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Steam did something similar a while back. You had to log in and choose a new account name when they decided email addresses weren't suited as account names anym
by cinntaile 3y ago
Steam did something similar a while back. You had to log in and choose a new account name when they decided email addresses weren't suited as account names anymore, if you didn't your account got purged.
- eropple 3y agoDidn't that just park your account until you changed it? I don't remember seeing anything about it deleting your account, and I can't find it now.
- frederikb 3y agoWhen did that happen? I still have my OG Steam account with an email address as username which is now 19 years old. I was never prompted to change that, even though I would definitely like to. I would appreciate any insights you might have.
- cinntaile 3y agoI can't remember any specifics I'm afraid, it was probably 10+ years ago. I remember being prompted to change it (either by mail or in the client), I never did and I never logged in either. The account is gone. Since it was that long ago I can't rule out simply misremembering.
- knome 3y agoSteam account names are immutable. I don't recall them ever offering to let you change the login name. Change the username? Sure. Change the email associated with the account? Yeah. But if you've got a near 20 year old steam account, you're still logging in with whatever email address you had near 20 years ago.