• 𝚝𝚛𝚔@aussie.zone
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    3 months ago

    Anyone who is old enough to remember trying to buy digital copies of games pre-Steam knows how much value Stream brings to the table.

    If it’s not on Steam, I don’t even consider it.

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      3 months ago

      What about GOG and its DRM-free games? What about Itch.io and its exceptionally low cut and pretty much completely open-door policy? There are other services that are good. Origin, UPlay, Epic, and other stuff sucking does not mean they’re all bad.

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        3 months ago

        GOG can suck my dick. They spammed my email with newsletters after I would repeatedly turn them off. We do need a DRM free alternative but for that I’ll stick with piracy

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          3 months ago

          Some sites just don’t give a damn about the “unsubscribe” link. Some don’t even include it in the first place.

          All of the above get reported as spam and gmail will happily send them to trash ever after.

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      3 months ago

      You mean trying to buy digital games in 2003.

      Valve didn’t invent the credit card or anything. They just barged their way in, via everyone wanting HL2, and have since taken advantage of how much commerce has moved online.