FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoWhy is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?message-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1493file-text
arrow-up1493message-squareWhy is Valve being sued for almost $900 million, but Epic Games wasn't sued when they bought Rocket League and Fall Guys to remove them from steam?FirmDistribution@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square41linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·25 days agoI dunno, killing the idea of ownership of games was pretty bad. I don’t think any amount of Proton patches submitted is going to bring that back.
minus-squareRightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·24 days agoSteam didn’t do that. Even Super Nintendo cartridges tried to claim in the Terms and Conditions that you legally didn’t own the copy you paid for. It was never contested, and thus we have the current software ownership debacle.
minus-squareDariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-225 days agoApparently a lot of games don’t have DRMs on Steam. The only thing missing is a badge indicating this. So at least you own these…
I dunno, killing the idea of ownership of games was pretty bad.
I don’t think any amount of Proton patches submitted is going to bring that back.
Steam didn’t do that. Even Super Nintendo cartridges tried to claim in the Terms and Conditions that you legally didn’t own the copy you paid for. It was never contested, and thus we have the current software ownership debacle.
Apparently a lot of games don’t have DRMs on Steam. The only thing missing is a badge indicating this.
So at least you own these…