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Steam now says ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license
Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license
Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget.
GOG reminds everyone why they should buy games there and not Steam or Epic Games
After Steam started reminding its customers they're not actually owning what they buy, GOG comes swinging in like a wrecking ball.
Steam now tells users that they're buying a license, not a game
Gamers looking to add new titles to their Steam library are being met with a new message clarifying that purchasing a digital game grants them a digital license to the game, but ownership of the game itself. Valve implemented the warning ahead of a recently passed California law, which is set to go into effect in 2025.
Steam Reminds Gamers That They Don't Own Their Purchases
You don't own the games in your Steam library. Going forward, you'll be reminded of this fact every time you buy a game from the Steam digital storefront. The Steam checkout page now features the following notice: "a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam.
Steam Finally Makes It Clear You Don’t Own Your Games
Valve updated Steam’s shopping carts to notify users that they’re only buying a “license” for the game, not the game itself.
Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself
There comes a point in most experienced Steam shoppers' lives where they wonder what would happen if their account was canceled or stolen, or perhaps they just stopped breathing. It's scary to think about how many games in your backlog will never get played;
Steam admits you don't actually own any of your games
You don't own any of those games. Valve's PC gaming digital marketplace has started including a notice on the shopping cart screen letting users know that purchasing a game on Steam grants them a license for it,
Steam now explicitly states you don’t own the digital games you’re buying
Have you ever bought an app or game from a digital storefront, only for it to suddenly disappear and become inaccessible without warning? It’s both confusing and frustrating, which is why some governments are stepping in and hoping to make things clearer for consumers.
Steam Now Makes It Clearer That its Users Don’t Own Their Games
Steam has started warning consumers who are about to purchase games on the platform that they will just purchase a license to play the game.
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Steam Begins Warning Players They're Only Buying a License to a Game as California Launches New Consumer Protection Law Around Digital Purchases
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Popular Ubisoft Game Finally Coming to Steam This Week
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