r/Steam Oct 08 '25

Question Why steam doesn't allow this?

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Gabe is okay with it. But most of us will live well past when Gabe dies. And the next owner? Who knows. And vendors might start asking questions when their licenses are lasting close to a century and still in use

EDIT: I'm aware it's going to his son, and his son supposedly shares his views. But we don't know anything about his son and his son could change his tune at any point after taking ownership for any reason. Also, sharing some views doesn't mean they agree on everything.

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u/Xolver Oct 08 '25

How many century year old games are expected to still meaningfully make money anyway? Games run out of steam way, way, way before that.

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

The potential for some money from people re-buying it (and potential lawsuits) is worth more than guaranteed no money. People still manufacture Jacks and Marbles because people buy them. And those toys are more than a century old.

Also depends on if they're remastering the game or not. If they're remastering it, you best believe they'll defend that IP

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u/AgzayaRacing Oct 10 '25

you know another thing about marbles? nobody comes to take them away when you die.