Iirc, half life 2 was the first major game, having DRM and needing validation through steam, even with a hardcopy. After that, all the other companies jumped aboard with using DRM with steam.
I feel like people think cd keys are the bar and if you are slightly better (online activation) them you get flying marks. Same with comparing to Xbox and epic.
They all fail, including steam. It’s crazy to see people defending any of them but Gaben always gets defended. Steam deserves the critique as much as the rest.
Iirc, half life 2 was the first major game, having DRM and needing validation through steam, even with a hardcopy. After that, all the other companies jumped aboard with using DRM with steam.
I feel like people think cd keys are the bar and if you are slightly better (online activation) them you get flying marks. Same with comparing to Xbox and epic.
They all fail, including steam. It’s crazy to see people defending any of them but Gaben always gets defended. Steam deserves the critique as much as the rest.