• Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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        1 year ago

        Oh I’m sure in the ToS it mentions that we don’t own anything and they have the right to cut access whenever they want for any reason and that you can’t sue them for it

        • Pretzel@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          I’m not a lawyer, but I vaguely remember hearing that Terms of Service can’t protect a company from everything. I seriously doubt a company could get away with that when it was brought to court.

      • Mercival@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        I doubt it would tbh. It’s more or less equivalent to Nintendo shutting down the eshop, or an MMO terminating its online service.

        You do not own digital games, you own a license to use a service that may or may not be provided to you.

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          Hmm.

          Pretty sure you don’t own ANY games anymore, unless you fully pirate them. The physical discs aren’t big enough to have the full game and really contain the license to play, which is why downloads and updates are prevalent before you get to play on most systems.

          Is this correct or have I read incorrectly online?

          If I’m correct, then my point is really that if players let this stand then a company can do anything to any game you’ve “bought”.

          • Mercival@lemm.ee
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            1 year ago

            Depends. Some console games contain the entirety of the game. However oftentimes they still might require a system update to play, which won’t be available forever.

            So yeah, you don’t really own anything.

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            1 year ago

            Pretty sure you don’t own ANY games anymore, unless you fully pirate them

            Or if you buy them on GOG

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      1 year ago

      In 2021, I got an email that said: “We have temporarily suspended your inactive Ubisoft account and will be closing it permanently in 30 days in accordance with our Terms of Use.” - And my account had two games at the time.

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        Just curious: Had you purchased those games, or had you claimed them for free as giveaways? If you purchased them, it appears to contradict Ubisoft’s statement in the article, so that would be meaningful.