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submitted 2 years ago by bleistift2@feddit.de to c/memes@lemmy.ml

Meme transcription: A table comparing the steps to start a game ‘then’ vs. ‘now’.

Content of the “Then” column:

  • Double-click GAME.exe
  • Play game

Content of the “Now” column:

  • Launch Steam
  • Steam updates

  • Steam opens

  • Close Steam’s ad window
  • Select Game
  • Game launcher starts

  • Game launcher launches Game launcher updater

  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Ok
  • Would you like to sign up for our newsletter?

  • No
  • Our EULAs have changed. Please review them before continuing

  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Scroll
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes, sell my soul
  • Start game
  • Skip vendor intro
  • Skip vendor intro #2
  • Skip vendor intro #3
  • Sit through nVidia The way it’s meant to be played
  • Skip opening cutscene
  • Main menu opens

  • Would you like to connect your Steam account to account?

  • No
  • Press play.
  • Play game.
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[-] _number8_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

i'm tired of software constantly needing to download fucking updates for every little fucking thing. you can't just use sEcUrIty as an excuse to make things 2000x more annoying

[-] scubbo@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Gamers are the only people who complain when something is improved for them for free.

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[-] UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't forget you gotta update your driver's too before even beginning "Launch Steam"

[-] underKap@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

All the people that defends steam, probably use mcafee antivirus.

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[-] ninjan@lemmy.mildgrim.com 1 points 2 years ago

Minesweeper might be the only game I know that opens directly into play game. Everything else "then" still needed us to press play.

[-] Floey@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

For most games, including ones on Steam this is what I do.

Being up program launcher with key combination.
Start typing name of game, hit enter.
Then if Steam is not open Steam launches,. Game launches.

Get yourself a launcher program. Having to bring up Steam and search a library of dozens of games seems maddening when you could just type a few letters.

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