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Statement on Stop Killing Games - VIDEOGAMES EUROPE (www.videogameseurope.eu)
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[–] 37 points 1 year ago (5 children)

if gabe could come out with a statement that if steam had to shut down for some reason he'd try to make sure people get to keep playing their games they have downloaded he'd probly cause these guys to have an aneurysm, but I doubt even gabe would go that far

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    He did say something similar years ago if I recall correctly but we never got any details and it was so long ago it's hard to guess whether that's still the plan. Reassurance or update on that wouldn't be unwelcome, that's for sure.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    It was a long time ago, but I thought I heard Steam would remove their DRM and the games would not require authentication.

    Though I doubt you would be able to redownload anything if their servers shut down though.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You can (could?) reach out to Steam Support, and this is part of the email they reply with:

    "In the unlikely event of the discontinuation of the Steam network, measures are in place to ensure that all users will continue to have access to their Steam games."

    Not sure if they ever expounded upon those details though.

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