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Gabe Newell ponders the future in new Half-Life 2 documentary: 'I think that Half-Life represents a tool we have and promises made to customers' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] ampersandrew 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You don't remember pre-Steam then, because it was already headed down this path. Piracy and used copies have been the boogieman for a long time, and doing anything they can to prevent both was always the natural destination of the industry, unless more people start shopping on GOG.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You don’t remember pre-Steam

Do you? pre-steam you would install games and play them outside steam

[–] ampersandrew 4 points 6 days ago

Everyone was experimenting with their own lousy DRM, including those that had activation limits and would require a phone call to reset them.