ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up1658arrow-down130cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1628arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square202fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down6·2 hours agoOkay steam, if its just a digital license and not ownership… Then surely you’ll be significantly lowering prices, Since you charge full ownership prices for games, not license prices… Right?
minus-squareCapricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 hour agoI don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 hour agoG*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoThe $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
minus-squareDontfearthereaper123@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoFr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
Okay steam, if its just a digital license and not ownership… Then surely you’ll be significantly lowering prices, Since you charge full ownership prices for games, not license prices… Right?
I don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
G*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
The $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
Fr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days