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Originally Posted by CCIP
The other difference is that steam is not just a DRM method, it's also services platform that also includes a marketplace, matchmaking service, community features, achievements etc. etc. Most people who actually like Steam that I know like it not because of the DRM, but because of those services. A lot of Valve's commercial success is also down not to DRM but the success of those other services. And they're not likely to step off their competitive edge there.
However not everything is released with Steam only. Look for games to be released elsewhere, I guess.
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Myeah, much of the success is definitely due to the ease of use and having more
or less everything available right there in the same app.
As for the DRM, well, it doesn't work THAT well, never has. Steam DRM was
cracked aeons ago already. Tho, much of the games that have a good multiplayer
still benefit from the DRM as that hasn't been cracked AFAIK, unless you count
"patches" that allow for Hamachi or other 3rd party app to be used to play
via LAN. Still, I prefer this DRM over the more intrusive ones.
