Re:Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc
by ux266478 on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:28AM
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DRM is a software layer that restricts your ability to run a given program, in this context it's specifically a form of access control. It has nothing to do with anything you just said.
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Re:Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc
by inigyou on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @11:54AM
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DRM-free gets confused with wrapper-free or launcher-free in games. This is probably triggered by the observation that many Steam games won't run if Steam isn't running. However, this is a basic check in steamapi.dll which can be easily replaced.