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[–] [email protected] 15 points 20 hours ago

I can tell you that there used to be, I was a part of it. But I’m talking about 20+ years ago.

Having online verification for offline video games was something that Valve pioneered and made the standard for all PC games. So much of todays shitty gaming climate was pioneered by Valve including loot boxes, achievements and always on drm.