- cross-posted to:
- pcgaming@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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Can’t wait until the EU explains to them where their place is.
Also, do people of Lemmy still think Steam is the best company ever?
Considering that all of the platforms have the “non-transferable” clause in their EULAs… It seems to be an industry issue, not a Steam one.
The bar for big gaming companies is so low that a company that isn’t actively trying to gouge its customers is seem as exceptional
Even with this they are still in the running for “Least Bad”
This is a reply by a lowly employee completing a support ticket. Just because the circumstances are different, they won’t do much asking around and treat it the same as someone asking “can I give my account to my brother”.
Hopefully more people shift to companies like GOG. Can’t get everything on there, but I’ve got quite a bit.
I don’t think there are other companies like GOG. How about just shifting to Good Old GOG?
Buying physical media is another option. But yeah, I’m not aware of others either.
Most of physical media is just a box with a code inside these days. You’ll be lucky to get a DVD with some of the game data you still need to patch.
Does GOG allow it? I expect theres a clause for that in their TOS too.
You can literally just download copies of all your games and give them the installers, even if it’s in the TOS, there’s nothing stopping you from bequeathing them via a drive practically speaking.
Its the same with password sharing on steam. Doesn’t mean its not against ToS
GOG has always been big on non-DRM and giving you direct access to the installers. They do have a launcher, which likely has similar terms as Steam, but there’s no way to enforce the way people use installers.
So it’s more similar to physical media–there’s still legislation, but I don’t believe “passing on” a game would be any more illegal than passing on a physical disk.
And GOG has always been in favor of this model, to my knowledge.
I’m on Linux, so no. Absolutely not.
I’m also on Linux. There are plenty of games that run natively. I still use Steam for those I can’t get on GOG, but there are plenty you can.
Well good luck finding out it’s actually my grandkids playing my 2008 copy of Left 4 Dead
I’m not saying this is a good thing, I’m just saying I thought everyone already knew this with Steam.
At some point Gaben will retire and an MBA will run steam into the ground.
When I die, I am absolutely making sure someone I like gets password access to my accounts on various services. Don’t care if it’s against TOS of various services. That’s their problem, not mine.
