Comment on Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Adding kernel malware after the fact should entitle every single owner who requests one to a full refund no matter how long has passsed.

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  • TipRing@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Full agree. I do want some kind of policy for games that introduce anti-cheat both during early access and after release. Bricking a game you paid for should offer some sort of recourse.

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  • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’d really like Valve to take an official policy on post-release changes that break games, but for what it’s worth they have not given me any hassle with refunds in these scenarios.

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    • nekusoul@lemmy.nekusoul.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yup. If it’s important enough that devs now have to add a disclaimer on the store page, surely devs shouldn’t be allowed to circumvent that by adding it later. Since SteamDeck customers are affected by this the most, it’s weird that this isn’t already a rule, particularly for games that are SteamDeck verified.

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  • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That’s exactly what Valve did. The automated refund system wasn’t available, but you could request a manual review and cite the added anti cheat; Valve was refunding those who did so.

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  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That should be any update

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  • Vilian@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Valve was giving refund when riot added the anticheat

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  • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I don’t think that’s fair. I “own” GTA5 and don’t really care for the last… 8 years? what they add. I had the full content of my purchase. Why should I be able to gain money for this?

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    • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Don’t be pieces of shit and you won’t owe refunds.

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