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After you die, your Steam games will be stuck in legal limbo (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Saw a article on a large number of gamers being over 55 and then I saw this which I believe needs to be addressed in our current laws.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We had my Dad’s password info and after he passed, his Steam acct pretty much passed over to my brother, since he was the one always using my Dad’s account anyways. We also have family sharing up, so we all still get to share from most of his games anyways.

I do wonder what they’ll do after an acct is 50-100+ years old and it’s still being used. Will they at some point start tying it to your SS# or find some other way to tie it to specific people?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

My best friend died a few years ago. He was a dumbass with his passwords and I did tech support for him a few times, so I knew his password. It's nice to be able to share his games with friends (many of whom already had library sharing set up, but it needs to be redone if a sharee switches devices, I think). I was talking about this issue to some friends recently, because we were lucky to have my friend's details. How grim it is to be on the forefront of this question, eh?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah... I'm not as optimistic as you are about the lifespan of Steam and how long there will be people using this platform, let alone how long there will be people period. I don't see this being an issue.

Edited to add: sorry for your loss btw. I'm glad you're able to share his games, I hope that is a positive thing for you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I mean, Nintendo's been around for over 100 years. As long as GabeN's successor isn't gonna sell the platform to any shit company for a bajillion dollars I don't see why valve can't make it at least one more generation.