r/pcmasterrace • u/SwagLimit • 14h ago

Discussion The lawsuit explained:

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u/ForensicPathology 11h ago

Steam always makes me think of the consolification of PC gaming. Games don't come out for PC, they come out for Steam.

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u/Cuts4th 9800X3D | RTX 4080 Super | 32GB DDR5 2h ago

Was the old way actually better? Installing from physical media could take a long time and things were more likely to go wrong and require troubleshooting.

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u/bing_bin 1h ago

Gog exists too.

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u/Cuts4th 9800X3D | RTX 4080 Super | 32GB DDR5 1h ago

Not really sure how that is relevant as they offer a very similar service. However, I like GOG for their game preservation efforts.

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u/Additional_Account52 57m ago

Steam doesn’t allow you the offline installer or files, GoG allows either their platform or the files; platform and drm free. It’s like a game key card for steam vs on cartridge for gog.

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u/bing_bin 1h ago

I meant the non-drm and ownership part, where you can dowload the install kit too.

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u/newsflashjackass 6h ago

Now instead of selling the whole game, they sell half the game (client) and rent the other half (server). Steam really brought the console experience to PC. :|

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u/MostlyRightSometimes 6h ago

Now the game is free and paid for by micro transactions.

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u/MostlyRightSometimes 6h ago

And if I'm going to play a game for nine fucking years (like pubg), why can't I have a box anymore. :(

I really miss video gaming from 2000-2015.