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well yeah obviously, 3rd party launchers that are optional to use because they serve a purpose. Forced launchers like uplay and origin are the issue. they serve no purpose and offer a worse experience for the user and are forced on your system. Back in my day when a piece of software came with something else that pops up on your screen and runs in the background bogging down your system and collecting data, we considered that a virus.
These are usually first-party though (made by the same company that makes the game), not third-party.
in my mind tho steam is the first party launcher cause that's the launcher I bought the game from. If your game comes shipped with another one that's gonna run when I try to play just don't bother putting it on steam. I bought Far cry 3 and refunded it just because of uplay being jank. I still played the game, just pirated it