corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agoSteam is a ticking time bombwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlgames@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkSteam is a ticking time bombwww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square158fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mlgames@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squaresus@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-23 months agosteam’s drm is a complete joke though? Tons of game developers add their own drm on top because it is so trivial to bypass steam’s own. Their main product is a marketplace/content delivery system
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoThe only “DRM” that they have is checking the game against your steam account the first time you run it. Is that great? No. Would it be nice if they offered offline installers? Of course.
steam’s drm is a complete joke though? Tons of game developers add their own drm on top because it is so trivial to bypass steam’s own.
Their main product is a marketplace/content delivery system
The only “DRM” that they have is checking the game against your steam account the first time you run it. Is that great? No. Would it be nice if they offered offline installers? Of course.