What?! I think they need to fix this. People are not immortal, so digital game purchases should be transferrable to inheritors.
EtheusRook
Couldn’t you like… include all relevant login info in your will? If they are your next of kin, accessing your 2FA shouldn’t be hard.
Broseph_Bobby
Not everyone is going to share the same sentiment as me.
But I don’t really care about any of my stuff after I die.
Badgergoose4
So? I’m the only one in my family that played them
mattgen88
Can an LLC be owner of the licenses?
ODaferio
Just leave your credentials on some visible piece of paper among your stuff and you’re good to go. I mean, Steam can’t really tell the difference between you and someone else, right…?
SouthZestyclose2322
Well, that’s just great! I guess I’ll have to haunt the digital realm to keep playing my favorite games for eternity.
Unlikely-Estate3862
If only there was a way to leave my login info to my next of kin…
Digitooth
Is this the new things gamers are gonna pretend to be outraged about?
DoomTay
Those of you saying to pass down login info forgot about Steam Guard
bigedthebad
I’ll just give one of my kids or grandkids my password.
Wafelijzer420
Who cares, will be dead anyway.
BathrobeHero_
Couldn’t you just pass down the account details forever? You can get steam gift cards everywhere and the age verification doesn’t matter at all.
SenpaiSwanky
Of course not, because people with a lot of money need more of *your* money.
They want a piece of every pie. Those games someone wants to leave in a will are profit on the table. Not sure what the deal was here with this whole “Valve is the good guy” theme in this sub, they are a business and don’t exist for the benefit of anyone or anything except themselves.
deathtosquishy
They should find a way to put up the libraries for donations.
Unappreciative_Cloud
Is this even a concern if I got family share turned on? Guess you could always leave a note
Bulky-Significance18
The games are tied to the account, so the games wont disappear when you die, you just have to give the password to someone.
You, however, will cease to exist. The moment you pass, all time will move in an instant. From your now useless frame of reference, everyone you know will die, the world will die, the universe will die. All of this will occur the moment you cease to be.
_curious_one
Did that one Reddit post about asking Steam support really blow up this much?
Ok_Edge_1486
Remember to sell or gift your account to someone right before you die. That way your account won’t be stuck in limbo forever.
Also, sony and microsoft transfer dead people’s accounts to any surviving kids or inheriters to the dead. Kinda suprised valve doesn’t.
DiabeticGirthGod
Dog I literally will not care, I’ll be dead.
resist-corporate-88
Who cares? I’m dead.
Majsharan
And I won’t care because I’m dead
Wicked_Sludge
Maybe *your* Steam games will be…
MercuryRusing
I put my account in my will, checkmate Ubisoft
azrael5298
I’d be dead, I don’t care.
blazelet
If they lock access to my purchases when I die, can my estate get the money back?
Creduloz7
I don’t think my son or daughter would like to see that their dad played eight hours of mirror and finished the game in one afternoon twenty or so years ago.
pocketMagician
I’m going to make my descendants do a convoluted puzzle to get my steam credentials. Fuck them kids.
JealousDesigner9758
Idk I’m passing my account down to my kids when I have them one day
aquatrez
This is why I buy as many games as I can through GOG.
Bowens1993
I have bigger issues if that happens. I don’t think I’ll be concerned with that…
Everyday_Hero1
12th of September 2003, Valve released STEAM, and this has always been the case.
Why is it now, almost 21 years on, people are crying about something they accepted to when they made the accout, clicking the “I agree to the TOS”?
This is a non issue except for the sense of entitlement.
Hsensei
So I guess tie the steam account to an llc or trust that can live forever
Zerus_heroes
It isn’t limbo. You didn’t actually buy those games you bought the DRM to use those games. Since that DRM is for your specific account, those rights go away with you. Same thing for a digital platform that you get banned from, you lose that stuff.
That is the huge downside of digital content that people don’t pay attention to.
