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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Isn't Steam itself a third party launcher?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Yes, origin is the first party launcher

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The company that created/published the game is the first party.