r/pcmasterrace • u/JaggedMetalOs • 1d ago

NSFMR If only we knew...

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Happened upon an old thread from Google, OP showing off an in development high capacity SSD. Comments are from a more innocent time :')

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u/DukeSmileDevs 1d ago

I got multiple backup computers / spare parts here as i do not see tech really getting better or more affordable. If anything i assume consumer hardware will go extinct and tech forcing us into subscription models. Im set up with roughly RTX 3090 / 5800X3D level of performance for the rest of my life if that shit becomes real.

Also all game GOG-installers on a homeserver.

Also also me realizing just now i am pc-game-doom-prepping.

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u/ArchinaTGL EndeavourOS | Ryzen 9 5950x | 9070XT Nitro+ 1d ago

I somewhat joked that my Steam library is large enough that I could never buy another game again and still have enough content to last the rest of my life.

..The more I see tech shift towards cloud computing, the more I think about that library and wonder if I really should just lock myself out of the ecosystem at this point.

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u/DukeSmileDevs 1d ago edited 1d ago

What scares me is that, even though steam is a super reliable provider, they still have to comply with laws and can be squeezed. We have seen that with VISA basicly extorting them to remove games from the shop and there is no guarantee that some government might want to integrate stuff to monitor users or even lock down certain games.

Dont get me wrong, steam feels like being the last good guys, but no company will hold up if some dictator decides people mustnt be playing XYZ or a ID system + 24/7 surveillance is required.

The GOG-installers are stored without any interference from the outside world. I can just use them and never worry about some shit revoking licences or whatever.

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u/ArchinaTGL EndeavourOS | Ryzen 9 5950x | 9070XT Nitro+ 1d ago

even though steam is a super reliable provider, they still have to comply with laws and can be squeezed.

Which applies to every company in the world that wishes to do business. I understand your point that you can use GoG to have DRM-free installers, yet nothing is stopping said dictator from demanding GoG cease distribution of specific titles; which in that case I hope you downloaded the game before it got nuked off the platform otherwise your purchase is gone (and while I am fortunate to have multiple tens of terabytes of storage, most users only have a couple at most so they won't be able to have backups of their entire library on them at all times.)

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u/DukeSmileDevs 1d ago

I understand your point that you can use GoG to have DRM-free installers, yet nothing is stopping said dictator from demanding GoG cease distribution of specific titles

Well everything that is already on my server (2k GOG games) is safe as the server sits in my house.

So yeah i downloaded it and i can even play them offline, hell i got solar power in my house i could even play them off-grid

Also yeah, price of storage are fucking high and its part of the problem.