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[–] scala@lemmy.ml 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since blizzard is desperate for players to return after each consecutive backlash.

[–] avater@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

also because of the microsoft deal. Microsoft has acknowledged that the move to host games exclusively on BattleNet has failed and I think as soon as the deal is done, more and more games will move back to steam completely.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Also, Microsoft really wants to show right now that they're not gating plattforms.