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Isn't this just Valve implementing the new law required in California? https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-a

• metadat 2y ago
  (1) Helpful context, thanks! Discussed 2 weeks ago: California new law forces digital stores to admit you're just licensing content https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41663432 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41663432 - Sep 2024 (11 comments) (2) There is also a submission from today related to this article (though TFA and this other article are both rather light and shallow at ~1 paragraph each): Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game (engadget.com) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41809193 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41809193 (15 comments) (3) Finally, a marginally more informative article from Ars: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you-that-it-really-sells-a-license-for-a-digital-product/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/10/steam-now-reminds-you...
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• kleiba 2y ago
  Isn't that discussed in the article?
• S0y 2y ago
  You didn't even read the article didn't you?
• m463 2y ago
  and so is GOG
• KomoD 2y ago
  Yes, just like it says in the article.