The thing is that Steam doesn’t have a history of shutting down a significant fraction of games they have available by themselves. Hence people don’t criticize them.
Also you can (not saying that you should, I personally don’t trust Gabe) put some tust in a private owned company if you trust the owners.
In case of public companies they are forced by law and major shareholders into making shortsighted decisions and prioritizing profit only.
The reason for that fanclub is that publishing a game on Steam does NOT require you to use any DRM at all. That’s a choice every publisher makes for themselves.
Furthermore, the Steam DRM itself is weak af (as in “circumvention has been automated”) and as non-invasive as it gets (a simple licence check). All of this is in line with their public stance (“Piracy is a service problem”).
I pirate more shit than i could ever play, but still buy games on Steam (But only the stuff i really want to keep playing like Baldurs Gate 3, or small indie titles that are just gems (i have to namedrop ΔV: Rings of Saturn and Star Valor here, because i come back to them ALL the time)
idk what was wrong with the games you named (except hl2 episode 3), yeah, the propriotary launcher is not so nice, but at least they support FOSS besides that, I love GabeN for making even games from other studios playable on Linux
Interesting that it’s not the steam logo used for that meme…
It wasn’t the ceo of steam who said you should get used to not owning games either. https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisoft-director-says-gamers-will-get-more-comfortable-not-owning-games-and-hes-not-wrong/
You don’t own games on Steam either.
You can own certain Steam games as much as you can own them on GOG, which is to say it’s completely up to the publisher/devs. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_big_list_of_DRM-free_games_on_Steam
The thing is that Steam doesn’t have a history of shutting down a significant fraction of games they have available by themselves. Hence people don’t criticize them.
Also you can (not saying that you should, I personally don’t trust Gabe) put some tust in a private owned company if you trust the owners.
In case of public companies they are forced by law and major shareholders into making shortsighted decisions and prioritizing profit only.
But I can play them without Internet (mostly).
Steam isn’t perfect. But it’s the best we have for now. And the trend currently is only getting worse.
You actually can own games on Steam. Most indie games and some AAA titles come with a DRM-free executable.
Games on Steam aren’t required to have DRM. In fact, most indie games on Steam don’t use DRM, and even some AAA titles.
Don’t you dare slander Lord Gaben 😭😭😭
Slander would mean it was misinformation
It was sarcastic I thought the horde of crying emojis made that clear.
Yeah - but the situation there is literally the same as with all the other launchers besides GOG
For some reason steam just has a huge fanclub that doesn’t accept any kind of criticism
The reason for that fanclub is that publishing a game on Steam does NOT require you to use any DRM at all. That’s a choice every publisher makes for themselves.
Furthermore, the Steam DRM itself is weak af (as in “circumvention has been automated”) and as non-invasive as it gets (a simple licence check). All of this is in line with their public stance (“Piracy is a service problem”).
I pirate more shit than i could ever play, but still buy games on Steam (But only the stuff i really want to keep playing like Baldurs Gate 3, or small indie titles that are just gems (i have to namedrop ΔV: Rings of Saturn and Star Valor here, because i come back to them ALL the time)
It’s like a fuckin cult. Shit’s been cringe from day 1
How about you read all of the other comments proving your statement as bullshit?
Huh? What statement? I’m pretty sure I’m sharing my opinion and just simultaneously disrespecting people that gargle CEO balls.
Prove me wrong, I guess! 😂
G*mers are to far Stockholmed in that monopoly to realise GabeN took them for fools.
GabeN never let me down tho
How often do you complain about games being released unfinished?
never about a valve game
steam is just a market
Big Stockholm energy there.
which valve game was ever fucked up? like ubisoft or bethesda fucked up?
Counter Strike, TF2, Half-life 2.
And forcing users to download a proprietary launcher
idk what was wrong with the games you named (except hl2 episode 3), yeah, the propriotary launcher is not so nice, but at least they support FOSS besides that, I love GabeN for making even games from other studios playable on Linux