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Valve confirms your Steam account cannot be transferred to anyone after you die | Your Steam games will go to the grave with you (www.techspot.com)

submitted 6 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] DaFuqs@feddit.de 34 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (10 children)

EU, do your thing

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 6 months ago (9 children)

not sure what EU should do here

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

When you buy something you should be able to pass it on or sell it to someone else. This "the software not sold, only licensed" BS should be illegal. Either you rent with a monthly fee, or you buy it and own it. Owning something means you can sell it to someone else.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

Either you rent with a monthly fee, or you buy it and own it.

Of those two options, you know which one the publishers would pick...

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