JokeDeity comments on "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."

[–] JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 52 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (12 children)

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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[–] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 months ago

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

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[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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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[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 4 months ago

I mean, my brother and I use Steam Family Sharing to access each others’ games. It’s a really generous policy nowadays. And if one of us died, I can see how being able to pass those games on to the other would be nice.

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[–] JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

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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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Make sure you erase your sim save files before death

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[+] nevyn@slrpnk.net -2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

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