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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month ago

Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

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Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

www.engadget.com

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month ago

Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game.

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This isn’t actually true.

Gog isn’t ‘piracy is strictly legal’ there is still a license attached to the software that can have restrictions.

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