Comment on Yep, I actually own 7,255 games on Steam. I’ve played 23% of my library. I regret nothing.

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Firewalls and especially sinkholes are VERY necessary

  You misread my comment. I didn’t say they weren’t necessary.

  Imagine 1 million clueless gamers running an older version of their game because they’re too lazy too update.

  1. GOG already does this and it’s not a problem.
  2. It updates automatically but you can choose to roll it back at any time.

  how should online games work if every Joe and Jane got their “own” favorite version?

  Not talking about online games.

  Also, you can install an older version. Just with more hassles.

  I pay Steam to deal with the hassles. I am not a software engineer.

  But, of course, only indie devs do that.

  Valve has the power to enforce this system-wide.

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  • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Gog does it, but Gog only offers a mere fraction of what Steam has.

      And that matters for the purposes of this conversation why?

      Sure, Valve could enforce that, but…as said…why?

      I explained why in my first comment. It’s why we’re talking in the first place.

      Fragmentation and the resulting nightmare of customer-support. On steam’s AND the dev’s side.

      I don’t see it. Neither of them have to support old versions.

      But the vast majority of people are clueless (and still use those devices) and need to be “guided”.

      No they don’t. If people are clueless, they don’t need to utilize this feature. It’s call an “option”.

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