Uplay is it like social club with GTA 5 or does it run as a seperate app in the background ?

pcslookout

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Uplay is it like social club with GTA 5 or does it run as a seperate app in the background on the system tray?

Trying to figure out if Uplay games are worth it. Thanks.
 

BFG10K

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It's an app that runs in the background like Steam and Origin.
 

BFG10K

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It's just as annoying as Steam. I've banned all non-Steam DRM, including uPlay.
 

maniacalpha1-1

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I realize that Steam does list third party DRM on a product's page, but they should go a step further. When you add it to your cart you should immediately get a pop up that says "The Product you have just added to your cart will require installing and running an additional third party DRM application during gameplay".
 

Stg-Flame

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The steam page is pretty clear when mentioning third-party requirements.
 

shortylickens

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its annoying but not a resource hog. I'm pretty sure its the reason I cant run Ghost Recon right now.
 

ImpulsE69

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I think the worst thing is when it decides to randomly lose your saves....and Steam save backups are useless with it. They have at least made it mostly invisible in some games.