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[-] sirico@feddit.uk 15 points 1 month ago

DRM is the issue not physical. No drm means I can just keep replicating my product when physical fails

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah that's my problem with it as well. People keep going "but steam does the same thing" but with steam I actually have the install on my computer, a computer which valve does not control and they cannot take things off me after the fact.

[-] Johanno@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Yesnt. Steam can absolutely remote remove your library.

They never did and probably won't do it. But they could

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 4 weeks ago

They can take a game off sale but they can't take something from me that I've already downloaded.

[-] Johanno@feddit.org 1 points 4 weeks ago

In most European countries yes. They can't legally. But they can technically.

[-] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

They cannot if you back it up to a folder outside of the steam directory. Provided of course the game doesn't use Steam's DRM.

[-] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

How can they do that? I'm curious

[-] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago

I believe you are thinking of GoG, not Steam.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Removing options is an issue

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