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Steam Now Warns Consumers That They're Buying a License, Not a Game During a Purchase (www.cgmagonline.com)

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Just like any game ever sold on a CD.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Technically, probably yes, but you can buy old, opened games on eBay. I doubt you can do the same with GOG games. Digital media is much harder if not impossible to resell.

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