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| 3 SEP 2006 at 2:42pm |
MrLipidPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (3 SEP 2006 3:53am)
Yes, just like STEAM© and Starforce, Jeroen. A lot of people think they are the same "thing" - but they aren't.
No, though they share a copy control function. Starforce is an obstacle. STEAM is an obstacle with benefits.
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| 3 SEP 2006 at 5:28pm |
MarkGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By MrLipid (2 SEP 2006 2:20pm)
It's also possible that the folks at STEAM, just before they go out of business, could release the code necessary to keep the old games running. No reason not to.
Money, maybe? Hosting costs? I've decided I wish that STEAM© would just go out of business now so I can install Half-Life 2 without being on the internet and/or downloading a crack.
It's aptly named STEAM©, isn't it?
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| 3 SEP 2006 at 5:41pm |
MrLipidPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Mark (3 SEP 2006 5:28pm)
Originally Posted By MrLipid (2 SEP 2006 2:20pm)
It's also possible that the folks at STEAM, just before they go out of business, could release the code necessary to keep the old games running. No reason not to.
Money, maybe? Hosting costs?
If they're going out of business, how would money be a factor? How much source code have they already released? How much could it hurt to release a bit more?
As for hosting costs, they would be releasing code to unlock the offline mode. And, once the code is in the wild, I expect it would be everywhere.
I do, however, share your frustration at having an obstacle between you and a game you'd like to play. There are a lot of racing games copy controlled with Starforce and I won't go near them. At least STEAM doesn't render systems inoperable while carrying out its copy control activities.
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| 3 SEP 2006 at 5:53pm |
RecklessJourneyman
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By MrLipid (3 SEP 2006 5:41pm)
How much source code have they already released? How much could it hurt to release a bit more? None at all (if you exclude the fiasco of the source code 'theft' that took place a year before release). Game logic and SDKs are far far removed from the source code of the product.
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| 3 SEP 2006 at 5:59pm |
MrLipidPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | I stand corrected.
Still, since an offline mode does exist, it seems like a small thing to release just enough to enable the games to be freestanding.
Assuming, of course, anyone wants to be playing them in 10+ years.
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| 28 APR 2007 at 5:07am |
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