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alessandro to PC Gaming · 7 months ago

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

www.engadget.com

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

www.engadget.com

alessandro to PC Gaming · 7 months ago
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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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    It was always in the EULA. You signed the contract when you made the account.

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      Nobody reads that shit.

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        It’s still not retroactive

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