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'ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.world – 891 points – 1 months agopcgamer.com307Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentHow is having an offline installer that can't be taken away, not the same thing as owning?Because you are still only licensed the gameSo, "licensed" is a legal term. Explain to me how being able to keep something forever, isn't the same as owning?I'm speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.But why couldn't Steam "legally" offer offline installers the way gog does?
How is having an offline installer that can't be taken away, not the same thing as owning?Because you are still only licensed the gameSo, "licensed" is a legal term. Explain to me how being able to keep something forever, isn't the same as owning?I'm speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.But why couldn't Steam "legally" offer offline installers the way gog does?
Because you are still only licensed the gameSo, "licensed" is a legal term. Explain to me how being able to keep something forever, isn't the same as owning?I'm speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.But why couldn't Steam "legally" offer offline installers the way gog does?
So, "licensed" is a legal term. Explain to me how being able to keep something forever, isn't the same as owning?I'm speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.But why couldn't Steam "legally" offer offline installers the way gog does?
I'm speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.But why couldn't Steam "legally" offer offline installers the way gog does?
How is having an offline installer that can't be taken away, not the same thing as owning?
Because you are still only licensed the game
So, "licensed" is a legal term. Explain to me how being able to keep something forever, isn't the same as owning?
I'm speaking in a legal sense. Please reread my original comment.
But why couldn't Steam "legally" offer offline installers the way gog does?