I remember in the early days the idea of not having physical copies and trusting Steam to continue to provide access to your content was quite a hard pill to sw

I remember in the early days the idea of not having physical copies and trusting Steam to continue to provide access to your content was quite a hard pill to swallow for a lot of people. It's somewhat ironic that while they paved the way, they have kept a good reputation while others that followed have abused this trust.