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What do you guys think about the French and Steam and reselling of games? by Caltrops News Network 09/21/2019, 12:28pm PDT French Steam users have the right to resell games, a Paris court has ruled in a case brought by a consumer group. The years-long case isn’t fully settled because Valve can yet appeal, and why would they not? This is still a big decision. The official line so far has been that games bought in a downloadable form, without a physical form like a disc backing them, cannot be resold. The court also ruled against several other clauses of Steam’s terms, like keeping your Steam Wallet funds if you shut down your account. Update:“We disagree with the decision of the Paris Court of First Instance and will appeal it,” Valve told Kotaku. (Why the fuck is Valve talking to Kotaku??) This is probably the most pro-consumer, anti-developer decision that could be made. One side would benefit enormously, in theory. The other, well, this would be the new video game crash if it happened worldwide.

What do you guys think about the French and Steam and reselling of games? by Caltrops News Network 09/21/2019, 12:28pm PDT     Unexpected by Frog Court of First Ribbit 09/21/2019, 2:46pm PDT     If this happened worldwide, it would basically end digital distribution by blackwater 09/21/2019, 3:11pm PDT         Re: If this happened worldwide, it would basically end digital distribution by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/22/2019, 1:18pm PDT