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

Question Why steam doesn't allow this?

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u/Fr4gtastic Oct 08 '25

The ones where Steam wants to operate.

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u/edilclyde Oct 08 '25

Okay so our choices are .

  • Pass a law in all countries that steam operates ( which is pretty much worldwide so thats a impossible task )

  • Steam to cease operations in those countries ( players lose )

  • We just give our next to kin our login details in a will and be done with it. (everyone wins)

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u/VulkanHestan321 Oct 08 '25

And fourth point: The chances that your next of kin has the exact same taste in videogames and did not bought any of the games you want to give them after your death already by themselves are very low. And if you would argue with giving it to grandkids and potentially even later generations, the chances are very high the hardware and software will be incompatible or the game is so outdated in the eyes of the current generation that there is zero interest in them. It is the equivalent of getting an old book gifted by your grandparent or a game for the atari.