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Comment on Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version

Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

This is why I will always have some nostalgia for physical media. I still got CDs I bought in the 90s (which I’ve copied onto my hard drives a long, long time ago) and while they need a like coaxing to work at times, they are forever mine and no one can take them from me.

I was very hesitant to go on steam specifically for their ‘you don’t own shit even if you paid and followed the rules’ garbage.

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keen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Steam is crazy in how it’s still usable and not completely enshittified after existing for so many years. I don’t know how they do it

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- infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  It’s called staying away from venture capital. It really is as simple as that. Because Valve has a lucrative business model they have no need to raise capital from outside investors, and therefore there is nobody to squeeze them for value at the expense of their customers.
  
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  - keen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Damn, now I understand the hype!
    
    A Blessing From The Lord
    
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- Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  I bought Star Wars squadrons and it worked for a bit. Now it doesn’t even boot and I don’t know why. Initially it was my shitty anti-virus that was causing the problem, but even after disabling it it doesn’t load.
  
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