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It's for the better, I think. Everybody gets so concerned about privacy and then gives Valve a blank check with the Steam launcher. I almost prefer having it o
by nerdponx 5y ago
It's for the better, I think. Everybody gets so concerned about privacy and then gives Valve a blank check with the Steam launcher.
I almost prefer having it on an isolated system, along with the various other game launchers.
I also wish I didn't have to use it to buy games, but it seems like any/most PC games are available only through Steam, or some equivalently distasteful proprietary launcher/platform/portal thing.
- can16358p 5y agoI think it's about company image. Microsoft has a long standing reputation for bundling crap and bloat its OS, while doing whatever-telemetry and harder to catch as the author of the OS itself. Valve and Steam has a much better reputation for now, and is respected by many players. I'm not saying it's perfect but at least it's loved by players whereas Microsoft/Windows is more into the hated category, for good well-deserved reasons.
- forgotpwd16 5y agoYou can run that stuff if on Windows in Sandboxie or if on Linux containerized. For example I run Steam in an LXD container.