Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)

>>lopesp+(OP)
Problem is that everywhere is already someone else's kingdom. This advice amounts to "Don't bother trying to build a castle."

>>philip+po
Desktop computers still exist and will happily run games.

>>humble+Zo
Piracy and DRM killed most direct-to-customer distribution of software.

>>swagas+us
Valve Software got $8.6B in 2023.

>>whatsh+Iz
Steam has DRM.

>>BadHum+rG
Not always. There are plenty games that work without the Steam libraries. Also GOG exists and very healthy with explicit no DRM policy.

>>okanat+KI
But GOG censor their catalog for everyone after feedback from the CCP cough gamers.

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