Hence why we should be fighting for rights with digital goods. eBooks can be checked out at the library, albeit not without multiple fights to get something relatively fair, and there’s no good reason why this can’t be implemented for all other digital goods, other than like you said, corporate greed.

They didn’t do anything with the models, it’s been confirmed that the tech just takes the 2d frame and applies whatever AI Instagram filters on top.

You’ll own nothing and like it.

• capitalism.

Well said.

I disagree. They’re are a multi billion dollar company that is the defacto/largest distributor, they’ve got the clout to push for effective change and they’ve been vocally against the secondary market or transfers, including on death.

Also you said it yourself, they could easily do this for the games they publish and yet here we are.

I do appreciate they keep delisted games around at least.

That’s nice. You’re wrong, but that’s nice.

Sure, here are my small list personal list of gripes, mostly minor except the first one.

• Their continued stance on loot boxes and enabling of gambling.
• They did try to do a paid mod system back in the day and got shutdown by gamers pretty quick.
• Their initial discontinuation of batteries and LCD screens for their steam deck after only four years.
• Their continued stance that they are selling revokable, non-transferable licenses and not games that you own.

Steam’s a great company and overall very pro-consumer company in my opinion, more so than most of the other companies in the PC gaming realm but I’ll criticize Steam when I see something I believe is anti-consumer regardless of my like for them because end of they day they’re still just a corporation that prioritizes profits over people and it’s just one death away from being enshitified like the rest of them.

Ah, moving goalposts now I see. CAH has provided the forms to submit your receipt and get your refund and go ask about how effective it is yourself because I wasn’t arguing or making a case about effectiveness.

I’m simply arguing that there are companies that are trying to be decent companies and pro-consumer, not arguing about the effectiveness of their pro-consumer stance.

While we’re at it let’s just get your whataboutism that you’ll also try to pull out of the way, yes most corporations will also not be making any moves to refund their customers when they get their illegal tariffs refunded and that also makes them anti-consumer asshats.

Yeah, like Cards Against Humanity spotted the difference and decided to not be anti-consumer asshats.

https://www.fastcompany.com/91500865/tariff-refund-cards-against-humanity-trump

Yeah, it’s honestly very sad to see people defend these gaming corporations blindly, yes, including Steam, when they’re doing anti-consumer things.

100% agree.

It’s also like to add that passing on my games to my kids and the ability to sell my keys should also be on the table.