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Valve reminds Steam users they don't actually own a darn thing they buy (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/pcgaming

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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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[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So my Steam library, 500 plus games are worth shit. I actually knew this buying digital...still this practise should be very illegal.

[–] tux 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How the heck are you just now realizing this? It's literally always been like that. Anything digital you "buy" has always been just a license. From music on iPods, Windows, and Office to Games. It's always been that way. Is it kind of annoying and dirty? Absolutely. But I don't understand how people are acting surprised about this.

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

I guess you skipped over the..

I actually knew this buying digital.

...part.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Selling digital licenses should be illegal? That'd kill any hope of indie games turning a profit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Indie developers should sell licenses instead of games because otherwise they would not make a profit. Maybe you could explain the logic...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Physical production is vastly more expensive than digital distribution.