Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%' - eviltoast
"It was a very weird time."
  • stardust@lemmy.caEnglish
    16·
    18 days ago

    Games used stuff like cd keys and even pieces of paper that deciphered codes as DRM. DRM was always something sought after by companies. Just take a look at Sony rootkit scandal for music CDs.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      18 days ago

      I referenced Online DRM. Can you name a single player game from before 2004 that required online DRM to play? (Not register. You needed to verify online almost every time before playing.si gle player HL2. )