The Perils of Being Tied to the Steam Third Party Game Distribution DRM System

The Perils of Being Tied to the Steam Third Party Game Distribution DRM System

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https://wccftech.com/the-perils-of-being-tied-to-the-steam-third-party-game-distribution-drm-system/

Much has been written all over the internet about the anti-consumer effects of DRM (Digital Rights Management, or more accurately, Digital Restrictions Management) which infects virtually all digital content nowadays, including that on Steam. Notable exceptions are www.gog.com and CD Projekt Red with their Witcher games series – big respect for these guys. Somehow they still make decent profits even without DRM…

Wccftech recently reported that Steam no longer supports Windows XP or Vista from 1st Jan 2019. On the face of it, this might seem reasonable, since these are old operating systems that hardly anyone uses.

The Perils of Being Tied to the Steam Third Party Game Distribution DRM System

Jan 13, 2019, 12:17pm UTC
https://wccftech.com/the-perils-of-being-tied-to-the-steam-third-party-game-distribution-drm-system/ > Much has been written all over the internet about the anti-consumer effects of DRM (Digital Rights Management, or more accurately, Digital Restrictions Management) which infects virtually all digital content nowadays, including that on Steam. Notable exceptions are www.gog.com and CD Projekt Red with their Witcher games series – big respect for these guys. Somehow they still make decent profits even without DRM… > Wccftech recently reported that Steam no longer supports Windows XP or Vista from 1st Jan 2019. On the face of it, this might seem reasonable, since these are old operating systems that hardly anyone uses.