@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agoSteam'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'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square305fedilinkarrow-up1949arrow-down147cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1902arrow-down1external-linkSteam'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'www.pcgamer.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square305fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-square@GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoSo all those files on the disc I had to install were for something else then?
minus-squareJohnEdwalinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 months agoHelped you (and Valve) to save some bandwidth. But yes. If it requires a Steam account to play, you bought a license allowing you to access a game using Steam, and not an actual game you own.
minus-square@GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 months agoSo it’s anti consumer bullshit.
minus-square@cybermass@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoThat is done because of a game publisher, not steam.
So all those files on the disc I had to install were for something else then?
Helped you (and Valve) to save some bandwidth. But yes. If it requires a Steam account to play, you bought a license allowing you to access a game using Steam, and not an actual game you own.
So it’s anti consumer bullshit.
That is done because of a game publisher, not steam.