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		scblock on Oct 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS online services will shut... PC games aren't particularly open. Most are heavily DRM encumbered.

bentley on Oct 4, 2023 [–]

Some PC games are heavily DRM encumbered. Most (on Steam) are lightly DRM encumbered. Many (everything on GOG and other such stores) are not DRM encumbered.

This is a much better situation than on consoles, where all games are heavily DRM encumbered.

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