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this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2026
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It's a chicken and egg kind of problem. But ultimately, it's where gamers go. Where we vote to put our dollars basically. If it's GoG or some other platform that becomes open source or something that works to build a good product, that's where publishers will eventually move to as well after the paying audience moves. But yeah, of course lots of big name studios will fight tooth and nail and won't supply DRM free versions willingly.
Unless policy gets instituted to force them of course.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/1013521/video-game-ownership-bill-congress-power-to-the-players-act
The paying audience is not going to move though. I hate to say it, but gamers (in aggregate, not individually) have proven they will collectively buy stuff with horrible MTX and other anti-features. If Steam gets these, they will not budge until it is too late.
I don't disagree. We'll have to feel pain before anyone changes. That's how conservative, reactionary thinking works. Until gas in the US went people didn't give a shit about their neighbors and fascism. Personal harm/gain move people more than empathy or anecdotes unfortunately. Good ole capitalism reinforcing selfishness and narcissim.