Comment on What exactly is a third party launcher?

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So valve games are first party if played on steam hehe

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• axh@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Damn, now I need to write my own launcher, just to have the unique second party launcher

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  • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Huh. I guess you could consider GeForce Now a second party launcher.

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• kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I would disagree. I think Steam’s definition is reasonable. The launcher you are intentionally using (i.e. you bought the game there and initially launched it from there) is the first party. Any other launchers are third party.

  Now, if you’re looking at the game’s product page on the publisher’s website, that changes things. In that case, I’d say they’re justified in saying something like “available on these third-party launchers: Steam, GOG.”

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• Krusty@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This guy parties.

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• StillAlive@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Please see my other comment.

  I’m talking purely from consumer POV.

  I also don’t want a popup asking for a Tidal account when I’m on Spotify trying to listen to Jay-Z’s music.

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  • masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You asked if you were wrong about what is a third party launcher, and they are pointing out that you were.

    Your point of view does not matter when it comes to the definition of ‘first party’, ‘third party’, etc, because that is not how those words are defined.

    Whether or not you like games insisting on you using the game developer or publisher’s launcher is separate question from what is or is not a first vs third party launcher.

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Think of it this way. You’re free to call all creatures that live underwater “birds”, but no matter how many good reasons you have for doing that, or how much sense it makes to you, the rest of the world is going to assume that “birds” means flying feathered creatures. Unless you can convince the entire English speaking world that they are wrong and you are right, you’re just going to create confusion in others and yourself by refusing to use the terms as most people understand them.

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    • StillAlive@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just checked.

      Image

      Now what? 🤔

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      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Remember the example I said about the birds? This is essentially you saying, “But what about the Flying Fish? That proves that birds swim and fish fly.”

        Like I said, you have every right to keep saying it wrong. It’s your choice.

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      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        “Third party” in the general sense, means “Someone that isn’t you or me”

        So, when Steam says third party, they refer to companies that aren’t Steam. When other companies say it, they refer to any other company, including Steam. It’s context sensitive.

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