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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by dtech on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:09AM (#48757185)
Steam has DRM,so no. Easily cracked yes, but then you can just go the full pirate route.
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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by fluoridation on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:42AM (#48757421)
The point is that with Steam you have more options than with consoles.
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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by lordfrikk on Thursday July 02, 2026 @02:37AM (#48757386)
Not completely true, many games on Steam in fact do not have any DRM. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755132.
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Re:Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games... by Hikikomori on Thursday July 02, 2026 @06:49AM (#48759375)
Optional DRM, but essentially on by default. Could maybe consider it malicious compliance as its so easy to bypass but still allows them to check the DRM checkbox.
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