• ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶
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    2511 months ago

    I’ve been incentivised not to, because Steam + Proton work so well.

    Probably worth downloading some backups and getting them running though, in case Steam decides to rug pull

    • @1984
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      Same here. Haven’t even thought about pirating games because Steam is just working.

      Seems to me that Spotify and Steam has been really successful preventing piracy in music and games, but the streaming movie industry has failed because they got greedy.

      • @Vilian@lemmy.ca
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        611 months ago

        valve is a private company, so they don’t need to jerk off the shareholders, and they can invest in what they want

      • @ThatGuy@lemmy.world
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        111 months ago

        Yeah steam does it very well. On stuff like the switch, the prices are so crazy I immediately go hack my console. But in steam, prices were so much lower to the point in which I never thought about it.

        I only recently started doing it when I noticed some games block you from playing offline.

    • @Qkall@lemmy.ml
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      511 months ago

      proton makes things work so well… i just sit there at /c/paitientgamer … and i’m as filthy as they come

    • @foggy@lemmy.world
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      511 months ago

      I think we can trust steam until there is an acquisition or a change in hands of some kind. But better safe than sorry!

        • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶
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          511 months ago

          To be fair, if you already bought the game then you’re fine, but the only way to play Riddick now is to pirate it.

          • @WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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            411 months ago

            This is true. Any game that you already have is still playable even after it’s pulled from the store for whatever reason. You can even uninstall it and reinstall it from your library to your computer when ever you want. I have a couple games no longer available and never had a problem.

            • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶
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              211 months ago

              It’s really good dude. Violent, tons of swearing, great graphics, stealth and action.

              • @WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.world
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                111 months ago

                I admit, I didn’t, but I thought the movie was so horrible that I couldn’t imagine how the game could possibly be better. Glad to hear they redeemed it a bit.

    • @dewritochan@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      311 months ago

      i use steam+proton to run cracked steam games on my deck quite frequently actually. just gotta add em as non-steam games and tell em to use whichever proton version

    • Corroded
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      111 months ago

      Couldn’t you just keep your games and use a Steam emulator?