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What do you mean by technical?
by UserIsUnused 7y ago
What do you mean by technical?
- cameronbrown 7y agoTechnical restrictions like online activation. While Steam does support these features, they're not the reason the platform is so sticky. It's because the community, features and sales are attractive to consumers. Most people don't feel like their games are held hostage by Steam. If they went DRM-free I do believe they'd stay just as popular.
- BlueTemplar 7y agoThe whole reason why Steam has gotten so popular is that it found the right balance between having DRM (big budget studios mandate it) and having that DRM to be unobstructive. Now, this going to have to change, but most people are used to online requirements so they won't notice...