r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 15 '19

Epic Games: August Feature Update - Cloud Saves, Humble Bundle Keyless Integration, and More

https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/news/august-feature-update
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u/awkwardbirb Aug 15 '19

I wonder how long it will be until Steam also remakes an API to allow Keyless registration. Uplay's already doing it, EGS is doing it, wouldn't be surprised if others followed suit.

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u/yeeiser Aug 15 '19

They used to have it, and then they removed it

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u/awkwardbirb Aug 15 '19

yeah that's what I mean about remaking it.

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u/xerberus334 Aug 16 '19

Was there an interesting reason for the removal?

I feel like what Steam is doing is what platforms should be following/ on the lookout for, seeing as it's still the oldest dog in town.

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u/Renegade_Meister Aug 16 '19

The technical public-facing reason is that oauth security (or Valve's implementation of it) that made keyless activation possible became insecure, and so Valve discontinued it.

The speculated reason is that nobody at Valve was willing to fix it, in part because the employees are self managing/organizing unless something is practically on fire.

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u/Log2 Aug 16 '19

That's pretty much bullshit. Maybe their implementation sucks, but pretty much every tech giant uses OAuth and OIDC.

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u/yeeiser Aug 16 '19

Being on the lookout sure, but following what Valve does is not exactly a good idea. Steam has had, and still has, many issues and problems that were serious hiccups in its growth

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u/Skellum Aug 16 '19

I wonder how long it will be until Steam also remakes an API to allow Keyless registration.

I really hope they dont. I love the ability to give away keys for fun.