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0 pointsbscphil3y ago0 comments

Right, but OP said Steam "doesn't enforce DRM". Saying they don't require developers to implement it is different than saying they don't enforce it.

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Different how? If it's not required, then it's not enforced, no?

xiaq3y ago

I guess "Steam doesn't enforce DRM" can be understood to mean that Steam doesn't enforce DRM regardless of whether the game uses its API.

Oh hmm. I don't know exactly how it works, but I think Steam DRM is different from using the API for friends and things like that.

Very not sure about that, though.

Game developers are not required to implement Steam DRM to sell their games on the Steam store.

If a game developer chooses to implement Steam DRM, Valve will enforce it.

Yes. What is the other meaning? DRM that doesn't enforce protection?

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