Even if Steam itself goes down, I’d still be able to play the games I have installed. Might not have leaderboards and achievements; but MP would still work since Steamworks has nothing to do with that.
If someone could actually compete with Steam, that would be great. Both gog and Epic don’t have linux launchers and lack many releases. If Steam is offline, it will be console gamers laughing at us.
I just switched to Linux and there are multiple Launchers that support GoG. It is not official but honestly, that makes it better in my eyes. They are open-source, no bloat, no tracking, …
Games not being on GoG is much more of an issue. :(
One day, Steamworks will also crap itself and we’ll find ourselves in the exact same situation. But that day isn’t today!
Even if Steam itself goes down, I’d still be able to play the games I have installed. Might not have leaderboards and achievements; but MP would still work since Steamworks has nothing to do with that.
I don’t pay $80 annually to play my Steam games online.
You can start steam offline, what is the issue?
Offline Steam is a pretty inconsistent experience.
Wait, does that imply that PSN users can’t even play the games that they bought and paid for without connecting to the internet?
We can play offline game without internet if the PS5 is set as primary (not using game sharing)
Luckily PC has alternatives
If someone could actually compete with Steam, that would be great. Both gog and Epic don’t have linux launchers and lack many releases. If Steam is offline, it will be console gamers laughing at us.
I mean, you literally don’t even need the launcher from GOG to play/install the games
If you sail the seas your games never need online authentication. Some even require you patch out the ability for it to connect to the internet.
I just switched to Linux and there are multiple Launchers that support GoG. It is not official but honestly, that makes it better in my eyes. They are open-source, no bloat, no tracking, …
Games not being on GoG is much more of an issue. :(
I personally don’t want to put money into something that does not offer official support, as the community launchers might stop getting updates.