Steam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase(www.cgmagonline.com)

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orangeboats@lemmy.world

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2 months ago

I think there’s one key thing you missed: you have never bought a copy of the game on Steam! It’s always been a license. Valve simply made the fact clear now because of legal changes.

so the next question, is this retroactive

So the answer for this is a solid no.

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