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It's not that different than apps which require you to authenticate with Google or Facebook.

• jlokier 3y ago
  Which is also a seedy look, and risky with Google tending to close accounts without recourse. But although I used hundreds of apps, I don't think any of them authenticate with my Google or Facebook accounts anyway - except for work apps, and those all use work Google accounts which I don't control. In practice each of my devices has a different primary Gooogle account unique to the device, and my Facebook account is only used inside an isolated Facebook container in my desktop browser, never on the phone. It's a strange thing but I trust Netflix more, especially more than Facebook, which is why my phone is logged into the same Netflix account as my TV and laptop.
• zem 3y ago
  i do not use those apps either, but this particular case is cheap-feeling in a very different way. it's like, if you were required to go buy a mcdonalds meal in order to get a specific toy, how much would you think of the toy? similarly here, if the game is any good then i should just be able to go buy it from some store (or the developer's website) and play it. if you're gating it behind "you have to have a netflix account in order to play this game" even though it is an offline game with no connection to netflix, that just cheapens it. the sad thing is that "world of goo" is actually an excellent game, and does not deserve to have its image tarnished like this.