corbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoSteam is a ticking time bombwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down123cross-posted to: technologygames@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkSteam is a ticking time bombwww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square155fedilinkcross-posted to: technologygames@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareinterdimensionalmemelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoA promise they have never honored. This was made blatantly clear when the steamdeck came out. Only some games can run in offline mode.
minus-squarederpgon@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoWell, some games are dependent on online mode, or don’t make sense in offline mode. Especially MMOs. In the end, it’s just shutting down the game servers. Got any specific names?
minus-squareinterdimensionalmemelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoAlmost every of the 1000 games in my steam account. Almost every game on there has coherent singleplayer mode.
A promise they have never honored. This was made blatantly clear when the steamdeck came out.
Only some games can run in offline mode.
Well, some games are dependent on online mode, or don’t make sense in offline mode. Especially MMOs. In the end, it’s just shutting down the game servers.
Got any specific names?
Almost every of the 1000 games in my steam account. Almost every game on there has coherent singleplayer mode.