Comment on Steam Machine update, Valve now says all three new products will ship this year (Updated)
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 days ago
they’re trying to beat the age verification laws to market because they know afterwards will be a shit show.
they know customers won’t be spending money on hardware that is ID nerfed.
if valve gets the hardware to market now, along with the software it’s more likely that people will buy the hardware later and flash older firmware later that doesn’t require ID verification.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
What “ID nerfed”? The laws are not about ID verification, so I am not sure what you are talking about.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 days ago
multiple states and now countries have bills and/or laws that will be enforced soon that require the age and/or identity of the user. you’re lying to yourself if you believe steam won’t be directly impacted by that and will be forced to comply.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 6 days ago
It is not about your ID, it is about age. You should read those bills. An operating system has to accept an age the user is able to freely type in, no ID verification is done. So much false information.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 6 days ago
how many people live in your home with the same birthday?
it’s a form of identification.