German Consumer Group Sues Valve

[Braedan]

doesn't it say that it requires Steam to play?

Putting a label doesn't make it legal you know. If I put "use at your own risk" sign on a product, it won't stand up in court if somebody gets hurt using it.

I couldn't comment on legality, but I'm pretty sure children are taught to read bottles so they don't accidentally drink bleach. If kids can do it, the adults buying video games should be able to read as well, no? Unless we should just mindlessly consume and hope we don't accidentally eat rat poison.
If a product does something that you don't want it to, you don't buy it. If a product requires something you don't know about (ie. Steam), you should figure out what it is before you buy it.

 

[themilo504]

To be honest I kind of agree even if I?m not a fan of used game sales.

 

[Ziame]

Why the fuck would anyone buy a used game from someone anyway? If someone's looking to procure a game while not giving their money to the people who made it, why wouldn't they just pirate it?

This.


I don't care about reselling. The bigger problem is that Steam CAN cut me off my account worth x hundred Euros. The bigger problem is that I can't access my games without Internet connection (and before "yadda offline mode yadda" - with first-time install you are fucked. Even with CD/DVD.)

The bigger issue is why sell the games in stores in the first place, if you STILL DON'T OWN THE DAMN COPY.

Steam can have a fee yadda yadda

Well, uh... why would Steam settle for 1 euro, when they could get 10?? Dudes...? Why would anyone do that?




Reselling games may very well mean the end of Steam service. While I agree that both Steam and Origin could be more computer friendly, we can't really demand from them, that they supply EVERY SINGLE SERVICE to guys who will buy the games worth 50? for 1?. I mean, come on!


Retarded prices of games, mp3s, movies on the other hand... that's what we should fight. Not game reselling.