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Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

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Steam now tells gamers up front that they're buying a license, not a game

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Steam appears to have started posting a notice in its shopping cart that purchases on its storefront are only for a license and not a game.

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Cyborganism
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3•8 days ago
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.)
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  Would you mind sharing these extra steps?
  - Cyborganism
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    I haven’t figured them out yet 😅

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