ffs I didn't even look at the source post in the PC Mag article because 95% of the time I gloss right over any embedded social media post/comment because they're useless. Was useless in this case too I guess lol
Companies are more capable at disclosing whether breaches occur, so a social media post like LinkedIn doesn't provide any proof to such claims and isn't a reliable source to trust. It's often a place for spam and AI-generated nonsense like this.
"But well, what about purchasing a physical game?" - same ordeal; stuff like Ubisoft's UPlay on games like the Sims 4, where you have to download the game online before playing it. As well as Half Life 2 which came with Steam DRM.
@SylverReZ yeah, I know :/ the unfortunate compromise I'm making to play games without pirating them. At least Steam/Valve are one of the least-evil companies in the space.
You gotta worry about the companies selling the games that could pull it from Steam at any given time without warning, and poof, that game is gone from your library.
@K3Nv3, and that's why I almost exclusively play single-player only games that don't require always-online shit, and for the games that do have an always-online requirement or largely depend on it, the dev/publishers are ones that have a track record of supporting their games longer term
@Sicklyboy:
@K3Nv3, and that's why I almost exclusively play single-player only games that don't require...