| >It's actually NOT, AMD, Intel, MS and big media companies are planning to put hardware DRM inside the computer. That's pretty old news. Things like the AMD PSP or Encrypted Media Extensions (DRM implemented by webbrowsers) exist primarily because media companies strongarm vendors into implementing DRM against their will. Things like HDCP simply do not work if they aren't deeply integrated into the hardware. Steam is another example of a platform where developers are asking for DRM. The reality is that DRM is optional on Steam [0] but almost no developer is voluntarily disabling DRM. The high profile publishers even add third party DRM to the games because they think what steam does isn't enough! >The last 23 years of PC gaming we've seen the PC become a closed platform because of STEAM and mmo's, aka any client-server software you buy mean's you no longer own your PC or have any personal privacy because the program is constantly beaming data back to the mothership.
>So no, they are going to turn the PC into locked down platform like mobile where you never see the exe files, they are trying to kill off local applications they want to "end piracy" by literally removing any control you have over your PC. I'm not sure why you are using Steam as an example because it is a piece of software that wouldn't exist once Microsoft forces every application to be delivered through the Microsoft store. Not only is Steam third party software, it is also a tool that installs even more third party software. This bypasses the entire idea behind only allowing reviewed applications on an app store. Steam also has another very nice feature that lets you avoid problems associated with Microsoft. It runs on Linux and it even lets you play Windows only games on Linux. Once you switch to Linux all of those problems you are talking about are irrelevant. [0] https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games |
Steam was forced into half-life/cs in 2004, no one wanted it and steam is malware. That is why we lost dedicated servers and level editors in the AAA gaming space.
GTK Radiant - level editor quake engine games
http://icculus.org/gtkradiant/
Doom vs Doom eternal. Because the internet makes stealing software easy by holding back program files from the user.
Doom was the grandfather of modding on the Pc, in doom 2016, we got a gimped snapmap, and doom eternal is totally locked down. A far cry from the id software of the 90's.