Posted April 25, 2015
So it has come to my attention that outside of GOG (and sometimes even within), there is a lot of confusion about what DRM-free actually means in mainstream gaming circles. I've come across many instances where people had erroneous assumptions about what a DRM-free user license and files actually allow you to do... from some who thought they could just give or trade copies of installers to people legally... to others who thought that if GOG shut down they would no longer be able to access their games (as in, they didn't understand the concept of having a DRM-free installer that they could keep locally/physically as backup).
Is this Valve's victory for brainwashing the masses into not even comprehending what DRM-free means? Or I guess I am more interested in the discussion on what can be done to better educate people on what DRM-free actually is and why they should care. I can sort of understand the younger generations having misconceptions about DRM-free gaming who have maybe only known PC gaming as it exists in the Steam ecosystem... so how do we reach and educate those who are born into the "Steam generation"?
Is this Valve's victory for brainwashing the masses into not even comprehending what DRM-free means? Or I guess I am more interested in the discussion on what can be done to better educate people on what DRM-free actually is and why they should care. I can sort of understand the younger generations having misconceptions about DRM-free gaming who have maybe only known PC gaming as it exists in the Steam ecosystem... so how do we reach and educate those who are born into the "Steam generation"?