Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1777arrow-down112cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foogaming@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1765arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation keeps reminding us why digital ownership suckswww.theverge.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square179fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foogaming@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareGreyBeard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoYou can make a backup of your Steam games too. A good portion of them can be copied out of the Steam folder and run completely independently. If you want to retain your steam games permanently, you are a free to hack them up as physical media.
minus-squareKayn@dormi.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·11 months agoA good portion, yes. The rest you’ll have to crack.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoSo just like the DRM on physical media, only with fewer steps and no additional equipment.
You can make a backup of your Steam games too. A good portion of them can be copied out of the Steam folder and run completely independently. If you want to retain your steam games permanently, you are a free to hack them up as physical media.
A good portion, yes. The rest you’ll have to crack.
So just like the DRM on physical media, only with fewer steps and no additional equipment.