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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months ago1980 console rom games should last as long as we have silicon technology. Anything on steam is probably not going to make it to 2050.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoSteam at least promised the games be playable without needing Steam to be online.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•6 months agoAlmost every of the 1000 games in my steam account. Almost every game on there has coherent singleplayer mode.
1980 console rom games should last as long as we have silicon technology.
Anything on steam is probably not going to make it to 2050.
Steam at least promised the games be playable without needing Steam to be online.
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.