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>Now DRM on BluRay, DVD, Digital Downloads, Games, etc that do have an assumption of ownership because I pay a onetime fee with the expectation of accessing tha

by ldev 10y ago

>Now DRM on BluRay, DVD, Digital Downloads, Games, etc that do have an assumption of ownership because I pay a onetime fee with the expectation of accessing that content in a non-time limited way. Those types of things should never have DRM Oh man, I still remember when Microsoft tried to pull "steam" on their xOne - backlash was insane and they backed out. I wonder why do PC gamers let Steam, Origin, Battle.net, other crapware apps walk all over them with DRM. Buy a console, buy a game - you do not like it - sell the disk on ebay.

darklajid 10y ago
I was an avid Steam hater (hey, and Microsoft hater before that. It seems I disliked quite a lot when I was younger). But Steam seems decent enough today. For me it's a content delivery service. The benefits are - A single store for your games (what Amazon tries to be for the ~rest~?) - Automatic, mostly seamless updates in the background¹ - A community. You cannot reach me on Facebook. I don't have SnapChat, Instagram, WhatsApp, Signal, whatever. You can reach me on Steam though².. - Discover new stuff (recommendations) DRM is something that Steam offers, but it doesn't require it for all I know. You can get DRM free games and download/manage those via Steam. I have no use for these plastic discs (I .. don't have a drive for those) and they do not solve the 'The first thing post-launch is a big update to fix core game issues' tendency in the gaming industry. 1: Steam Games that just .. start a Launcher that then proceeds to update the game are highly annoying, because waiting for said update is usually a non-issue today 2: I prefer Mail and experiment with Telegram (nice, obvious issues) and Matrix/Riot (probably what I'll push on my friends and family a couple UX iterations down the road). But this statement is true/no hyperbole: My friends do contact me via Steam for quick IM sessions.
- ldev 10y ago
  - A single store for your games (what Amazon tries to be for the ~rest~?) No, that's xBox/PS store. On my PC I have: Steam, Battle.net, Origin, Epic Games Launcher, Glyph aaaand Windows Store for Gears of War 4/Forza Horizon 3. Achievements and friends are scattered through all these crapware programs. PC gaming is a mess.

by ldev 10y ago

darklajid 10y ago

I was an avid Steam hater (hey, and Microsoft hater before that. It seems I disliked quite a lot when I was younger). But Steam seems decent enough today. For me it's a content delivery service. The benefits are - A single store for your games (what Amazon tries to be for the ~rest~?) - Automatic, mostly seamless updates in the background¹ - A community. You cannot reach me on Facebook. I don't have SnapChat, Instagram, WhatsApp, Signal, whatever. You can reach me on Steam though².. - Discover new stuff (recommendations) DRM is something that Steam offers, but it doesn't require it for all I know. You can get DRM free games and download/manage those via Steam. I have no use for these plastic discs (I .. don't have a drive for those) and they do not solve the 'The first thing post-launch is a big update to fix core game issues' tendency in the gaming industry. 1: Steam Games that just .. start a Launcher that then proceeds to update the game are highly annoying, because waiting for said update is usually a non-issue today 2: I prefer Mail and experiment with Telegram (nice, obvious issues) and Matrix/Riot (probably what I'll push on my friends and family a couple UX iterations down the road). But this statement is true/no hyperbole: My friends do contact me via Steam for quick IM sessions.

ldev 10y ago
- A single store for your games (what Amazon tries to be for the ~rest~?) No, that's xBox/PS store. On my PC I have: Steam, Battle.net, Origin, Epic Games Launcher, Glyph aaaand Windows Store for Gears of War 4/Forza Horizon 3. Achievements and friends are scattered through all these crapware programs. PC gaming is a mess.