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Still though, the shitty thing with Steam (or why Valve is so evil) is the fact that the customer can not act as a reseller if he/she is either unsatisfied with
by mlLK 17y ago
Still though, the shitty thing with Steam (or why Valve is so evil) is the fact that the customer can not act as a reseller if he/she is either unsatisfied with the game or is just tired of playing it.
I don't really know what sort of model (subscription?) Steam has implemented here, but it appears very monopolistic and evil given the PC gaming market.
http://www.digitalruin.net/node/55 http://www.digitalruin.net/node/55
- ElliotH 17y agoBut on the other hand you do get some advantages in return for that sacrifice of your 'reseller' right. For example, the ability to use your game wherever you want, however many times you reinstall or whatever. Theres a real risk Valve or any company that controls your software could go bust - and then you'd be in trouble, but in my opinion Valve is more trustworthy than, for example, EA - since you can at least redownload your software and use it more than some fixed number of times.
- steveklabnik 17y agoValve has also stated that in this situation, they'll release the keys to the Steam servers.
- pragmatic 17y agoOver the holidays there were AAA games selling for $3. What possible re-sale can you expect from that?