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Steam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase (www.cgmagonline.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Katana314 to c/games
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[–] TommySoda 44 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

But also with GOG you can download the installers and play offline. It's literally one of their big selling points. It's less convenient than things like steam, but you can do whatever the hell you want when you buy it. So in that regard, it literally is a purchase. Or as close as you can get with digital goods.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the game, they still sell DRM games which are limited in being able to be downloaded freely

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

you can do whatever the hell you want when you buy it

Mmm, not quite.

And I point that out because Lemmy is a very FOSS-friendly place where that sentiment is actually true.