Fallout 76: 8 Details That Have Us Worried
5. It Won't Be Available on Steam
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Activation Blizzard will be holding their upcoming Call of Duty title hostage on their proprietary game distribution service Battle.net comes the revelation that early adopters of Fallout 76's PC port will be made to buy on Bethesda's own Bethesda.net. This isn't great news for Steam-centric PC players, and forcing a player base to adapt to a new DRM service likely won't help the game's sales on that platform.
The move makes some sense: Rather than sacrifice a chunk of their profits to Valve, Bethesda could instead increase their take by selling their software on their own platform.
For some, however, this makes an already dubious proposition all the more unbearable. It is true that not every game needs to be on steam, but game developers tend to want to cast the net as wide as possible, and Bethesda doesn't seem willing to accommodate those loyal to Valve.
At the end of the day, this is a Fallout title, and it is likely to sell well regardless of avalability. Certain games have suffered in the past from ransom-hungry secondary services, though, and Fallout 76 could possibly be the next casualty.