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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month ago

Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

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Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

www.engadget.com

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month ago

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Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game.

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Every game I bought before the wording change should be under my ownership imo. Retroactive shit is bullshit.
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  It was always in the EULA. You signed the contract when you made the account.
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    Nobody reads that shit.
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      It’s still not retroactive

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