Steam also does this btw
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
I’ve seen stuff pulled from the steam store so it’s no longer available for purchase/adding to my library, but the ones I already added, even undownloaded, have always still been available in my library, even if the game was fully defunct.
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I’ve had my downloaded purchases from a humble bundle deleted from my PC after a couple days because the payment processor failed
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 1 hour ago
Exactly what did you expect to happen? Were you expecting to keep the games that you didn’t pay?
Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 hours ago
That’s a substantially different situation, I don’t see how you can reasonably equate Sony removing game data from people’s console post-purchase due to them no longer maintaining any servers to play on with Valve not letting you keep a game that was not properly paid for in the first place.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 hours ago
Got any sources for that? Only ever heard of them removing a game from sale, not removing it from someone who has already bought it.
Also GOG don’t do this, they are unable to uninstall a game you have downloaded already.
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
Yep, GOG doesn’t have the ability but Valve absolutely does. When my payment for a humble bundle failed (so, added to library and installed before the payment was resolved) Steam removed the games from my library AND drive
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 hour ago
Oh, removing stuff you didn’t pay for is pretty understandable tbh.
wander1236@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
I’m guessing the commenter is talking about GOG and/or “legitimate” piracy on PC.
(Legitimate piracy meaning you own the game legally but you downloaded a pirated copy to avoid DRM)