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Steam now says ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license

The Verge on MSN · 19h

Steam now says the ‘game’ you’re buying is really just a license

Valve is now explicitly disclosing that you don’t own the games you buy from its Steam online store. The company has added a note on the payment checkout screen stating that “a purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam,” as reported earlier by Engadget.

Steam Finally Makes It Clear You Don’t Own Your Games

Valve updated Steam’s shopping carts to notify users that they’re only buying a “license” for the game, not the game itself.

Ars Technica · 1d

Steam adds the harsh truth that you’re buying “a license,” not the game itself

The harsh truth is timed to a new California law against false advertising.

Sparking Zero Smashes Steam Record

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is trouncing the fighting game competition on Steam, with nearly double Street Fighter 6's all-time players record

Sparking! Zero released on Steam earlier today and, oh boy, it's doing numbers. At the time of writing there are 121,330 players according to SteamDB which, with a little bit of context, proves to be an overwhelming number.

GameRant on MSN · 1d

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Smashes Steam Record Before It's Even Out

Sparking Zero sets a major Steam record before its official launch, showing potential for the fighting game's future.

Eurogamer on MSN · 1d

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Review - arena fighters don't get much better than this

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero is everything Dragon Ball fans will have wanted, but it's also just a blast for those unbothered by its extensive fan-service.

Thought you owned your games on Steam? Think again, as Valve makes it clear you just own a licence for them

Ideas around digital game ownership are certainly about to change, as Steam is making it clear the games you pay for are ...

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Steam Now Makes It Clearer That its Users Don’t Own Their Games

Steam has started warning consumers who are about to purchase games on the platform that they will just purchase a license to ...

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Upcoming Steam Game Is Free If You Download Within 24 Hours

An upcoming Steam game — which is to say, a Steam game not even out yet — is free to download right now, for the next 24 ...

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Metaphor: ReFantazio is bad for graphics nerds but good for the Steam Deck

Metaphor: ReFantazio might not be the most graphically sophisticated RPG of 2024, but that does make it easier to run on a ...

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This homebrew plugin that lets you install GOG and Epic games on your Steam Deck is getting a standalone Steam release

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Space on MSN19h

Nearby exoplanet is a 1st-of-its-kind 'steam world,’ James Webb Space Telescope finds

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found a "first of its kind" world, an exoplanet that is twice the size ...

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Steam Next Fest countdown – here's when Valve's October 2024 free demo event kicks off

But first, you have to know when the event starts, and that's what brings us together today. Here are the Steam Next Fest ...

Assassin's Creed Mirage Confirms Steam Release Date

Steam users will soon be able to check out the latest installment in the Assassin's Creed series as Ubisoft confirms its ...

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