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It ain't bad or better than X, isn't a defense. Steam in itself is DRM. You can't run games without it. There are very few exceptions where you can. You must b
by axcocq 11y ago
It ain't bad or better than X, isn't a defense.
Steam in itself is DRM. You can't run games without it. There are very few exceptions where you can. You must be online to use it, unless you manually specify offline mode( you must be online to do this ).
It is a price I choose not to pay.
- madez 11y agoJust in case you didn't know it already, there is https://www.humblebundle.com/ https://www.humblebundle.com/ . It's a shop with a lot of drm-free titles and let's you download the games over http(s).
- ccoggins 11y agoAlso https://www.gog.com https://www.gog.com . Their titles are all DRM free and they regularly have some good sales.
- Paul_S 11y agohumble indie bundle sell a lot of steam keys lately. Lately being last couple of years. Only at the very beginning did they actually care about DRM (or Linux support). GOG are the only people who do it right.
- veb 11y agoSteam may have DRM but they implement DRM properly. That's the difference. Most companies who implement and force DRM on their games don't do it right, and causes issues for the end user, and makes their gaming experience rather shit. Steam makes it easy to search for games, to download them, and to play them. The Steam platform is easy, fast and it just works. It's the same reason Netflix took off - they take out all the hassle, and give you a great experience. I don't hear people complaining that they can't watch Netflix ... without Netflix.
- axcocq 11y agoIt doesn't matter how is it implemented and what is your definition of properly. You need to access their servers to play the game. This introduces problems or privacy, security and the right to play the bought game in the future. You last sentence is a nonsensical. Of course you don't hear people complain they can't watch Netflix without Netflix. But they do complain you can't watch Netflix. Notice the difference? Sorry, Netflix is not available in your country yet.
- veb 11y agoYou don't have to access Steam's servers to play - there's a thing called "offline mode"[1] Steam does not have region locks. If they did, people still wouldn't complain about the original point of DRM etc the people who have access to Netflix, don't complain about their DRM. [1] https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agcb-2555 https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agc...
- mavromatis 11y agoSteam does have region lock capability. Check steamdb.info for game based info, but basically they either lock the game to the region or lock gifting to the region for games with region locking.
- axcocq 11y agoMy comment you didn't read: You must be online to use it, unless you manually specify offline mode( you must be online to do this ). Netflix was your argument, not mine, I simply disproved it. Saying that no one(!) complains about Netflix's DRM is also pure imagination.
- eco 11y ago> You need to access their servers to play the game. You can just turn on Offline Mode and play your games just fine. I hear your concerns with DRM but Steam is hardly a good example of the horrors it can cause.
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- lectrick 11y agoI like the fact that if I get a new machine or have multiple machines, I can install/manage the same game everywhere. Installing over the internet via digital download is not going to go away, and until someone comes up with a decentralized DRM scheme, centralized DRM is here to stay.
- Paul_S 11y agoWhy does it have to be a choice between "awful DRM" and "more awful DRM". Why not "no DRM"? GOG has proven over the years that it's a viable business model.
- squeaky-clean 11y ago> Steam in itself is DRM. You can't run games without it. Not at all true. The publisher/developer have to implement the DRM. I could put the folder for Bastion into my dropbox and share the game with you right now. You wouldn't need Steam to play it. > You must be online to use it, unless you manually specify offline mode( you must be online to do this ). This hasn't been the case for a few years. Offline mode now works without having to specify it beforehand.