nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 26 days 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-square74fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down13cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up159arrow-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 · 26 days agomessage-square74fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarestardust@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days 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.