting it on Steam still means Valve gets a piece of the pie. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) The Battle.net launcher pre-dates Steam though, doesn’t it? Edit: guess not. Steam came out in 2003. I hadn’t heard of it until well after the Battle.net launcher came out in 2013. 🤷🏻♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beefcat@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (2 children) Battle.net actually launched in 1996, though the client as it existed back then would hardly be recognizable as a launcher/storefront today. The modern client launched in 2009. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Battle.net is dead and gone. The launcher has nothing to do with battle.net and everything to do with attempting to harvest as much data as possible, bonus if you run it in the background without playing any of their games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I was wondering why it sucked so much ass. This explains it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago Yeah I just mean the launcher application. I dunno, I had it way before Steam was even on my radar though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LuckyCharmsNSoyMilk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 3 years ago (1 child) Ads. Ads and data harvesting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thann@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) yeah, plus steam takes 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sheepyowl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The games are coming to Steam. Even if the launcher is there, Steam still gets the 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thann@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) IDK what your comment is about, but its not a coincidence the first blizz game coming to steam is free to play, permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago In-app purchases, mtx, DLC, and premium currency are also subject to Valve tax for games that are on Steam. Free to play means "enough people pay $200+ that we can get away with not selling it for $50", putting it on Steam still means Valve gets a piece of the pie. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thann@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) yeah, plus steam takes 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sheepyowl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The games are coming to Steam. Even if the launcher is there, Steam still gets the 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thann@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) IDK what your comment is about, but its not a coincidence the first blizz game coming to steam is free to play, permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago In-app purchases, mtx, DLC, and premium currency are also subject to Valve tax for games that are on Steam. Free to play means "enough people pay $200+ that we can get away with not selling it for $50", putting it on Steam still means Valve gets a piece of the pie. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sheepyowl@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) The games are coming to Steam. Even if the launcher is there, Steam still gets the 30% permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thann@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) IDK what your comment is about, but its not a coincidence the first blizz game coming to steam is free to play, permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago In-app purchases, mtx, DLC, and premium currency are also subject to Valve tax for games that are on Steam. Free to play means "enough people pay $200+ that we can get away with not selling it for $50", putting it on Steam still means Valve gets a piece of the pie. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thann@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) IDK what your comment is about, but its not a coincidence the first blizz game coming to steam is free to play, permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago In-app purchases, mtx, DLC, and premium currency are also subject to Valve tax for games that are on Steam. Free to play means "enough people pay $200+ that we can get away with not selling it for $50", putting it on Steam still means Valve gets a piece of the pie. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pory@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago In-app purchases, mtx, DLC, and premium currency are also subject to Valve tax for games that are on Steam. Free to play means "enough people pay $200+ that we can get away with not selling it for $50", putting it on Steam still means Valve gets a piece of the pie. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child) The Battle.net launcher pre-dates Steam though, doesn’t it? Edit: guess not. Steam came out in 2003. I hadn’t heard of it until well after the Battle.net launcher came out in 2013. 🤷🏻♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beefcat@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (2 children) Battle.net actually launched in 1996, though the client as it existed back then would hardly be recognizable as a launcher/storefront today. The modern client launched in 2009. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Battle.net is dead and gone. The launcher has nothing to do with battle.net and everything to do with attempting to harvest as much data as possible, bonus if you run it in the background without playing any of their games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I was wondering why it sucked so much ass. This explains it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago Yeah I just mean the launcher application. I dunno, I had it way before Steam was even on my radar though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beefcat@lemmy.world 22 points 3 years ago (2 children) Battle.net actually launched in 1996, though the client as it existed back then would hardly be recognizable as a launcher/storefront today. The modern client launched in 2009. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Battle.net is dead and gone. The launcher has nothing to do with battle.net and everything to do with attempting to harvest as much data as possible, bonus if you run it in the background without playing any of their games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I was wondering why it sucked so much ass. This explains it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago Yeah I just mean the launcher application. I dunno, I had it way before Steam was even on my radar though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Battle.net is dead and gone. The launcher has nothing to do with battle.net and everything to do with attempting to harvest as much data as possible, bonus if you run it in the background without playing any of their games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I was wondering why it sucked so much ass. This explains it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I was wondering why it sucked so much ass. This explains it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 years ago Yeah I just mean the launcher application. I dunno, I had it way before Steam was even on my radar though. permalink fedilink source parent