Perhaps, but Desura has no DRM in the distribution system either; it doesn't need to be running to launch games. Further, it has an offline mode in the login menu and main menu which doesn't restrict you from playing downloaded games (actually, I don't think you even need to log in locally to use offline mode). So, if you want to define DRM such that you must prove that it's you at the time of digital purchase, then buying a game physically at a shop with a credit card (digitally!) counts as DRM as well. It's simply a meatspace login system with a digital payment method.Maze1125 wrote:It is.Gorlom wrote:I'm sorry about counting Desura as DRM. I had assumed that since you needed an account and the presence of a client to use the distribution platform was enough for it to be counted as DRM.
DRM stands for "Digital Rights Management". Any digital system put in place to manage rights counts as DRM. That includes log-in systems.
The key point here is that there is a distinction between DRM in a distribution system and DRM in the game code itself.
Desura is DRM, but many of the games you get through Desura are DRM free. The exact same thing is true of Steam and GOG.com.
And now... I'll shut up about the topic.