Comment on As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year

• Elting@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have never seen anyone back that claim up, despite it being a very popular one to make. People like to pretend they own their steam games but until that gets enforced by law; you don’t.

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  • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You don’t own any software! All software is licensed, yes, even FOSS software. The only software you own in a traditional sense is public domain which not only is a vanishingly small portion of software made, but is also a category that is difficult or impossible for software to be made a part of, depending on the laws in your country.

    This is no different for Steam vs. anywhere else you can buy games, even with physical copies. The only benefit of physical copies is that it’s much harder to remove access to those games after you purchase the license, unless there is online activation or DRM.

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    • Elting@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Tekinukly. Software might still come with a license, but that license has no teeth without some form of DRM. This is a stupid way to try justifying the DRM steam has.

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      • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I already addressed that. Steam has DRM, because Steam wouldn’t exist without it, and the physical copies publishers sold instead would still have DRM. There are DRM-free games on Steam - they don’t require publishers to use it. Direct your ire where it belongs.

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    • rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The ESA won’t thank you for spreading their rhetoric, you know.

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      • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I would think that the ESA would be happy for free support of their opinion. Unfortunately, the law is on their side. If you don’t like it, you have two options: try to change it or pretend it isnt true. One is easier, and I suspect both are about as likely to change things.

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  • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I want to say I read it in an interview like 15-20 years ago

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• justdaveisfine@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you reach out to Steam support, you’ll get a response like this.

  (Not my support ticket, this was stolen from Reddit)

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  But who knows what measures are in place and if that would include all games.

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  • FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Steam delists games, however, if you already bought it, you still have access to it.

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