Steam changes the way people buy games as customers are stopped at the checkout
Date: 2024-10-21STEAM is the most popular online storefront for people to buy PC games.
Like many PC gaming stores, you are required to download the Steam launcher if you want to play your games.
The Epic Game Store, as well as publisher-developed storefronts like Ubisoft Connect also require you to download their clients.
The one major storefront that is an exception to this rule is GOG, which offers DRM-free games for PC players.
There has been much discussion online about video game preservation, and how digital games are overtaking physical games in popularity.
As digital games become the norm even on consoles, many people have questioned whether they really own the games that they pay for.
This came to a head earlier this year when The Crew was not only delisted from online storefronts, but was also removed from people’s libraries.
While people had purchased the game, they weren’t offered refunds when the game was taken away from their accounts.
Legally game companies can do this as players do not own their digital games and instead merely license them from the owner.
While this information is out there, many people are still not aware of how purchasing digital games actually works.
Steam is making this process more clear to users as it will stop customers just before they purchase games at the checkout.
There has been an update to the checkout process when people try to purchase games on Steam.
Before you complete the checkout process, a sign shows up that says, “A purchase of a digital product grants a license for the product on Steam.â€
This makes it more clear to customers that they do not own the games they are purchasing.
If you see this notification when you go to the checkout, it’s important to know that the games function on Steam as before.
Nothing has changed with Steam functionally. The company is simply making people more aware of how digital games work.
You will still be able to purchase and play your games via Steam, but just be aware that like most digital games, the publisher reserves the right to remove your games.
If you want to read more about Steam, check out the highly-rated PC games you can pick up for pennies.
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