@sendpaws @david @phnt @raccoon @japananon @mischievoustomato But cracked servers wouldn't be a problem if things were host-able by users because "it's their problem", and it was never about piracy or cracked servers, it was about forcing users, gradually, into closed source and wallgardened ecosystems where they can be milked for much more easily.

PC, not being a closed enough platform, was to be removed from the equation. Of course, Valve threw a wrench into that, but that's what they were going for at Microsoft.