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.
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.