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Quote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 96 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Yeah for all the shit steam gets, I bought that now de-listed Deadpool game like, however many years ago when it first came out (it was okay thanks for asking) and recently started a family sharing thing with my partner on steam, who was surprised to see that not only did I own it, but she could play it through steam's family share. Are they perfect? Hell no, but is Gabe right about this? Hell yes.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago

    I bought a game and similarly forgot about it for years, and when I finally got around to playing it there was no discussion board. Come to find out the game was completely delisted, felt like I was in a ghost town, but it was still functional!

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    I've got a few like that too. Apparently The Last Remnant got a remaster which for some reason didn't get a PC release. despite the original being on PC. That sucked, but whatever. Then they removed the original from Steam.

    Fuck you, Square.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    You can do the same with deadpool on Xbox and PlayStation. It’s delisted there, but if you bought it you can re-download whenever you want.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago

    For now. After the stunts Sony pulled I wouldn't trust them at all. Imagine if Steam silently removed even some tools or soundtracks you purchased but never listened to? Instantly all the trust is completely gone. Even if a game is never deleted, it feels like a threat, because it is

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