owl_herd@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agoim gonna stick to my old hitman games on disc thanks rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1618arrow-down111
arrow-up1607arrow-down1imageim gonna stick to my old hitman games on disc thanks rulelemmy.blahaj.zoneowl_herd@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squaresnugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·5 days agoSteam on the whole is alright, obviously there are things that could be better but it works well as a centralised distribution platform with some nice extras. Ofc it’s still DRM but it’s probably the best way you’re ever going to see said DRM.
minus-square9bananas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days ago“steam” isn’t DRM: it supports DRM, but it’s not DRM in itself. it offers the option to devs, and many use it, but it’s entirely optional. saying steam “is DRM” is misinformation.
minus-squaretrucy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoif you want to install a game you bought, you habe to go througj their fuckass client
minus-square9bananas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoand that is, by definition, NOT “DRM”.
Steam on the whole is alright, obviously there are things that could be better but it works well as a centralised distribution platform with some nice extras. Ofc it’s still DRM but it’s probably the best way you’re ever going to see said DRM.
“steam” isn’t DRM: it supports DRM, but it’s not DRM in itself. it offers the option to devs, and many use it, but it’s entirely optional.
saying steam “is DRM” is misinformation.
if you want to install a game you bought, you habe to go througj their fuckass client
and that is, by definition, NOT “DRM”.