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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Bioshock Remastered - GoG free
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 08:54:53 -0800
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On 11/9/2024 7:20 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
> kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote at 00:45 this Sunday (GMT):
>> On 11/10/24 01:10, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>> Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com> wrote at 23:03 this Saturday (GMT):
>>>> On Sat, 09 Nov 2024 15:10:40 -0500, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>>>> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:43:39 +0100, Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/8/2024 7:10 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>>>>> JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote at 11:15 this Friday (GMT):
>>>>>>>> If anyone wants this I've put the code on the Steam group.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> People actually use the steam group?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> do people use Steam groups at all? that seems to be one of those parts
>>>>>> of Steam that just is there with no interaction at all.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Same with these Steam points that allow me to... buy stuff for a profile
>>>>>> nobody ever looks at anyway...
>>>>>
>>>>> I really get the impression that Valve thought up as Steam points as
>>>>> being something with real monetary use (you get 1 point per 1 US
>>>>> dollar of purchases, I think), that could then maybe be redeemed to
>>>>> buy games or something real.
>>>>>
>>>>> Except then the lawyers pointed out that it was a form of currency and
>>>>> would probably cause them all sorts of legal problems, especially
>>>>> given how many jurisdictions Valve operates in, so they quickly backed
>>>>> away from the idea. Except now people have thousands of points and
>>>>> nothing to do with it? Quick, give them useless, untradable digital
>>>>> gimcracks.
>>>>>
>>>>>      [I like the profile page. It lets me quickly see how many
>>>>>       games I own on Steam, and how many reviews I've posted.
>>>>>       Although the difference between those two numbers is
>>>>>       disturbingly large... maybe its better if I stop looking.]
>>>>>
>>>>> I've used Steam points to 'buy' rewards (equally useless) for good
>>>>> reviews, but that's pretty much it, and mostly because I've earned so
>>>>> many points I don't know what else to do with them.
>>>>>
>>>> I don't know. Nintendo gives me Gold Coins that translate 1:1 with a
>>>> penny (ie: 100 GC is $1 off a purchase). If they can pull it off, surely
>>>> Valve can?
>>>
>>>
>>> To be fair, Nintendo is a Japanese company. Maybe the laws are different
>>> there.
>>
>> There likely is a difference between how the contracts for both work.
>>
>> Or Nintendo simply has good lawyers at hand to work the kinks out, while
>> Valve just doesn't want to bother.
> 
> 
> Nintendo DEFINITELY has good lawyers.

House of Mouse level good?

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