Sunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agoGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1389arrow-down114 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldpcmasterrace@lemmy.world
arrow-up1375arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comSunshine@piefed.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square225linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldpcmasterrace@lemmy.world
minus-squarerainbowbunny@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 day ago“Buy” games on Steam? Sure wish they let you own them.
minus-squareSamskara@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoBuying on steam has allowed me to play the same game for a decade on three platforms.
minus-squarejtrek@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 hours agoSome are DRM free and can be backed up at your leisure. I’m pretty sure that’s up to the developer to implement or not. It would be neat if steam let you sell a game back, but I’m not sure how to square that with “you have a drm free copy that’s trivial to copy”
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down4·1 day agoObligatory GOG shill?
minus-squareBNE@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 hours agoGod forbid people want to own their shit.
minus-squareRooster326@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-27 hours agoYes it’s me, the one, the only who decided nobody will ever own anything.
“Buy” games on Steam? Sure wish they let you own them.
Buying on steam has allowed me to play the same game for a decade on three platforms.
Some are DRM free and can be backed up at your leisure. I’m pretty sure that’s up to the developer to implement or not.
It would be neat if steam let you sell a game back, but I’m not sure how to square that with “you have a drm free copy that’s trivial to copy”
Obligatory GOG shill?
God forbid people want to own their shit.
Yes it’s me, the one, the only who decided nobody will ever own anything.