ChozoJul 23, 2023

Ubisoft Can Delete Inactive Accounts, Making Users Lose Access to Their Games

>In a response to a post from the AntiDRM Twitter account, Ubisoft Support has clarified that users who don’t sign in to their account can potentially lose access to Ubisoft games they’ve purchased. The initial post from AntiDRM featured a snippet of an e-mail sent to a user from Ubisoft notifying them that their account had... #gaming #ubisoft #drm

https://gamerant.com/ubisoft-delete-inactive-accounts-games/

Show threadonoJul 23, 2023
Unless they also refund the price paid for the game, this is theft, and should be punished as such.
Show threadMJBruneJul 23, 2023
It’s not. You don’t own the game you lease it with the clause that the storefront can ban/delete/deactivate your account for any reason. This is true for Steam, GOG, Itch, Epic, EA, Microsoft, etc.
Show threadonoJul 23, 2023

with the clause that the storefront can ban/delete/deactivate your account for any reason.

I think you’re speculating in order to make excuses for a corporation. Show us the clause that applies in this case, and I will retract my statement.

Show threadRynelan

store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/#10

Read 10.C. Valve can do it any time.

Most likely other storefronts have similar clauses

Steam Subscriber Agreement

Jul 23, 2023 at 7:20amWeb
Show threadLojcsJul 23, 2023
10 doesn’t have a c. 9 is about account termination but there’s no mention of account deletion due to inactivity. “[if] Valve ceases providing such Subscriptions to similarly situated Subscribers generally” can be interpreted as encompassing subscribers that have been inactive, but it sounds more about when a game’s servers shut down or valve stops distributing it and all players lose access.