Posted June 20, 2021

Sachys
Woodie Guthrie's Guitar!
Registered: Dec 2011
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StingingVelvet
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JakobFel
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Registered: Apr 2017
From United States
Posted June 20, 2021
If you want to get technical, games you buy on Steam aren't even yours to own. As such, if there even is a way to back up your Steam games, if the developers or Valve removed the game, your possession of the files is techncially illegal.
Among many, many other pluses for GOG, you own what you buy here. That's what's so beautiful about being DRM-free. When you spend money on something here, you own it eternally, even if GOG were to close as a company (provided that you backed up the installers).
Among many, many other pluses for GOG, you own what you buy here. That's what's so beautiful about being DRM-free. When you spend money on something here, you own it eternally, even if GOG were to close as a company (provided that you backed up the installers).

Sachys
Woodie Guthrie's Guitar!
Registered: Dec 2011
From United Kingdom
Posted June 20, 2021
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thats a big load of poo yer talkin
Post edited June 20, 2021 by Sachys

eric5h5
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Posted June 20, 2021


borisburke
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Registered: Jun 2018
From United Kingdom
Posted June 20, 2021
I remember when registration was optional. (Name? Address? Phone number? Bank details?)
I remember when buying something meant owning it. (I can play it or break it or trade it or burn it.)
I remember playing games without anyone else knowing. (Logging forever and analysing behaviour.)
This is the dystopian future that I was afraid of.
steam (off my sh*t) is primarily interested in harvesting data, advertising. Gamers are 'cattle'.
Give them your details (your testicles) and don't be surprised when you feel the squeeze.
I remember when buying something meant owning it. (I can play it or break it or trade it or burn it.)
I remember playing games without anyone else knowing. (Logging forever and analysing behaviour.)
This is the dystopian future that I was afraid of.
steam (off my sh*t) is primarily interested in harvesting data, advertising. Gamers are 'cattle'.
Give them your details (your testicles) and don't be surprised when you feel the squeeze.
Post edited June 20, 2021 by borisburke

StingingVelvet
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Posted June 20, 2021

Thunderbringer
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BanditKeith2
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Posted June 20, 2021



StingingVelvet
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Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted June 20, 2021
I'm obviously not advocating for streaming games, or saying it has no downsides. When you say "X is surely the future" everyone assumes you're excited about it, I'm not. However services like Stadia and Xbox Whatever only require a relatively low 25Mbps to function, and reviews mostly say the performance is "fine" or even good. Most of Stadia's mainstream reviews focused more on its crappy business model than any technical negative.
Whether enthusiasts like us like it or not, streaming is the future of everything. Only question is how long it takes for everything else to vanish, which is hopefully a long time.
Whether enthusiasts like us like it or not, streaming is the future of everything. Only question is how long it takes for everything else to vanish, which is hopefully a long time.

eric5h5
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Registered: Jul 2011
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Posted June 20, 2021
Yes, I already said that. It briefly had DRM, many years ago. Back when the original iPod was a thing.
Yeah, unfortunately the perceived convenience will override everything else, once enough people have "good enough" internet for it to mostly work, and there is some kind of Netflix model (pay $10-$15/month, have access to thousands of games). Yes, the video quality will never be as good, and yes there will always be input lag, and sure you won't own anything. Games will probably come and go like TV shows/movies already do. Modding would have to be significantly more restricted than it currently is.
But "I don't have to download anything!" (never mind the actual data you download over time will outstrip even the largest game sizes), "I don't need high-end hardware!", and "I don't need to pay $60 for the latest games!" will cause streaming to take over, probably sooner than you think. The only hope is that there will be enough of an enthusiast audience left to make proper releases of at least some games still viable. If not, all the more reason to add to our backlogs now while we still can.
Yeah, unfortunately the perceived convenience will override everything else, once enough people have "good enough" internet for it to mostly work, and there is some kind of Netflix model (pay $10-$15/month, have access to thousands of games). Yes, the video quality will never be as good, and yes there will always be input lag, and sure you won't own anything. Games will probably come and go like TV shows/movies already do. Modding would have to be significantly more restricted than it currently is.
But "I don't have to download anything!" (never mind the actual data you download over time will outstrip even the largest game sizes), "I don't need high-end hardware!", and "I don't need to pay $60 for the latest games!" will cause streaming to take over, probably sooner than you think. The only hope is that there will be enough of an enthusiast audience left to make proper releases of at least some games still viable. If not, all the more reason to add to our backlogs now while we still can.

JakobFel
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P. Zimerickus
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Registered: Jul 2013
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Posted June 20, 2021
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High Quality btw is very debatable btw with for example the soundtrack for Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order only available in something that seems to be mp3 format

StingingVelvet
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Registered: Nov 2008
From United States
Posted June 20, 2021
I believe US courts have had varied rulings on this, with some okaying you removing copy protection on something you own despite the DMCA. It would take SCOTUS handing a case like that to set a definitive standard, which I don't think has happened yet.

JakobFel
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Registered: Apr 2017
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Posted June 20, 2021

