A French High Court rules that Valve must allow resale of digital goods and products.

[cobra]

This at first glance may sound like a win but this has predictable industry ramifications.

Can't say I like the direction this is going that the costs outweigh the benefits and I'm going to have to reluctantly side with the companies ((Greedy fucks that they are right now.)) You can bet if this goes global your going to see an uptick in subscription based efforts like Stadia ((which I dislike)) and "games as a service" model ((which I hate even more...)) and could possibly even lead to the death of single player games. I can only hope now now that Valve's ((Greedy fucks that they are...)) appeal efforts wins out in the end.

 

[TheDarkMaster]

Steam is no longer available in France.

 

[cobra]

Steam is no longer available in France.

Since when? A source would be nice.

 

[TheDarkMaster]

Since when? A source would be nice.

It's a joke.

 

[Tinman]

It's a joke.

Poe's law is in full effect these days. All jokes should be clearly marked.

 

[ScarletteKnight]

Poe's law is in full effect these days. All jokes should be clearly marked.

I thought that the italics were a clear marker.

 

[cobra]

I thought that the italics were a clear marker.

I wasn't wearing my contacts when i read that so.... fuck me i guess.

EDIT: I didn't know about italics either. Guess thats proof Im getting too old for this shit.

 

[Leigh]

I actually watched a video that discussed this topic pretty well, might be in your interest to check it out as well.

 

[Zavos]

Disabling Steam in region is going to cause more trouble than it prevents. I'd have a buyback feature added for the region, but also disable any additional product purchases in France. This is clearly the point where losses should be cut.

 

[cobra]

I actually watched a video that discussed this topic pretty well, might be in your interest to check it out as well.

Already seen this awhile ago.