ryujin470@fedia.io to Gaming@beehaw.org · 11 个月前Modder behind the 'Swiss army knife of PC gaming' deletes their 20 year-old Steam account with anti-Valve manifesto: 'By the end of my bitter dealings with Valve… there was zero hope'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up187
arrow-up187external-linkModder behind the 'Swiss army knife of PC gaming' deletes their 20 year-old Steam account with anti-Valve manifesto: 'By the end of my bitter dealings with Valve… there was zero hope'www.pcgamer.comryujin470@fedia.io to Gaming@beehaw.org · 11 个月前message-square84fedilink
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 个月前but wait a minute. when, and how did exactly valve popularize always online DRM? you know that they have nothing to do with denuvo, and steamdrm is not always online, right?
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-211 个月前Steamdrm requires periodic online check-ins, which is the same thing for the purpose of this discussion about them forcing system upgrades.
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 个月前yeah, you’re right: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/how-steam-employs-drm-what-that-means-for-your-game
but wait a minute. when, and how did exactly valve popularize always online DRM?
you know that they have nothing to do with denuvo, and steamdrm is not always online, right?
Steamdrm requires periodic online check-ins, which is the same thing for the purpose of this discussion about them forcing system upgrades.
yeah, you’re right: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/how-steam-employs-drm-what-that-means-for-your-game