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XBox and Occulus have no absolutely no reason to be services. Requiring accounts for no reason is anti-consumer and therefore evil. Of course online stores re

• jariel 6y ago
  There is nothing anti-privacy about an 'account'. Someone having an arbitrary email address doesn't constitute a breach of privacy. Downloading games is greatly enhanced by accounts. Playing most games require accounts. Banning cheaters effectively requires accounts. It's 100% perfectly fine and there is nothing wrong with it. The hyperbole here gets really tiring after a while.
  • tpxl 6y ago
    > Playing most games require accounts. No it does not. Most games are not multiplayer games and don't require accounts. > Downloading games is greatly enhanced by accounts. It's greatly enhanced by accounts _with the application vendor_ not the device manufacturer. I'd be quite upset if AMD required an account to be able to download Steam games. I _was_ quite upset when a(n offline only) game I bought on Steam required a Games for Windows Live account I didn't was. > There is nothing anti-privacy about an 'account'. Someone having an arbitrary email address doesn't constitute a breach of privacy. I said anti-consumer, not anti-privacy. Online only is also cancer, which is what requiring an account effectively is.