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crackpotJeffrey t1_ja7fz3i wrote

Because they want to be able to advertise all their products to you, and take a better cut from those than they get through steam.

They know you'll play the game either way.

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hardy_83 t1_ja7m6n4 wrote

Done forget analytics. Sometimes it's worth far more than any simpler banner ad.

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crackpotJeffrey t1_ja7qyqt wrote

Interesting yeah thats smart. You mean like user data age location etc? So they know who to target with ads

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hardy_83 t1_ja7re44 wrote

Yeah. The data they can pull from a person using their own launcher is probably one of theain reasons they force a launcher. Well that and control. Lol

But yeah there's a lot of worth in knowing your demographic and gaming habits. It may even pull data while it's just sitting on the background not being used depending on your countries privacy laws.

It's why companies like Facebook and Google fight tooth and nail to protect their data collection abilities.

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BootyInspector96 t1_ja863vi wrote

>They know you'll play the game either way.

I don't know about other people, but I know I'm refunding immediately if I have to use an awful launcher like Origin.

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Zephyr28572 OP t1_ja7g5k0 wrote

To be honest, I haven't been able to play any EA games for months, because their damn launcher doesn't work. Even straight after a fresh install

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snackpizza t1_ja7ypnl wrote

I can’t play anything on the xbox pc app since they moved off of the Microsoft store. Every game crashes at launch and I’m out of ideas. No game pass for me

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redmose t1_ja8ol3s wrote

I'd take in main menu ads over the mandatory launchers any day.

Less incasive and i dont cares if half of my screen on the main menu is just scolling adds for other games

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