nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agoValve first came up with the Steam Hardware Survey more than 20 years ago because it wanted to know what specs it should target for Half-Life 2www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1241arrow-down11cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1240arrow-down1external-linkValve first came up with the Steam Hardware Survey more than 20 years ago because it wanted to know what specs it should target for Half-Life 2www.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareMwa@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-216 days ago Upside: No drm in some games (tho its opt out)
minus-squareweker01@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoThis is the case in steam already. There are lots of (mainly Indy) games that will start fine without steam.
minus-squareMatt@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 days agoYou just rent a license on Steam. So it’s a definition of DRM.
minus-squareweker01@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoThe definition of digital rights management is licensing? That does not sound right to me. A long time before steam the software sector moved to selling licenses only btw.
minus-squareMwa@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-215 days agoik, but when you lose your account you can copy the non drmed games to another pc or smth.
This is the case in steam already. There are lots of (mainly Indy) games that will start fine without steam.
Yeah, some games have drm it depends
You just rent a license on Steam. So it’s a definition of DRM.
The definition of digital rights management is licensing? That does not sound right to me.
A long time before steam the software sector moved to selling licenses only btw.
ik, but when you lose your account you can copy the non drmed games to another pc or smth.