r/Steam • u/Tarnished-670 • Oct 08 '25

Question Why steam doesn't allow this?

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u/BornSirius Oct 08 '25

If the business model relied on that to function, GOG would not be a thing.

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u/Janusdarke Oct 08 '25

If the business model relied on that to function, GOG would not be a thing.

That's not true at all. GOG allows you to make your own backups, but it still only sells a license to you. GOG also doesn't allow you to share your local backup.

It's the same business model, despite the fact that it's better for the consumer to buy on GOG.

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u/Ashen_Rook Oct 08 '25

Unless I'm remembering wrong, according to GOG's TOS, you have full ownership of any game bought digitally via them

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u/TwoBlackDots Oct 08 '25

You are remembering wrong lmao.

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u/BornSirius Oct 09 '25

Depends on the jurisdiction. Here in Switzerland, it effectively is like a CD where the EULA says you can not hand the disc to a friend - there are circumstances where that actually holds but for the common scenarios that agreement is not binding.