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[–] _stranger_ 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The competition is trash. Other game stores spent their money on enshitification and they're reaping the rewards of that choice.

[–] zoostation 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There should be no middleman, period. You used to be able to buy a game and play it fully offline without a launcher. And you could sell it used when you were finished. Steam normalized digital "ownership" taking away those rights.

[–] _stranger_ 2 points 1 month ago

Ultimately I agree with you. Steam offered it, and people took it. I don't have a CD-rom drive anymore, and I doubt you do either. I don't like that aspect of it either.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

How did itch and Game Jolt do that?