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[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only storefront I wish was better/more popular was GOG. It’s not bad and has a lot of benefits (Like no DRM and offline installers), but Steam just makes everything so easy it’s hard not to get stuck with them once you’ve started.

Well the no DRM/offline installer part is the most important part. I buy a game, I download and install it. If I need more features I may be better off with Steam anyway.

[–] Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As far as I know the Steam DRM is not mandatory to use for developers.

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, I still need to go through Steam for every install.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Non-drm steam games can actually just be copied around like you would copy the installer

[–] dukemirage@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I still need the client once (RIP Windows 7), and installations are not guaranteed to be portable.