• DerisionConsulting
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        6 months ago

        It most transactions, the 2 parties are the purchaser and the seller.

        If you buy a game from Steam, using the steam launcher isn’t a third-party launcher.
        If you bought a game directly from EA, their launch isn’t a third-party launcher.
        If you bought the game from Steam, the EA launcher is third-party.

        • ILikeBoobies
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          6 months ago

          The steam launcher is still the third party launcher

          If you buy an xbox game from gamestop, you expect to use the xbox launcher not the gamestop launcher

      • 30p87@feddit.de
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        6 months ago

        But what is the first and second party then? It’s all subject to the definition.

  • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
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    6 months ago

    Reached out to EA to see if I could get my key transferred over. The answer was no, of course. But it’s still annoying that I get less for having bought sooner on their platform rather than waiting for it to be available on Steam.