▲ 664 ▼ Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future” (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 197 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Johanno@feddit.org 1 point 2 months ago (7 children) Yesnt. Steam can absolutely remote remove your library. They never did and probably won't do it. But they could permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They can take a game off sale but they can't take something from me that I've already downloaded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Johanno@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) In most European countries yes. They can't legally. But they can technically. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago They cannot if you back it up to a folder outside of the steam directory. Provided of course the game doesn't use Steam's DRM. permalink fedilink source parent [–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) How can they do that? I'm curious permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Damn dude, thanks for the insight permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) They can take a game off sale but they can't take something from me that I've already downloaded. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Johanno@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) In most European countries yes. They can't legally. But they can technically. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago They cannot if you back it up to a folder outside of the steam directory. Provided of course the game doesn't use Steam's DRM. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Johanno@feddit.org 0 points 2 months ago (1 child) In most European countries yes. They can't legally. But they can technically. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago They cannot if you back it up to a folder outside of the steam directory. Provided of course the game doesn't use Steam's DRM. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LwL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago They cannot if you back it up to a folder outside of the steam directory. Provided of course the game doesn't use Steam's DRM. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (3 children) How can they do that? I'm curious permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Damn dude, thanks for the insight permalink fedilink source parent [+] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Damn dude, thanks for the insight permalink fedilink source parent
[–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Damn dude, thanks for the insight permalink fedilink source parent