From what I understand Steam has a pretty solid DRM system, correct me if I'm wrong.
What would stop them from offering PC game rentals that expire after say 4 or 5 days? I'm guessing most of the Steam users buy lots of their games already so it might decrease revs a bit but if you offer up some rentals people might like and then buy.
Its the same argument torrent peeps use "I want to try before I buy", but via Steam the game dev would atleast get a piece of revenue instead of nothing from a torrenter who decides to not buy.
Anyone see gaping holes in my logic? I know I would rent a few games beforehand on Steam to try them out.
What would stop them from offering PC game rentals that expire after say 4 or 5 days? I'm guessing most of the Steam users buy lots of their games already so it might decrease revs a bit but if you offer up some rentals people might like and then buy.
Its the same argument torrent peeps use "I want to try before I buy", but via Steam the game dev would atleast get a piece of revenue instead of nothing from a torrenter who decides to not buy.
Anyone see gaping holes in my logic? I know I would rent a few games beforehand on Steam to try them out.