I hope it goes away

Unsurprising

Or they could make a launcher that offers features that Steam lacks.

True, but they shouldn't be the only option. A big part of why they sell the way they do is brand recognition.

Cthulhu asks if anyone wants to play chess with him

Hey, they all wore a mask. Good on them.

I see where he's coming from, as when cross-play isn't available niche online games can die quickly and exclusives are annoying, but if there was only one platform holder, that status would quickly be exploited with high online fees and tighter controls of how games are purchased/resold.

Capcom's aggressive monetization is killing my desire to play this game. There's so much I like, but they've made the monetization impossible to ignore

Only if they need different versions, IIRC

They've been sucking for longer than they've been losing

Not surprising, considering Musk used it back then too.

Might be tricky. Muskrat has been trying to make x.com a thing for decades. Nearly killed PayPal at one point until he was forced out of that company