[antiloper]

> There will always be modding and ways to play game dumps

There won't because advances in defensive cybersecurity have made it so that software exploits are extremely rare (if they exist at all), and modern chips contain hardware defenses against electrical attacks like voltage glitching.

[Gigachad]

What we need is legal change rather than relying on hackers and piracy to cover the obvious issues with copyright and DRM in the modern era.

[dandellion]

There are already more game dumps and mods than anyone can play in single lifetime. There are plenty games without DRM and always-online protections in GOG alone.

[ErneX]

I think they mean on console, which has become increasingly difficult, there are a number of PS5s that can do it but that’s only because those were at older firmware versions as far as I know. The majority of the consoles are incapable of that unless other vulnerabilities are found.

[GreenWatermelon]

At his point, buy the SteamMachine if it's available on your region and get the same couch-experience.