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Steam keeps on winning (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] 520@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You can do the same with the Steam installation files for games that do not have DRM - those that do wouldn't appear in Itch or GOG in the first place.

[-] nakal@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You don't own games generally. It's always a license for software use. You may own the game, if you buy the company and the license is fully under its control.

Software is not a product. And there is no guarantee you will be able to run it forever, even if you made a copy of your entire setup. It's especially the case with Windows, because it's bound to a specific hardware that will break one day. Microsoft also cares less and less about gamers (see what they do with their operating system for consumers) and they have a way out with XBox. My bet is that Windows is not making money for Microsoft anymore and it will degrade more and more. Gabe knows it and has a strategy against it. If you're a gamer and want have games on PC, use Linux and support the good cause.

[-] 520@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Way ahead of you. Been a Linux user for half my life :)

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