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[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

so there are many DRM-free games on Steam, more than a thousand at this point, but also many times more that can't be launched without Steam.

Steam is pretty lenient with their offline mode tbh. What I don't like is when I launch a game from Steam library and it prompts for login to some other launcher.

As a publisher, what is the data that Sony can get from forcing the PS account that they can't get from Steam? I assume Steam provides all the relevant data to the publishers already?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

as with almost every such case, they want you in their ecosystem. some benefits here and there, some in game extras, maybe some discounts, and you're hopefully now invested in their service, which means you're more likely to consider their games over others, since you might now consider the extra benefits you get from playing their games ... stuff like that.

I'm not saying steam isn't more costumer friendly than most other DRM; in just saying that claiming it isn't one or that you can play any steam game without Steam is flat out wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

claiming [...] you can play any steam game without Steam is flat out wrong.

You should go inform yourself, many games on steam can be played without steam. I've even shared my copy of a game with a bunch of friends and we all played together in LAN, with a single copy of a Steam game, and only I had steam installed since this was at work.

Steam does not enforce games to require steam, it is not a requirement, it's available for those who want to use it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 hours ago

reading is hard eh? guess what "any" means.