Steam Now Warns Consumers That They’re Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase
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Whenever you purchase a game on Steam, you’ll now be met with a warning, stating that you're buying a license and not the game itself.
  • orangeboats@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I think there’s one key thing you missed: you have never bought a copy of the game on Steam! It’s always been a license. Valve simply made the fact clear now because of legal changes.

    so the next question, is this retroactive

    So the answer for this is a solid no.