• Autonomous User
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    6 months ago

    This is only possible because Steam is (1) anti-libre software plus (2) service as a software substitute.

    • @jsomae@lemmy.ml
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      106 months ago

      Based.

      I hated steam when it started. I’ve grown to realize it’s much better than any alternative. But I still miss the pre-steam days.

      • @Rakonat@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I was furious that I had to download steam and install steam to play new vegas on pc at launch (as well as the box I bought from gamestop not having a the game inside but rather just a pamphlet with a cd key) I was later infuriated by New Vegas at launch and the utterly broken state of the game with each week a new but preventing progress or outright crashing game.

        But now days I’m reasonable happy with (Steam) it, it’s not a perfect a solution but at least tries to uphold the gamer/consumer experience, unlike shotboxes like origin or epic games which were nonstop ads and snooping through your files outside the directory.