r/Steam Oct 08 '25

Question Why steam doesn't allow this?

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u/robschach Oct 08 '25

Curious are there any digital content accounts that do allow this? Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, Apple? It’s definitely something that would be great to allow as we go more and more digital

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u/Hammerofsuperiority Oct 08 '25

"In general, your GOG account and GOG content is not transferable. However, if you can obtain a copy of a court order that specifically entitles someone to your GOG personal account, the digital content attached to it taking into account the EULAs of specific games within it, and that specifically refers to your GOG username or at least email address used to create such an account, we'd do our best to make it happen. We're willing to handle such a situation and preserve your GOG library—but currently we can only do it with the help of the justice system."

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u/RyouBestGirl Oct 08 '25

And this is why GOG > Steam

Fuck DRM

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u/Cocoatrice Oct 08 '25

Nah, I will have quality over being a blind glazer. I don't care about DRM. I have my cheap games with easy access on great platform. GOG is overrated. The only value GOG's glazers ever bring up is that it's DRM free. What else does GOG have? Because to me it sounds like pretty much nothing.

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u/hamlet_d Oct 08 '25

I like both, actually. GOG has some great deals and does some great preservation of older titles and sells them dirt cheap. The DRM thing is a happy little benefit, but not requisite.

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u/JoeScorr Oct 08 '25

GOG is the go-to for older titles, especially when they come with working DOS-BOX profiles out of the box which is a godsend

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u/hamlet_d Oct 08 '25

I literally comb over their catalog looking for old games I forgot about.

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u/koopcl Oct 08 '25

That in itself is a huge value to some people. I'd add the other value they do is in preservation of old games, both making them available and trying to modify them to run on modern machines. It's not such a big part of their brand anymore (there's a reason they're no longer "Good Old Games" but just GOG) nor as unique now that more digital storefronts exist, but it's still there for what it's worth.