alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 20 days agoGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up19cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up19external-linkGabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%'www.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square42fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoI still don’t feel it’s a valid game distribution platform. It’s a DRM platform, that’s all.
minus-squarezecg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoNope, DRM is optional. You can install some games (Rayman Origins, for instance), copy the directory to a new computer with no Steam and run the exe. Steam also has Steam Input, but no one says it’s just a gamepad driver.
I still don’t feel it’s a valid game distribution platform. It’s a DRM platform, that’s all.
Nope, DRM is optional. You can install some games (Rayman Origins, for instance), copy the directory to a new computer with no Steam and run the exe. Steam also has Steam Input, but no one says it’s just a gamepad driver.