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Valve reminds Steam users they don't actually own a darn thing they buy (www.gamesradar.com)
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I guess it's just a matter of time before you subscribe to games, and you lose access when you stop paying.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting 16 points 3 months ago

We've never owned the games themselves, only a license to use them (at best). Even the physical media of an older game was legally speaking a physical licence. Ownership rights in gaming started off minimal and got worse over the decades.