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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

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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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This is in response to the new California law that forces stores to clearly disclose that the customer is buying a temporary license.
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  Just like the EU, California does a lot for global customer protection.
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    Except the cancer warning thing which didn’t exactly have the desired effect. Good intent, bad execution.

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