I bought Half Life in 1998 and can still play it on a brand new 2025 pc. Meanwhile, you buy a Nintendo Switch 2 and all of a sudden your game library is worthless.
If Steam isn't ownership, then whatever it is it's better.
>>717598646
Here's the thing. There are quite a few steam games I would like to "own" but there never are any quality seeds available to pirate off, especially games that are smaller/more niche. What am I supposed to do? I paid for the game on steam, but if I want to TRULY own it then I need to pirate it too. I guess it's technically isn't stealing because I'm not giving away or anything and I already paid for a copy.
>>717598509 (OP)
Define "own" because by default you don't "own" any media at all. You aren't allowed to copy them. Objectively you "own" Steam games more than anything disc drm before since those are unplayable without crack. >>717598830
Some games are DRM free on steam, most works with Steam emulator that let's you play offline too.
>>717598509 (OP)
You don't "own" the games you buy, you're just buying a license to run them through Steam.
That doesn't make it a subscription service, no.
>>717598509 (OP)
you "own" nothing
at best you pass on what you have to a descendant and they end up selling it off anyways
Enjoy life and what you "own" while you're alive, then move on in whatever afterlife exists.
>>717598509 (OP)
I own a ticket to download and play the game for as long as its on Steam. It is good for as long as Steam lasts.
Subscription implies I pay more than once for the same thing. I bought a ticket on a service that does not resort to such stupidity. So I give them money in exchange for tickets so they can keep running.
Same as I do with GOG. Same reason why I dont buy Epic and MS Store.
>>717598509 (OP) >Okay but do you actually not own your games? S
No, they don't. They'll "buy" game during their stupid orchestrated "sales" and pretend they own what they're paying for.
Even women that go on stupid spending sprees at the mall are more dignified than steamdrones, because at least they own whatever they buy.
