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I like the portability. I'm a fairly senior SysAdmin, I use a LOT of different computers. (I've got my Surface running OotP, my old Dell 2-in-1 running Twitch watching a YukarinKazami stream from yesterday, my old desktop that I turned into a media server connected to my TV playing YouTube for my 9yo, my work laptop VPN'd into the office and running 6 or 7 ssh sessions monitoring a multi-day backup I'm doing and my gaming PC is occupied by my 9yo who's playing Fortnite. This is a normal day for me.) I like to have the game available wherever I happen to be and on whatever device I happen to be using, and not having to worry about "is my 'license' at its limit?" I buy direct so I can test it a bit early, but then I buy on Steam the day of release and use that.

Edit: and don't discount the 'automagical updates' feature. I have a LOT of computers and programs to manage, even just in my home. Not having to worry about updates is a BIG BIG deal for people like me.