Steam Now Warns Consumers That They’re Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase
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Steam Now Warns Consumers That They’re Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase
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Steam Now Warns Consumers That They’re Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase
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Whenever you purchase a game on Steam, you’ll now be met with a warning, stating that you're buying a license and not the game itself.
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The amount of comments on social media that I saw of people surprised by this means this really wasn’t something the average person knew about, it’s natural to think if you paid for digital content it should’ve the same rights of physical. Though reselling will get messy.

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