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 corbin   ( @corbin@infosec.pub )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago

Steam is a ticking time bomb

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Steam is a ticking time bomb

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 corbin   ( @corbin@infosec.pub )  to TechnologyEnglish · 2 years ago
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The 'enshittification' of the Steam games platform is inevitable, and there are already warning signs.
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    So, the bomb has many ticks left in it. But it’s still ticking.

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      If you generalize enough, everything is a ticking time bomb. Some may have a low amount ticks left (lifespan or a hamster) and some quite big (lifespan of the Sun).

      Entropy is non negotiable.

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        1980 console rom games should last as long as we have silicon technology.

        Anything on steam is probably not going to make it to 2050.

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          Steam at least promised the games be playable without needing Steam to be online.

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            A promise they have never honored. This was made blatantly clear when the steamdeck came out.

            Only some games can run in offline mode.

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              Well, some games are dependent on online mode, or don’t make sense in offline mode. Especially MMOs. In the end, it’s just shutting down the game servers.

              Got any specific names?

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                Almost every of the 1000 games in my steam account. Almost every game on there has coherent singleplayer mode.

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