Gaben's quote on piracy was about 2 1/2 years after the big Spore DRM debacle [0], which affected legitimate customers. I've been using Steam for who knows how long and have never had the DRM be an issue, even after several computer upgrades and motherboard replacements. I just have to log in and I can redownload all my games with no issue at all.
Yes, Steam is DRM, but it's sane DRM.
> has a variety of mechanisms to prevent account sharing yeah?
Well...yeah. You aren't supposed to share accounts.
> It's a nice soundbite, but even he doesn't believe it.
It's not just about DRM. When he talks about it being a "service problem", it's not just about the ability to simply play games. When you buy from Steam, you get automatic updates, cloud saves, community integration (such as the Workshop for installing mods and other user-made content), built-in screenshot management features, and more. If you pirate the game, you get none of that.
Gaben's quote on piracy was about 2 1/2 years after the big Spore DRM debacle [0], which affected legitimate customers. I've been using Steam for who knows how long and have never had the DRM be an issue, even after several computer upgrades and motherboard replacements. I just have to log in and I can redownload all my games with no issue at all.
Yes, Steam is DRM, but it's sane DRM.
> has a variety of mechanisms to prevent account sharing yeah?
Well...yeah. You aren't supposed to share accounts.
> It's a nice soundbite, but even he doesn't believe it.
It's not just about DRM. When he talks about it being a "service problem", it's not just about the ability to simply play games. When you buy from Steam, you get automatic updates, cloud saves, community integration (such as the Workshop for installing mods and other user-made content), built-in screenshot management features, and more. If you pirate the game, you get none of that.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spore_(2008_video_game)#DRM_co...