The legal action was brought by digital rights campaigner Vicki Shotbolt in 2024 on behalf of up to 14 million Steam users across the UK, who could be in line for compensation if she wins.

  • my_hat_stinks@programming.dev
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    18 hours ago

    That’s only the case for digital storefronts. With physical media you’ve always been able to buy a base game from one place and an expansion pack from another.

    • finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 hours ago

      Oh that’s fair, I was only thinking of digital storefronts. I didn’t really get into pc gaming before distribution was predominantly digital.