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1. philip+po[view] [source] 2024-10-01 21:30:27
>>lopesp+(OP)
Problem is that everywhere is already someone else's kingdom. This advice amounts to "Don't bother trying to build a castle."
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2. humble+Zo[view] [source] 2024-10-01 21:33:21
>>philip+po
Desktop computers still exist and will happily run games.
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3. swagas+us[view] [source] 2024-10-01 21:53:37
>>humble+Zo
Piracy and DRM killed most direct-to-customer distribution of software.
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4. whatsh+Iz[view] [source] 2024-10-01 22:45:08
>>swagas+us
Valve Software got $8.6B in 2023.
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5. BadHum+rG[view] [source] 2024-10-01 23:31:23
>>whatsh+Iz
Steam has DRM.
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6. Sohcah+4A2[view] [source] 2024-10-02 17:11:19
>>BadHum+rG
And yet Steam is incredibly popular despite the DRM because it's unobtrusive. You don't get punished for replacing your computer every couple years and needing to reinstall your games.

I'm not sure I've ever heard of someone having a technical problem with Steam's DRM, I've only heard moral/ethical/worried-about-what-happens-when-Steam-disappears problems.

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