Earlier this week NME reported:
With an replace to Ubisoft Join, Ubisoft has damaged Steam Deck and Linux compatibility for various its largest video games together with The Division 2 and Murderer’s Creed Valhalla. As reported by GamingOnLinux, the compatibility points have been attributable to Ubisoft issuing an replace for its Ubisoft Join launcher. Even when Ubisoft’s titles are purchased by way of Steam, they nonetheless launch with Ubisoft Join and require a reference to the third-party launcher to run.
“Fortunately, Steam Deck customers have already found out that updating the gadget’s Proton Experimental model and switching all Ubisoft video games to make use of it resolves the difficulty,” added GameRant.
However Gaming on Linux described the incident as third-party launchers on Steam “as soon as once more being an enormous nuisance.”
Why do builders and publishers preserve forcing these completely ineffective third-party launchers on us? By no means as soon as have I, or anybody I’ve spoken to, truly needed them. They solely ever trigger issues and remedy principally nothing that Steam can’t already do straight.
And PC Gamer agrees:
That is yet one more instance of irritating third-party launchers solely making everybody’s lives tougher. I do not even need to know Ubisoft Join exists, not to mention have it flash up in my face and never be capable of play my video games as a result of it is not working correctly. I perceive these firms need my knowledge however you are purported to be sneakier and higher at getting it than this by now.
