alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down14cross-posted to: games@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkSteam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a gamewww.engadget.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareVoyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoGog has the same language, check section 2.1 of their user agreement. https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoMaybe, but they provide the software without DRM and with the option to get an offline installer. (I just learned Steam does that as well apparently but with extra steps.)
minus-squaredoeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoWould you mind sharing these extra steps?
Gog has the same language, check section 2.1 of their user agreement.
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog
Maybe, but they provide the software without DRM and with the option to get an offline installer.
(I just learned Steam does that as well apparently but with extra steps.)
Would you mind sharing these extra steps?
I haven’t figured them out yet 😅