Valve "block" uPlay tag on Steam
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They will the bigger they get..
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Good, now all they need to do is block Ubisoft games 
You cared enough to post...
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Most likely due to the amount of poorly used (on purpose obviously) tags used on their two latest titles that are already in Steam's top sellers chart. Folks have been dreaming up all sorts of tags and I guess Valve are starting to take notice.
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Just noticed that the steam tags do seem vetted now, they've removed all the 'running and jogging simulator' ones from DayZ
It's a perfectly normal tag informing customers that the title has addition DRM. Exactly what the tagging system should be used for.
There is no justification I can think of for Valve doing this, they must be trying to swoon Ubisoft. If I'm honest Valve has been peeving me off a lot lately.
There is no justification I can think of for Valve doing this, they must be trying to swoon Ubisoft. If I'm honest Valve has been peeving me off a lot lately.
Me.
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I don't see the issue, Steam says whether a game has third party DRM, why do you need a tag for it as well? 
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I don't see the issue, Steam says whether a game has third party DRM, why do you need a tag for it as well?
Because the tags are far more noticeable than the tiny bit of text near the bottom of the page that says "uses uPlay DRM". Steam also says which genre the game is but its quite happy with using genres as tags, so why should it steam care if some other arguably more important information is repeated as well
'cos the tags are obvious whilst the DRM notice is pretty perfunctory!
See the Watch Dogs page for an example... http://store.steampowered.com/app/243470/
The DRM warning should be much more obvious - I'd opt for a "this product uses 3rd party DRM" pop up when you add to basket, personally, as I've been caught out with 3rd party DRM BS in the past
See the Watch Dogs page for an example... http://store.steampowered.com/app/243470/
The DRM warning should be much more obvious - I'd opt for a "this product uses 3rd party DRM" pop up when you add to basket, personally, as I've been caught out with 3rd party DRM BS in the past
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Valve is a business try posting a competitor on here.... I guess some people just forget about that.
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I don't see the point of this tags thing, is it really that hard for Valve to list what genre the game is?
It seems to me they are just trying to make people think they have some kind of input. Web 2.0.
As for no Uplay tags, it is anti competative but whatever, Steam is better. Even if it's more expensive I would buy the game on Steam.
It seems to me they are just trying to make people think they have some kind of input. Web 2.0.
As for no Uplay tags, it is anti competative but whatever, Steam is better. Even if it's more expensive I would buy the game on Steam.
Well done captain obvious.
I thought it was a charity.
Valve should have stuck to their guns years ago and done everyone a favour and mandated "No third party DRM on Steam titles". I guess they just did not have the balls.
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I think they just prefer the money