ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days ago

Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

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Steam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'

www.pcgamer.com

ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days ago

The concept of a "digital license" isn't new, but there's no pretending you didn't know about it anymore.

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You’re right I was misremembering the reviews complaining about the UELA instead

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