EA's launcher still requires internet access though, right? If so, you're probably better off sticking to the GOG versions. I booted up Jedi: Fallen Order on a train, and EA told me "no".

The 3DS and Wii U digital stores were just decommissioned, and preservation is a bullshit excuse?

I'd say if you're buying it now, you should be doing so based on what it is as though it never gets another patch, because sometimes they don't.

We've seen games sold on Epic for less, and people wait to buy them until they're on Steam. I do it myself, even.

The one that tons of people are enjoying?

It's certainly a looker, and the story is super intriguing for this setting.

Now, unfortunately, let me put my cynicism hat on. It's dusty, because I don't wear it often. Red Dead Redemption II was such a bummer in terms of how much freedom it was allergic to trusting the player with, and while GTA V arguably offered more via heist missions, which were very popular with everyone, it was still pretty limited compared to actual sandbox games, and heists were likely the most expensive part of making that game. Short of a proper demo of the loop of the game showing me otherwise, I'm going to assume that it's business as usual, sticking to the same dated design, because they're probably not going to rock the boat when that old formula still reviews and sells so, so well.

EDIT: By the way, only confirmed for consoles in 2025, not PC. This was stupid and outdated back in 2013 and 2018 too. I'm sure as hell not double-dipping on two versions of the game.

Yeah, but we already know what those are. These games that we didn't buy yet are new to us and, therefore, shiny.

No need to go down fighting. Valve is a private company. They can just say no.

Is it possible to block a domain without blocking the OP? I'm sure they're a nice person, but they post the dumbest rage bait articles, and I'm sick of seeing them in my feed.

Play Baldur's Gate 3, one of the two newest Zelda games, or Elden Ring without a walkthrough. You can still get this feeling, but due to economics, you're unlikely to find it in big expensive games anywhere near as often anymore. Smaller indie games can experiment more with this sort of thing. But basically, it's still out there.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but since this strike is against certain companies and not some entity that represents the entire industry like it does for movies and television, that means that other individual companies who come to an agreement can still hire these people, right? If so...imagine if we had that in movies and television.

Teams is for work when your employer got a good deal on Microsoft software and didn't give you Slack or literally any other alternative for voice.