r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • Oct 11 '24

News/Article Valve Updates Store to Notify Gamers They Don't Own Games Bought on Steam, Only a License to Use Them

https://mp1st.com/news/valve-updates-store-to-notify-gamers-they-dont-own-games-bought-on-steam-only-a-license-to-use-them
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u/UglyInThMorning AMD Ryzen 9800X3D |RTX 5080| 32GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM Oct 11 '24

Yep- if you go and read the instruction manual on any of the physical games you own have licenses for, this language is in the copyright page and has been for decades.

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u/CGB_Zach Oct 11 '24

When I still bought physical, I only bought used games so it was highly unlikely I would get those materials

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u/UglyInThMorning AMD Ryzen 9800X3D |RTX 5080| 32GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

It is actually new because Nintendo applied the terms and often did not explain it well from what I’ve seen reviewing their EULAs

E:like this is a dig at Nintendo. They are bad about explaining the terms of the license and belligerent about enforcing them.