Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—‘I’m not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%’

@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works · 4 months ago

Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—‘I’m not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%’

@stardust@lemmy.ca · 4 months ago

Games used stuff like cd keys and even pieces of paper that deciphered codes as DRM. DRM was always something sought after by companies. Just take a look at Sony rootkit scandal for music CDs.

@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

I referenced Online DRM. Can you name a single player game from before 2004 that required online DRM to play? (Not register. You needed to verify online almost every time before playing.si gle player HL2. )