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Ubisoft patch Splinter Cell Blacklist after 12 years to add achievements
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They ought to patch out the need for Ubisoft's launcher. Same goes for EA's back catalog, for that matter. At least EA's newest releases don't come with the launcher.
Wait what, I can play EA games without their shitty launcher now?
Only the newest ones. They haven't gone back to remove the requirement from their back catalog, but Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Split Fiction don't require it now. Meanwhile, Madden 26 still requires it, so I guess it isn't universal.
Oh, that sucks. I'm only interested in their back catalog.
EA's games that released on Steam after Origin was a thing still launch a mini EA launcher when you press Play on Steam, much like how Ubisoft's does on Steam. That's at least how it seems the last time I tried it with Fallen Order.
Right, but that extra launcher causes problems, so I tend to avoid games that still have it. It's why I still haven't played A Way Out but played Split Fiction.
Yea I get that, just wanted to say that EA has the same issue too.
Doesn't EA still require the steam launcher?? I'm not up to date anymore. What kind of DRM do they use now?
Even when you buy their games on Steam, there's an EA launcher there in addition to Steam. This is the case for It Takes Two, for instance, but not for Split Fiction. Split Fiction only uses Steam if you bought it on Steam.
You're right, they do - this Steam DRM-free games list shows Jedi Fallen Order is the most recent DRM-free EA published game on Steam afaict.
Same goes for DRM-free games on the EA app.
Jedi Fallen Order says right on the Steam page that it incorporates EA DRM.
I can't confirm for Steam, since I only have the game on EA app, but the game's wiki page on PCGW shows the same DRM-free info (with correct launch steps).
I believe it was added after launch. I distinctly remember trying to play this game on the Steam Deck on a train with no internet, and the EA app complained about it and wouldn't let me launch the game. It's quite possible that this can be sidestepped by specifically putting the Steam Deck in offline mode, rather than just severing the internet connection, but I didn't know to try that at the time, and it's definitely DRM.
So just that I understand this correctly: I need steam to buy it, but after that it launches without steam after I download the installer? Like on gog?
If yes, holy shit, I would have never expected this from EA!! Last time I checked this company was pure scum, but this is a surprisingly nice move!
Not exactly, you need Steam to install it, but then per PCGW's wiki:
Bummer... Thank you, I was seriously considering buying it this evening, thanks for the heads-up!