I Thought This Was a Blizzard-exclusive?

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

First it's Modern Warfare II, now this. What gives?

[kakaboo]

haha no ones gonna say no to more MOOLAH!

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Originally posted by kakaboo:

haha no ones gonna say no to more MOOLAH!

Just end Battle.net at this point, really.

[the_randomizer1889]

I fail to see the issue.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Originally posted by the_randomizer1889:

I fail to see the issue.

There isn't any issue, just curiosity in terms of availability and exclusivity.

[Widget]

I am 100% sure Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision is the reason.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Originally posted by Widget:

I am 100% sure Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision is the reason.

And is there a requirement to launch both Steam and Battle.net, or owning it on Steam means it runs through Steam's launcher?

[Terepin]

Originally posted by Widget:

I am 100% sure Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision is the reason.

Steam Deck and upcoming Wumpa League are the reason.

[Widget]

Originally posted by Jinn-Gon Qui:

Originally posted by Widget:

I am 100% sure Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision is the reason.

And is there a requirement to launch both Steam and Battle.net, or owning it on Steam means it runs through Steam's launcher?

You don't need to launch it on battle.net, it is a standard steam game.

[Vesper]

Originally posted by Widget:

I am 100% sure Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision is the reason.

Legally speaking Actiblizz is meant to keep operating as a fully independent entity until the the merger is completed. Which means Crash 4 and MWII are on Steam because current leadership think they'll make more money on here, rather than trying to please prospective daddy Microsoft.

...which should mean we'll see even more games becomes viable for Steam re-release post-merger. Personally speaking, I'd gladly repurchase my old Blizzard games library on here, as well as finally get around to MW2019 and MW2 Remastered once they hit Steam.

[the_randomizer1889]

Having it on battle.net with always online DRM was a mistake

[Mike Retriever]

Originally posted by Kyriarch:

Originally posted by Widget:

I am 100% sure Microsoft buying Blizzard Activision is the reason.

Legally speaking Actiblizz is meant to keep operating as a fully independent entity until the the merger is completed. Which means Crash 4 and MWII are on Steam because current leadership think they'll make more money on here, rather than trying to please prospective daddy Microsoft.

...which should mean we'll see even more games becomes viable for Steam re-release post-merger. Personally speaking, I'd gladly repurchase my old Blizzard games library on here, as well as finally get around to MW2019 and MW2 Remastered once they hit Steam.

Their business decisions are ethically objectionable. They release Spyro's physical copy half-baked. They will put CTR on anything but PC. For two years they force Battle.net to any PC gamer who wants to play Crash 4. Now they don't give a Steam code for people who bought it on Battle.net.

I'm sorry but they're begging to have their games pirated. Their soullessness is remarkable. I'll gladly not repurchase anything from them.

[Vesper]

Originally posted by Mike Retriever:

Originally posted by Kyriarch:

Legally speaking Actiblizz is meant to keep operating as a fully independent entity until the the merger is completed. Which means Crash 4 and MWII are on Steam because current leadership think they'll make more money on here, rather than trying to please prospective daddy Microsoft.

...which should mean we'll see even more games becomes viable for Steam re-release post-merger. Personally speaking, I'd gladly repurchase my old Blizzard games library on here, as well as finally get around to MW2019 and MW2 Remastered once they hit Steam.

Their business decisions are ethically objectionable. They release Spyro's physical copy half-baked. They will put CTR on anything but PC. For two years they force Battle.net to any PC gamer who wants to play Crash 4. Now they don't give a Steam code for people who bought it on Battle.net.

I'm sorry but they're begging to have their games pirated. Their soullessness is remarkable. I'll gladly not repurchase anything from them.

I won't argue against their business practices being awful, but how each person decides to act in response is ultimately up to them.

Way I see it, they appear to have learned their lesson with regards to the foolishness of going Bnet exclusive on PC. After all, we're not seeing Crash 4 appear on Steam after this time because it was such an unmitigated success elsewhere on PC.

Hopefully CTR will follow.

[Jinn-Gon Qui]

Originally posted by Widget:

Originally posted by Jinn-Gon Qui:

And is there a requirement to launch both Steam and Battle.net, or owning it on Steam means it runs through Steam's launcher?

You don't need to launch it on battle.net, it is a standard steam game.

Good to know!

[Luna ~]

also works in offline mode on steam

[Doktor Mandrake]

Originally posted by Luna Rosa:

also works in offline mode on steam

So it doesn't have the online requirement that the blizzard version does? Hope that's the case