alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1315arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoOh cool! I didn’t know they went that far. I’m buying from GOG from now on.
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-21 month 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-up4arrow-down1·1 month 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.)
minus-squaredoeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWould you mind sharing these 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.)
Would you mind sharing these extra steps?
I haven’t figured them out yet 😅