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Steam is a double-edged sword. I have access to 15 year old games on all of my computers today. This would be a challenge for a game distributed on a disk wit
by willis936 4y ago
Steam is a double-edged sword. I have access to 15 year old games on all of my computers today. This would be a challenge for a game distributed on a disk with DRM. However, my 1000+ USD library could vanish with one internet outage, if steam goes bankrupt, if steam makes legal missteps, if steam decides they don't like me, etc.
I de-googled to avoid being at the mercy of a for-profit company for more important identity-related matters, but it'd be a sad day if I ever lost access to the archive of games.
- imtringued 4y agoSteam has relatively weak DRM. There is nothing that prevents pirates from building an archive. The only real threat is fragmentation of game stores so that you cannot get all games on a single store.