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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

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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You legally didn’t “own” your physical games either if you haven’t noticed.

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