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[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's not Steam's decision to make. The statement you're referring to is just Steam highlighting a decision made by the game publishers. Even if Steam didn't highlight it, it would still exist, as you would see if you read the games' license terms before paying.

Ubisoft is a game publisher. They actually make the decision that you don't own the games you pay for.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

valve is a publisher too, and they have the exact same policy for their games.

https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement

[-] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Practically all game publishers do. Sadly, it's the industry standard.

(By the way, you linked Steam's subscriber agreement, which concerns Steam's service and client software, not the games bought on Steam. Maybe you meant to link a Valve game license?)

In any case, it doesn't matter here, because the complaint was about Steam, not Valve.

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