Many games are sold on 1st party storefronts. Sometimes even indie ones, like Rimworld. I’d say they are less likely to yoink the game since they own all the rights, and they’re often downloaded as DRM-free executables.

So I’d check, in order:

• GoG

• The game dev/publisher storefront.

• Some storefront with a DRM-free download. I noticed EGS (for example) does this for many of their giveaways.

• Steam, as a last resort.

I wouldn’t trust PS5 discs though.

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…But you should consider practicality, too.

In practice, your PS5 is going to be your most powerful machine until you get a bigger PC with a GPU. And FYI, the Steam Machine will not be $1000, not even close.

That, and launches less intense games on your Deck is way more convenient if bought through Steam.

So the PS5 discs aren’t impractical. Steam isn’t impractical. They should launch for a reasonably long time.