1984@lemmy.today to PCGaming@lemmy.world · 1 month agoValve reminds Steam users they don't actually own a darn thing they buywww.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down140file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkValve reminds Steam users they don't actually own a darn thing they buywww.gamesradar.com1984@lemmy.today to PCGaming@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
I guess it’s just a matter of time before you subscribe to games, and you lose access when you stop paying.
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoWe’ve never owned the games themselves, only a license to use them (at best). Even the physical media of an older game was legally speaking a physical licence. Ownership rights in gaming started off minimal and got worse over the decades.
We’ve never owned the games themselves, only a license to use them (at best). Even the physical media of an older game was legally speaking a physical licence. Ownership rights in gaming started off minimal and got worse over the decades.