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This is in contrast to GOG, which states on its payment checkout screen: "A purchase of a digital product on GOG grants you its Offline Installers, which cannot be taken away from you."<ref name=":2" /> | This is in contrast to GOG, which states on its payment checkout screen: "A purchase of a digital product on GOG grants you its Offline Installers, which cannot be taken away from you."<ref name=":2" /> | ||
Some games downloaded through Steam can be played without the Steam client running.<ref>https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games | Some games downloaded through Steam can be played without the Steam client running.<ref>https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games</ref><!--There is an article on CyberPost about this but I was unsure if it was an AI article or not. https://cyberpost.co/can-you-run-steam-games-without-steam/--> | ||
===PC version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive replaced by Counter-Strike 2 (2023)=== | ===PC version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive replaced by Counter-Strike 2 (2023)=== | ||
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A legacy version of Global Offensive called 'CS:GO Legacy' was released on October 10th 2023<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Legacy CS:GO Version |url=https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-6369 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010111016/https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-6369 |archive-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> after backlash from the Counter-Strike community towards the Counter-Strike 2 launch and Global Offensive replacement. This version can only be accessed while Counter-Strike 2 is installed<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Tyler |date=2023-10-13 |title=How to play CS:GO now that Counter-Strike 2 is out {{!}} PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-still-play-csgo-at-least-if-you-consider-custom-servers-where-you-fight-final-fantasy-summons-playing-csgo/ |url-status=live |website=PCGamer}}</ref>. Valve committed to supporting this version of the game until January 1st 2024<ref name=":0" /> but in that support window ignored bug reports from the community such as Counter-Strike 2 servers appearing in the community server browser with no way to distinguish these servers from Global Offensive servers unless the server provided what game it was targeting in it's name. CS:GO Legacy received only one update<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Counter-Strike 2 History · Change #20663547 · SteamDB |url=https://steamdb.info/app/730/history/?changeid=20663547 |url-status=live |website=SteamDB}}</ref> during its support window and this update didn't contain any public update notes so it is unclear what this may have fixed. | A legacy version of Global Offensive called 'CS:GO Legacy' was released on October 10th 2023<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-10 |title=Legacy CS:GO Version |url=https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-6369 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010111016/https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/73EF-08A3-0935-6369 |archive-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> after backlash from the Counter-Strike community towards the Counter-Strike 2 launch and Global Offensive replacement. This version can only be accessed while Counter-Strike 2 is installed<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilde |first=Tyler |date=2023-10-13 |title=How to play CS:GO now that Counter-Strike 2 is out {{!}} PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/you-can-still-play-csgo-at-least-if-you-consider-custom-servers-where-you-fight-final-fantasy-summons-playing-csgo/ |url-status=live |website=PCGamer}}</ref>. Valve committed to supporting this version of the game until January 1st 2024<ref name=":0" /> but in that support window ignored bug reports from the community such as Counter-Strike 2 servers appearing in the community server browser with no way to distinguish these servers from Global Offensive servers unless the server provided what game it was targeting in it's name. CS:GO Legacy received only one update<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-13 |title=Counter-Strike 2 History · Change #20663547 · SteamDB |url=https://steamdb.info/app/730/history/?changeid=20663547 |url-status=live |website=SteamDB}}</ref> during its support window and this update didn't contain any public update notes so it is unclear what this may have fixed. | ||
After the support window for CS:GO Legacy ended, numerous problems started | After the support window for CS:GO Legacy ended, numerous problems started occurring with the game. Global Offensive servers stopped appearing in the CS:GO Legacy community server browser<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=CS:GO Legacy servers being rejected from Steam / CS:GO Legacy server browser listings · Issue #4047 · ValveSoftware/csgo-osx-linux |url=https://github.com/ValveSoftware/csgo-osx-linux/issues/4047 |url-status=live |website=GitHub}}</ref> which meant that only external third party server browsers could be used to find Global Offensive servers and these servers have to be added manually unlike [[Steam]]'s server browser which finds and queries new servers automatically. As a point of comparison, the mainline PC Counter-Strike games released before Global Offensive (Counter-Strike, Condition Zero and Source) still have a functional server browser without needing third party intervention. | ||
It also became impossible to use multiple weapons (M4A1-S, USP-S, CZ75-Auto, MP5-SD, R8 Revolver) in regular gameplay as the loadout system used to switch between weapons and equip weapon skins was discontinued. If any of these weapons were equipped before the loadout system discontinuation, they will appear in the game's buy menu but the player will receive their counterparts when purchased. <!-- No references on this except Reddit and Steam Community Forums/Guides exist unfortunately. --> | It also became impossible to use multiple weapons (M4A1-S, USP-S, CZ75-Auto, MP5-SD, R8 Revolver) in regular gameplay as the loadout system used to switch between weapons and equip weapon skins was discontinued. If any of these weapons were equipped before the loadout system discontinuation, they will appear in the game's buy menu but the player will receive their counterparts when purchased. <!-- No references on this except Reddit and Steam Community Forums/Guides exist unfortunately. --> | ||