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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We're entering the robber barron era, get ready for them to play hardball if their monopoly is threatened

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How could they do it though? For already released games there is nothing they can do. Even future games they don't have direct control over most as they don't own the games. Banning steam from Windows and require using the Windows store perhaps? I think that is basically Windows in S mode.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Diablo V: Exclusively with Gamepass Ultimate - only on Windows

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Then I won't play it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Guess I won't play Diablo 5 either. POE is better anyways.