nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 hours agoGabe 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%'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down15cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1196arrow-down1external-linkGabe 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%'www.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarestardust@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 hours agoGames 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.
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.