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I need to check the license again. (Haven't read it in a long time.) The thing is: you don't really own any game. Yes you own the manuals and the case and the
by drbawb 15y ago
I need to check the license again. (Haven't read it in a long time.)
The thing is: you don't really own any game. Yes you own the manuals and the case and the physical media, but it's still licensed to you. Just like a Steam game is.
The only real difference is that Steam can actually revoke that license and enforce that revocation.
However I thought the license stated that if Steam ever went out of business your games would retain offline functionality and be locally playable. (e.g: You get to keep a copy w/o Steam DRM and Community.)
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- gm 15y agoYou hit the nail in the head: It's a license. A contract. You are allowed to use the software under the terms described. The user never "owns" anything.
- ChrisNorstrom 15y agoYeah, the Steam TOS calls games a "subscription".