Last year, when I was on aGTAreplay binge, I also used Rockstar Social Club.

Thats eight PC game launchers installed on my PC at once, which is about seven too many.

And I say this as someone who doesnt play lots of multiplayer games.

A guy using a gaming pc with a launcher and an illustration of a rocket falling down.

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Lets also not forget that Sony isrumoredto introduce PC launcher sooner or later.

There would be riots.

Ironically,Diablo IVlanding on PC Game Pass was the reason I installed Battle.net.

Steam store showing a carousel of games including Cocoon and Cyberpunk.

Valve

What was Blizzard thinking?

But that doesnt mean the EA app doesnt come with its own frustrations.

The app occasionally flat-out refuses to launch, leading to hours of troubleshooting to findpotential fixes.

Free games in the Epic Games Store.

The less I talk about its dire performance, the better.

As for the Epic Games Store?

This launcher is by far the worst-performing of the bunch.

Steam Store layout on an ultrawide monitor.

Epics launcher is yet another member of the group that loves logging me off every time I close it.

All those issues sometimes amalgamate, resulting in diabolic situations.

So What Can You Do About It?

In a nutshell, theres little you could do.

But again, that would lock you out of so many fantastic games.

Like that would ever happen.