I think people are more negative than positive about this change. The old system allowed for far more freedom at the cost of being more annoying to set up.
This change cracks down on anyone who used the old system in unintended ways, i.e. to share games with family members not living in the same household. For now that check only compares store region/country, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they tighten the requirements further in the future.
It’s also a negative compared to the old system if one of your (adult) family members throws a huge tantrum, allowing them to cause a lot more damage and inconvenience than before.
Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
To be fair, a lot of monopolies are great in the beginning. It’s the inevitable power-tripping downslide that sucks.
I still love Steam and Valve though.
noyou@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The only reason this hasnt happened with valve is because it’s a private company. Publically traded companies are the cancer of ou society tbh
Wes_Dev@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Not disagreeing, but I think the point is that no single person or company should be in a position of that much power. All it takes is for one thing to go wrong, one law to change, or one financial scare to happen, and BOOM. Suddenly this great monopoly is doing things people hate and there’s no alternative.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Well and GaBeN is still alive.
He need to find a successor before his time
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 8 months ago
From what I’ve heard, his son is cool, so we might get two generations of awesome steam.
Silentiea@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Laughs in Rockefeller and standard oil
Steam is a private company and being run by a decent human. Didn’t have to be both.