Yes, I know DRM-free means you can still physically play the games. Thats not what I’m asking.
Sparked by a recent discussion about DRM, I’m wondering what happens legally when different game stores close. For example, if Steam shuts down, are licences presumed to presist or are they revoked? What about GOG, Itch.io or Epic? I couldn’t find anything in the terms of service specifying.
It seems pretty evident to me that in the coming decade there is going to be massive world changes… If you have any desire to actually OWN your games in the future, you really need to be burning off GOG Offline Installers of your games.
Imagine WW3 really kicks off, maybe your country gets Nuked, maybe Climate disaster fragments the internet and Steam (or the other “Leasers” of games) goes offline either way. In the grim darkness of the not-so-distant future, will you have your game library intact?
“omg can I still play Elden Ring??” would be my first thought for sure, for I am a Gamer.
Haha, suckers… I’ve got all the games in the world… and I’ve got about 5 hours of laptop of battery to play them in