simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoBlizzard games are coming to Steamwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square288fedilinkarrow-up1883arrow-down132file-text
arrow-up1851arrow-down1external-linkBlizzard games are coming to Steamwww.theverge.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square288fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarechangingfmh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 years agoGreat news for Linux users! Bnet was one of the better launchers, but having a launcher for 5 games is a bit silly.
minus-squarenoobdoomguy8658@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThere’s nothing stopping them from pulling of a Rockstar move and still requiring you to use a launcher when you start the game in Steam.
minus-squarerussjr08@outpost.zeuslink.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSo far that is not the plan - they could change it of course I’m sure, but it won’t be this way at launch.
minus-squareXLRV@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYeah, but it’s a bit easier to install the game directly from Steam instead of installing Bnet as a non Steam game and then downloading the game on Bnet.
Great news for Linux users! Bnet was one of the better launchers, but having a launcher for 5 games is a bit silly.
There’s nothing stopping them from pulling of a Rockstar move and still requiring you to use a launcher when you start the game in Steam.
So far that is not the plan - they could change it of course I’m sure, but it won’t be this way at launch.
Yeah, but it’s a bit easier to install the game directly from Steam instead of installing Bnet as a non Steam game and then downloading the game on Bnet.