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minus-squareUnwind2046@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoWouldn’t those games be locked up through steams DRM?
minus-squareQvest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoSome games from Steam can still be used without Steam’s DRM. It’s a little difficult to pull it off, but it can be done
minus-squareswnt@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoEven then. If steam actually locks out out of your games, then I bet hacked will quickly put more effort to sidestep the drm and make that more easily accessible.
minus-squareOctorine@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·1 year agoDrm on Steam is optional. It’s up to the dev whether to include any or not. However, if the game uses any steam features, like achievements, voice chat, leaderboards, etc., then those won’t work without steam.
Wouldn’t those games be locked up through steams DRM?
Some games from Steam can still be used without Steam’s DRM. It’s a little difficult to pull it off, but it can be done
Even then. If steam actually locks out out of your games, then I bet hacked will quickly put more effort to sidestep the drm and make that more easily accessible.
Drm on Steam is optional. It’s up to the dev whether to include any or not.
However, if the game uses any steam features, like achievements, voice chat, leaderboards, etc., then those won’t work without steam.
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