Re:Facebook being investigated in Germany for tying Oculus u...
by tpxl on Friday December 11, 2020 @07:18PM
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> Playing most games require accounts.
No it does not. Most games are not multiplayer games and don't require accounts.
> Downloading games is greatly enhanced by accounts.
It's greatly enhanced by accounts _with the application vendor_ not the device manufacturer. I'd be quite upset if AMD required an account to be able to download Steam games. I _was_ quite upset when a(n offline only) game I bought on Steam required a Games for Windows Live account I didn't was.
> There is nothing anti-privacy about an 'account'. Someone having an arbitrary email address doesn't constitute a breach of privacy.
I said anti-consumer, not anti-privacy. Online only is also cancer, which is what requiring an account effectively is.
Downloading games is greatly enhanced by accounts.
Playing most games require accounts.
Banning cheaters effectively requires accounts.
It's 100% perfectly fine and there is nothing wrong with it.
The hyperbole here gets really tiring after a while.