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>Steam explicitly a service where you buy a defined and limited license for permission Simply not true. There is really no arguments here. You can run most gam
by tokai 4y ago
>Steam explicitly a service where you buy a defined and limited license for permission
Simply not true. There is really no arguments here. You can run most games directly from the game files without steam. In the cases were you can't you would have issues with DRM in all other venues of purchase.
- flohofwoe 4y agoIt may look like that from the outside because you can go to the Steam library directory and double click a game executable directly, but this will still start the Steam runtime and do a DRM check. You can run a game in 'offline mode' for up to two weeks before another online DRM check is required though.
- jeltz 4y agoNot necessarily. The DRM part is optional.
- anjbe 4y agoRuntime DRM is sometimes optional with Steam, but install‐time DRM never is.