said by joako:said by Rekrul:said by Karl Bode:Exactly. Steam works to help erode piracy because it makes buying games simple, cheap, and easier that having to use BitTorrent to download, compile rars, install a crack, etc.
If you like all your games to have a leash attached.
Please explain. I am sure there is some sort of DRM but I never noticed. I download steam, login and download whatever game I have purchased and I play it. It's better than buying a physical disk IMO, nothing to scratch or loose. No CD keys to enter and validate.
If you don't have broadband, Steam is a problem. Way back I bought the boxed version of HL2. Steam would not let me play it until it was updated and all I had was dial up. Downloading 4-5 hours per day it took five days before I could finally play the durn thing. My main gripe now is I use to sell my old games, with Steam I can't even give my old games away.