I even have accounts to some of these, and I don't want to use them anymore. I was okay doing the PlayStation account link when I played the Steam version of Spider-Man, since the account at least existed. It got bonuses, and it really didn't do anything after that. I had Helldivers 2 on my wishlist for a bit until all that shit went down. I want to put Ghost of Tsushima on my wishlist, but I'm not entirely sure where things are going with the account link thing with that game.
I've wanted to try Titanfall 2, never having heard anything bad about the game whatsoever, but that requires an EA account. I actually picked up LA Noire, only to find that has a third-party launcher requirement. The choice of games to put this shit on is getting irritating.
LA Noire, only to find that has a third-party launcher requirement
And that's something they added years after release, so you're never really safe from that possibility. People were rightfully pissed on steam when rockstar released updates on a bunch of old games - and it was only to add their stupid launcher.
Now that I think about it, I think Far Cry: Blood Dragon did that too. I'm pretty sure I started it once a long time ago, but the last time I tried booting it up, UbiSoft launcher requiring account.
That annoys me in particular as well, because gamers are so quick to excuse it as if it's out of the publisher's control and all up to a third-party. These are AAA gaming companies, they could have easily 1) negotiated for permanent permission to use the tracks, 2) tried to keep the tracks in already sold copies of the game and only take them out of new purchases after license expiration, or 3) not included something in the first place if they knew they were just going to take it away later.
Thankfully I have the disc copies of the old games without steam.
I want to put Ghost of Tsushima on my wishlist, but I'm not entirely sure where things are going with the account link thing with that game.
At current juncture its only required to link for the multiplayer portion.
Which, while tacked on long after the game shipped, is surprisingly fun and enjoyable. Until you hit the raid mode which requires a full 4 man pre-made party and massive coordination on the level of an MMO raid. Its not really worth getting into because that roadblock hits way too soon once you get hooked. Unless all that changed later as I only messed with it on release.
They might change that and force it to play singleplayer, or leave it just for the bonuses like Spiderman. But as it exists now that's their stance.
I even have accounts to some of these, and I don't want to use them anymore. I was okay doing the PlayStation account link when I played the Steam version of Spider-Man, since the account at least existed. It got bonuses, and it really didn't do anything after that. I had Helldivers 2 on my wishlist for a bit until all that shit went down. I want to put Ghost of Tsushima on my wishlist, but I'm not entirely sure where things are going with the account link thing with that game.
I've wanted to try Titanfall 2, never having heard anything bad about the game whatsoever, but that requires an EA account. I actually picked up LA Noire, only to find that has a third-party launcher requirement. The choice of games to put this shit on is getting irritating.
And that's something they added years after release, so you're never really safe from that possibility. People were rightfully pissed on steam when rockstar released updates on a bunch of old games - and it was only to add their stupid launcher.
Now that I think about it, I think Far Cry: Blood Dragon did that too. I'm pretty sure I started it once a long time ago, but the last time I tried booting it up, UbiSoft launcher requiring account.
That annoys me in particular as well, because gamers are so quick to excuse it as if it's out of the publisher's control and all up to a third-party. These are AAA gaming companies, they could have easily 1) negotiated for permanent permission to use the tracks, 2) tried to keep the tracks in already sold copies of the game and only take them out of new purchases after license expiration, or 3) not included something in the first place if they knew they were just going to take it away later.
Thankfully I have the disc copies of the old games without steam.
Unless you own a game on a read-only disk, you don't really own it.
You can play single player Ghost without linking your account.
At current juncture its only required to link for the multiplayer portion.
Which, while tacked on long after the game shipped, is surprisingly fun and enjoyable. Until you hit the raid mode which requires a full 4 man pre-made party and massive coordination on the level of an MMO raid. Its not really worth getting into because that roadblock hits way too soon once you get hooked. Unless all that changed later as I only messed with it on release.
They might change that and force it to play singleplayer, or leave it just for the bonuses like Spiderman. But as it exists now that's their stance.