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Problem is that everywhere is already someone else's kingdom. This advice amounts to "Don't bother trying to build a castle."
by philipov 2y ago
Problem is that everywhere is already someone else's kingdom. This advice amounts to "Don't bother trying to build a castle."
- humblepi 2y agoDesktop computers still exist and will happily run games.
- swagasaurus-rex 2y agoPiracy and DRM killed most direct-to-customer distribution of software.
- whatshisface 2y agoValve Software got $8.6B in 2023.
- BadHumans 2y agoSteam has DRM.
- okanat 2y agoNot always. There are plenty games that work without the Steam libraries. Also GOG exists and very healthy with explicit no DRM policy.
- tjpnz 2y agoBut GOG censor their catalog for everyone after feedback from the CCP cough gamers.
- int_19h 2y agoGOG isn't exactly DRM-free these days. The platform doesn't add its own DRM, but it does distribute games with DRM elements. Their stance seems to be that, so long as the game is playable offline in single-player mode, it is acceptable.
- Sohcahtoa82 2y agoAnd yet Steam is incredibly popular despite the DRM because it's unobtrusive. You don't get punished for replacing your computer every couple years and needing to reinstall your games. I'm not sure I've ever heard of someone having a technical problem with Steam's DRM, I've only heard moral/ethical/worried-about-what-happens-when-Steam-disappears problems.
- onemoresoop 2y agoFind the kingdom where you have most friends.
- theossuary 2y agoIt's true, even assuming you do everything yourself, you're still building within the laws of a country, which is building within someone else's kingdom, as it were. I suppose the real rule of thumb should be "Don't build your castle in an autocracy."