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alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months ago

"Chinese courts have ruled that gaming accounts, in-game items, and digital purchases can be passed on to family after death, setting a major legal precedent for digital ownership."

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"Chinese courts have ruled that gaming accounts, in-game items, and digital purchases can be passed on to family after death, setting a major legal precedent for digital ownership."

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    I’ve legit thought about this a lot. I’d like someone to be able to take over my Steam account given I have over a thousand purchased games on there.

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      I like how every gamer has a Steam library full of games they’ll never play, but thinks that someone else might want to play them some day. It’s like the modern day equivalent of a grandparent’s attic.

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        You’re not wrong, but at the same time, there’s that chance. I like older games, I would have been grateful to get a library like mine, lol, maybe someone else will.

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      Exactly. It is personal property and must be treated as such.

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      Make sure you erase your sim save files before death

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    This is really interesting

  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    You should be able to sell all your purchases.

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    If only there was a worthy heir to inherit my pornhub subscription

    • AGM@lemmy.ca
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      The curse of being so busy building a legacy worth passing on that you never took time to have someone to pass it on to?

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      Removed by mod

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    Kinda ballar ngl

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    It’s almost like buying things means you own them.

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    So I mean for most accounts I’m aware of you could just give someone your login credentials and you can practically change ownership (name, contact info, etc.)from the account.

    Is this a bigger deal in China as accounts are tied to some form of ID?

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      valve is pretty famous for not allowing this in steam. I mean you “can” do this but i am pretty sure it goes against their TOS. AFAIK they are even pretty explicit that if you die your game licenses become invalid

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        My kid can still play my tabletop Catan game after I die.

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    another reason why the US wants people to hate china

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    Are your people so poor you’ve turned video game accounts into savings?

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        Calm down we both know you like the smell.

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