alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 25 days agoSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 25 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoOh cool! I didn’t know they went that far. I’m buying from GOG from now on.
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-225 days agoGog has the same language, check section 2.1 of their user agreement. https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·25 days agoMaybe, but they provide the software without DRM and with the option to get an offline installer. (I just learned Steam does that as well apparently but with extra steps.)
Oh cool! I didn’t know they went that far.
I’m buying from GOG from now on.
Gog has the same language, check section 2.1 of their user agreement.
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog
Maybe, but they provide the software without DRM and with the option to get an offline installer.
(I just learned Steam does that as well apparently but with extra steps.)