> A game company can always just block the credit card details (not just the number) from buying the game again, there’s a limit to the number of CCs that a per

> A game company can always just block the credit card details (not just the number) from buying the game again, there’s a limit to the number of CCs that a person is going to be able to use. Gift cards exist. Companies can't block people from buying a game effectively, otherwise cheating wouldn't be a problem anymore as most cheaters are repeat offenders. > The problem is theft of a product that has been purchased. While it may be true that taking back a physical product without permission is considered theft, companies have the right to enforce their terms and conditions. In the case of a game company, if a player is found to be cheating, they have violated the terms and conditions and the company has the right to revoke their access to the game. This is not theft because the player has not fulfilled their end of the contract by following the rules of the game. The player has never "bought a game", they bought a software which allowed them to accept terms and conditions to play online. Also just to be clear, I fucking hate Activision and haven't given them money for years already. I'm talking more generally about the practice of game bans.