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minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoThe fact that steam games are cross platform is because you buy a license. Very rarely a cd-rom would have Mac and Windows in one, but in that regard desktops were mostly like consoles not so long ago.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoYou always only buy a license. Get a crack, then you own the game.
minus-squareTheBlackLounge@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoTrue but you can do that for consoles too (PS5 not yet), and this issue isn’t what makes them not a full PC.
The fact that steam games are cross platform is because you buy a license. Very rarely a cd-rom would have Mac and Windows in one, but in that regard desktops were mostly like consoles not so long ago.
You always only buy a license. Get a crack, then you own the game.
True but you can do that for consoles too (PS5 not yet), and this issue isn’t what makes them not a full PC.