Valve reminds Steam users they don't actually own a darn thing they buy
Valve reminds Steam users they don't actually own a darn thing they buy, GOG pounces and says its games "cannot be taken away from you" thanks to offline installers
I guess it's just a matter of time before you subscribe to games, and you lose access when you stop paying.
So my Steam library, 500 plus games are worth shit. I actually knew this buying digital...still this practise should be very illegal.
How the heck are you just now realizing this? It's literally always been like that. Anything digital you "buy" has always been just a license. From music on iPods, Windows, and Office to Games. It's always been that way. Is it kind of annoying and dirty? Absolutely. But I don't understand how people are acting surprised about this.
I guess you skipped over the..
I actually knew this buying digital.
...part.
Selling digital licenses should be illegal? That'd kill any hope of indie games turning a profit.
Indie developers should sell licenses instead of games because otherwise they would not make a profit. Maybe you could explain the logic...
Physical production is vastly more expensive than digital distribution.