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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

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Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

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Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

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The concept of a "digital license" isn't new, but there's no pretending you didn't know about it anymore.

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I’m speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.
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  But why couldn’t Steam “legally” offer offline installers the way gog does?

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