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1. adverb+H53[view] [source] 2025-12-03 18:47:45
>>evolve+(OP)
Everything valve doing for linux is making such a huge impact.

The HL3 memes don't even seem fair to use anymore. I don't even want to un-seriously make joke fun of them at this point. They are just genuinely doing so much for the community.

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2. sershe+Hi3[view] [source] 2025-12-03 19:51:23
>>adverb+H53
They are merely trying to commoditize their complement https://gwern.net/complement

Your games are still not owned by you, they are locked inside your Steam account (liable to be suspended at any time) and app (as I've learned when I couldn't play when their pretend-but-not-really-offline mode broke; I now block it at firewall level most of the time). That part will never become "community" oriented.

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3. preiss+Zo3[view] [source] 2025-12-03 20:18:20
>>sershe+Hi3
Steam Games can definitely be DRM free too. Its the developer/publishers choice.
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4. sershe+bL3[view] [source] 2025-12-03 22:09:42
>>preiss+Zo3
Can you actually download these games like one can with GOG? As far as I can tell, even indie games require steam to run.

DRM is also kind of orthogonal to their terms. Ubisoft has their own DRM; let's say I am ok with Ubisoft's since at least they made the game, would I be able to play Anno that I "purchased" on Steam if Valve suspends my Steam account for some random reason?

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