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Can a Steam profile be a real memorial for a lost life? (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

accounts are "non-transferrable," but how would they actually know if you handed over your login info to someone

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They don't, it's just to dissuade people from selling accounts and cover their ass.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If I can’t sell a thing then do I really own it?

[–] glitches_brew 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Europeans can sell their steam game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, can we ?

[–] glitches_brew 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

https://www.eurogamer.net/eu-rules-publishers-cannot-stop-you-reselling-your-downloaded-games#comments

I guess it's more of a situation where they can't penalize you if you buy and sell accounts.

But to answer your question, you would exchange your password for money and the account is now theirs with no fear that Valve will ban them for breaking a rule. They have to allow it but are not required to create functionality in Steam to make it easier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's interesting I didn't know that, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

ok, well...over 14 years i've amassed over 200 games; no way i'm letting that evaporate into nothing if i find out my days are numbered

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Eh, I've been a lot less tempted by steam sales lately. Better to get stuff off of sites like GOG where possible, because you can usually get a DRM-free, offline installer as a backup

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

That’s not really the point of the story.

But yeah, I plan to hand down my accounts for everything, including Steam.