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This was a concern with early adopters of Steam, as well; and Valve made it clear that if Steam were to shut down that purchasers would have an opportunity to d
by dleslie 4y ago
This was a concern with early adopters of Steam, as well; and Valve made it clear that if Steam were to shut down that purchasers would have an opportunity to download their purchases.
Of course, this was long before they sold ephemeral digital things like trading cards and stickers, and before many games were heavily dependent on the continuation of online services.
- wing-_-nuts 4y ago>This was a concern with early adopters of Steam, as well; and Valve made it clear that if Steam were to shut down that purchasers would have an opportunity to download their purchases. I didn't realize this. I'm looking to build a pc in the coming months, and the fact that valve has a plan in place is comforting
- activitypea 4y agoBear in mind this was the plan in 2004, when steam was still using that weird military green everywhere
- lmkg 4y ago> Of course, this was long before they sold ephemeral digital things But by that point they had established themselves. They earned trust before selling things that required that trust.