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Ever since steam started pulling games and locking out people's ability to play them at publishers' behest, I've been working to re-buy my entire library on GoG

Ever since steam started pulling games and locking out people's ability to play them at publishers' behest, I've been working to re-buy my entire library on GoG. Haven't regretted it since. Steam has always been DRM from the start. People forget about the early protests, which VALVe quashed by holding Half Life 2 hostage.

mvdtnz 3y ago
You're going to need to bring some receipts if you're throwing around accusations like that.
- m463 3y ago
  Just one data point I remember - I believe the GTA games had music tracks removed.
Pannoniae 3y ago
"locking out people's ability to play them at publishers' behest" Can you please elaborate? Is it like the publishers permabanning people from games then denying a refund? Or how does it look like?
mrguyorama 3y ago
>Ever since steam started pulling games and locking out people's ability to play them at publishers' behest Name the game that you mean. Activision pulled "Transformers Devastation" from steam some time ago. It is not in the store, it is not for sale, and in my library it doesn't even have the background image, because it was pulled before that functionality existed. However, I bought it before it was pulled. It is still in my library, I can still download it, and can play it whenever I want. So again, provide a link to this story or don't spread rumors.
- jakobson14 3y ago
  Rather than provide my intial example, here's a more recent and well known one instead :) https://www.pcgamesn.com/only-up/steam-removed https://www.pcgamesn.com/only-up/steam-removed You might have heard of this little indie game, streamed by only a few tens of thousands of people on twitch and youtube.
  - jakobson14 3y ago
    There's also the famous example of PT on the PS4. If I remember the name of the game that made me switch my position, I'll add it here.
    - mrguyorama 3y ago
      How it PT on the PS4 at all relevant in a discussion about games being taken off steam?
  - profile53 3y ago
    That article seems to prove the parent poster’s point, no? It says that it’s no longer for sale but still playable afaict

mvdtnz 3y ago

You're going to need to bring some receipts if you're throwing around accusations like that.

m463 3y ago
Just one data point I remember - I believe the GTA games had music tracks removed.

Pannoniae 3y ago

"locking out people's ability to play them at publishers' behest" Can you please elaborate? Is it like the publishers permabanning people from games then denying a refund? Or how does it look like?

mrguyorama 3y ago

>Ever since steam started pulling games and locking out people's ability to play them at publishers' behest Name the game that you mean. Activision pulled "Transformers Devastation" from steam some time ago. It is not in the store, it is not for sale, and in my library it doesn't even have the background image, because it was pulled before that functionality existed. However, I bought it before it was pulled. It is still in my library, I can still download it, and can play it whenever I want. So again, provide a link to this story or don't spread rumors.

jakobson14 3y ago
Rather than provide my intial example, here's a more recent and well known one instead :) https://www.pcgamesn.com/only-up/steam-removed https://www.pcgamesn.com/only-up/steam-removed You might have heard of this little indie game, streamed by only a few tens of thousands of people on twitch and youtube.
- jakobson14 3y ago
  There's also the famous example of PT on the PS4. If I remember the name of the game that made me switch my position, I'll add it here.
  - mrguyorama 3y ago
    How it PT on the PS4 at all relevant in a discussion about games being taken off steam?
- profile53 3y ago
  That article seems to prove the parent poster’s point, no? It says that it’s no longer for sale but still playable afaict