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minus-squareDestide@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·14 hours agoDRM is the issue not physical. No drm means I can just keep replicating my product when physical fails
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoYeah that’s my problem with it as well. People keep going “but steam does the same thing” but with steam I actually have the install on my computer, a computer which valve does not control and they cannot take things off me after the fact.
minus-squaredatavoid@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoI believe you are thinking of GoG, not Steam.
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·8 hours agoYesnt. Steam can absolutely remote remove your library. They never did and probably won’t do it. But they could
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoThey can take a game off sale but they can’t take something from me that I’ve already downloaded.
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 hours agoIn most European countries yes. They can’t legally. But they can technically.
minus-squarematthurtme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoHow can they do that? I’m curious
minus-squareHueristic_Autistic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoYou agreed to it in the TOS
DRM is the issue not physical. No drm means I can just keep replicating my product when physical fails
Removing options is an issue
Yeah that’s my problem with it as well. People keep going “but steam does the same thing” but with steam I actually have the install on my computer, a computer which valve does not control and they cannot take things off me after the fact.
I believe you are thinking of GoG, not Steam.
Yesnt. Steam can absolutely remote remove your library.
They never did and probably won’t do it. But they could
They can take a game off sale but they can’t take something from me that I’ve already downloaded.
In most European countries yes. They can’t legally. But they can technically.
How can they do that? I’m curious
You agreed to it in the TOS