The difference being that some Steam games are DRM free, so de facto you do have full ownership of what you buy (just like with GOG), as long you have a copy for the files.
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RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoSteam Deck is not any closer to real ownership than Xbox or PlayStation. Video Games have had “non-ownership” clauses in their EULAs long before the Xbox or PlaysStation existed, sadly.
Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
garretble@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Everyone on Lemmy either says one of two things when any console news is posted:
On the second point, you are right. You are trading licensing games from Sony or MS to licensing games from Gabe and his yachts.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
People have a hard on for steam though so they give it a pass for everything.
Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 week ago
DRM on Steam is a choice made by the game publishers selling on Steam