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Quoted More Classic Capcom Titles Have Arrived On Steam, But, Of Course, There's A Catch by Jack Yarwood (timeextension.com)
[T]hese new releases are simply reissues of the GOG versions we've seen published over the past two years. However, they are already proving divisive with members of the gaming community. This is due to Capcom once again adding the third-party DRM "The Enigma Protector" to each of these titles — something which was originally absent from the GOG releases.

On March 28, 2022, I published On DRM-Free Games on Steam, wherein I examined the status of DRM on Steam, shared resources for identifying DRM-free games on the platform, and offered my unsolicited advice on how Steam could make it easier for account-holders to determine whether a particular game has Steam-launcher dependencies or other forms of DRM. Alas, Steam did not take my advice, but there are still plenty of DRM-free games on Steam. With that being said, I tend to prefer purchasing games on GOG or Itch.io instead of Steam when multiple options are available because all games on GOG and Itch are DRM-free. A recent report on Time Extension highlights the value of GOG’s DRM-free guarantee. Capcom had released several classic PSX-era games on GOG in DRM-free states. It then released the same games on Steam, but with DRM protection. In addition to making the games less pro-ownership, Time Extension reports that Capcom’s choice for DRM protection has negative effects on performance. It is never too late for Steam to take my advice and add Steam launcher/third-party DRM information to its store pages.