Submitted 1 day ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world
The legal action was brought by digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt in 2024 on behalf of up to 14 million Steam users across the UK, who could be in line for compensation if she wins.
I think they will take this to court instead of paying, it sets a precedent otherwise.
You can perfectly add mods to a game from Steam using vortex mod manager for example. They’re not blocking your access to game files, like iOS does.
This wont hold because you don’t own anything using steam. Its a licensing contract that allows you to download and use the software they provide on their servers.
welp there goes another yacht
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Is there a platform out there that allows dlc from other sources? It never occurred to me this was even a thing.
my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 1 day ago
That’s only the case for digital storefronts. With physical media you’ve always been able to buy a base game from one place and an expansion pack from another.
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Oh that’s fair, I was only thinking of digital storefronts. I didn’t really get into pc gaming before distribution was predominantly digital.
sakuraba@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
the only stores that could allow that are DRM-free like GOG
finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
That makes sense, it would definitely be easier if you didn’t have to deal with DRM or launchers (like Steam and Epic, not the game launcher itself) getting in the way.
bryndos@fedia.io 1 day ago
Is it even true?
I'd have thought if i find the right wine prefix, use some winetricks type thing on it, execute whatever installer, then it should modify that game files / env?
I'm not saying i've ever done it, but it feels like that would most likely work just fine.
I mean as a uk steaming turd, i'd take the cash ( so long as it didn't require age verification), but there are way more egregious infringements of competition in this cuntry that get off scott free even after CMA "investigations".
Zoot@reddthat.com 13 hours ago
Yeah for most steam dlc content you can just drag and drop it directly into the games folder, or where ever the dlc belongs an it’ll just work. Unless it requires any online authentication, and I’ve seen games where unlocked DLC works anywhere