How Does This Work?

[tek inpektor]

So, I was watching some of Lamarr's old videos and saw this:

 

 

So my question is, how would they have online multiplayer set up for PC? Would you have to install the game you want to play? How would Steam work? What about uPlay or Origin?

[Oshino Shinobu]

I can tell you one thing, uPlay wouldn't work. 

[Wano97]

I can tell you one thing, uPlay wouldn't work. 

Didn't watch the video, but why not?

[Jerakl]

I can tell you one thing, uPlay doesn't work. 

Fixed.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Didn't watch the video, but why not?

Have you ever tried to use uPlay? 

[Hidden Orange]

I can tell you one thing, uPlay wouldn't work. 

There's no "we" in uPlay or "Wii" for that matter, but there's a "U" in Wii U and uPlay... My brain hurts.

[Oshino Shinobu]

There's no "we" in uPlay or "Wii" for that matter, but there's a "U" in Wii U and uPlay... My brain hurts.

There's also a 'u' in "utter shit"

[Wano97]

Have you ever tried to use uPlay? 

uplay, the software used to launch Far cry 3 ?

It's terrible, but why wouldn't it work?

[tek inpektor]

Are we just going to bitch about uPlay or are you guys going to answer my damn question?

[Oshino Shinobu]

uplay, the software used to launch Far cry 3 ?

Essentially uPlay's attempt at Steam. A bit like Origin, but worse. 

 

I haven't used it once without something not working or breaking. 

[Hidden Orange]

There's also a 'u' in "utter shit"

And in "Ubisoft". 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Are we just going to bitch about uPlay or are you guys going to answer my damn question?

Sorry, sorry

 

Well, LAN would be pretty simple, just have everything hooked up to some massive switches and such. As for Steam, I'm not sure. I'd imagine they're pre loaded with loads of popular games (CoD, BF etc.). Maybe you could make a request for a new game. As for online multiplayer, it doesn't seem to be set in stone that you have to play with other people in the room. You could probably just play with random people like you normally would at home. Maybe for people who don't have a lot of money for a PC or like the social aspect of it and don't want to move their own PC around. 

[tek inpektor]

Sorry, sorry

 

Well, LAN would be pretty simple, just have everything hooked up to some massive switches and such. As for Steam, I'm not sure. I'd imagine they're pre loaded with loads of popular games (CoD, BF etc.). Maybe you could make a request for a new game. As for online multiplayer, it doesn't seem to be set in stone that you have to play with other people in the room. You could probably just play with random people like you normally would at home. Maybe for people who don't have a lot of money for a PC or like the social aspect of it and don't want to move their own PC around. 

So the company would have steam account already set up with games? What if people put in their credit card info and purchased a game and then installed it?

[Oshino Shinobu]

So the company would have steam account already set up with games? What if people put in their credit card info and purchase a game and install?

No, I meant just having games installed without Steam. 

 

I don't think they'd have Steam setup, unless they got some sort of business account that can be used across multiple PCs at once. 

[tek inpektor]

No, I meant just having games installed without Steam. 

 

I don't think they'd have Steam setup, unless they got some sort of business account that can be used across multiple PCs at once. 

Okay, makes more sense now. But it says on their site that they have DayZ available to play on PC.

[Sauron]

Maybe when you book the computer(s) you can ask them to have the games you want to play installed, so if you tell them a few days in advance they can do it for you. Or maybe they have the 20-25 most common multiplayer games already setup and you can play those with an account they give you.