Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1767cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1767external-linkPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comLee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square178fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-square@Laser@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoSteam doesn’t enforce DRM, your game can use Steamworks even without DRM. The no-DRM policy sure is very good, but in the end any game on GoG is there by choice of the publisher, who could also choose not to use DRM on Steam.
minus-squareKaynAlinkEnglish11•1 year agoMany games on Steam use Steamworks DRM despite being available DRM-free on other stores, one prominent example being Batman Arkham City.
Steam doesn’t enforce DRM, your game can use Steamworks even without DRM.
The no-DRM policy sure is very good, but in the end any game on GoG is there by choice of the publisher, who could also choose not to use DRM on Steam.
Many games on Steam use Steamworks DRM despite being available DRM-free on other stores, one prominent example being Batman Arkham City.