Solidsnake00901
Digital content you never owned any of it
Sabre_One
TBF, I will be dead and care very little.
faultywiring98
Just leave your kid your credentials lol
Vlad_T
Your Steam account will self destruct in T-minus 69 years.
Feisty-Business8985
Sooooo, I can’t just have like a steam beneficiary? Like in the banks?
KilnMeSmallz
Who cares? You’re dead
Hugh_Janus_2842
Even if your account is 150 years old, it’s none of their business.
Just leave your credentials with a friend or something, say “Feel free to share these games with kids”
InhaleBot900
You should see what happens to your physical stuff when you die. Not everyone shares your hobbies or interests. A lot of stuff gets donated or trashed or sold way cheap.
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What?! I think they need to fix this. People are not immortal, so digital game purchases should be transferrable to inheritors.
Couldn’t you like… include all relevant login info in your will? If they are your next of kin, accessing your 2FA shouldn’t be hard.
Not everyone is going to share the same sentiment as me.
But I don’t really care about any of my stuff after I die.
So? I’m the only one in my family that played them
Can an LLC be owner of the licenses?
Just leave your credentials on some visible piece of paper among your stuff and you’re good to go. I mean, Steam can’t really tell the difference between you and someone else, right…?
Well, that’s just great! I guess I’ll have to haunt the digital realm to keep playing my favorite games for eternity.
If only there was a way to leave my login info to my next of kin…
Is this the new things gamers are gonna pretend to be outraged about?
Those of you saying to pass down login info forgot about Steam Guard
I’ll just give one of my kids or grandkids my password.
Who cares, will be dead anyway.
Couldn’t you just pass down the account details forever? You can get steam gift cards everywhere and the age verification doesn’t matter at all.
Of course not, because people with a lot of money need more of *your* money.
They want a piece of every pie. Those games someone wants to leave in a will are profit on the table. Not sure what the deal was here with this whole “Valve is the good guy” theme in this sub, they are a business and don’t exist for the benefit of anyone or anything except themselves.
They should find a way to put up the libraries for donations.
Is this even a concern if I got family share turned on? Guess you could always leave a note
The games are tied to the account, so the games wont disappear when you die, you just have to give the password to someone.
You, however, will cease to exist. The moment you pass, all time will move in an instant. From your now useless frame of reference, everyone you know will die, the world will die, the universe will die. All of this will occur the moment you cease to be.
Did that one Reddit post about asking Steam support really blow up this much?
Remember to sell or gift your account to someone right before you die. That way your account won’t be stuck in limbo forever.
Also, sony and microsoft transfer dead people’s accounts to any surviving kids or inheriters to the dead. Kinda suprised valve doesn’t.
Dog I literally will not care, I’ll be dead.
Who cares? I’m dead.
And I won’t care because I’m dead
Maybe *your* Steam games will be…
I put my account in my will, checkmate Ubisoft
I’d be dead, I don’t care.
If they lock access to my purchases when I die, can my estate get the money back?
I don’t think my son or daughter would like to see that their dad played eight hours of mirror and finished the game in one afternoon twenty or so years ago.
I’m going to make my descendants do a convoluted puzzle to get my steam credentials. Fuck them kids.
Idk I’m passing my account down to my kids when I have them one day
This is why I buy as many games as I can through GOG.
I have bigger issues if that happens. I don’t think I’ll be concerned with that…
12th of September 2003, Valve released STEAM, and this has always been the case.
Why is it now, almost 21 years on, people are crying about something they accepted to when they made the accout, clicking the “I agree to the TOS”?
This is a non issue except for the sense of entitlement.
So I guess tie the steam account to an llc or trust that can live forever
It isn’t limbo. You didn’t actually buy those games you bought the DRM to use those games. Since that DRM is for your specific account, those rights go away with you. Same thing for a digital platform that you get banned from, you lose that stuff.
That is the huge downside of digital content that people don’t pay attention to.
Digital content you never owned any of it
TBF, I will be dead and care very little.
Just leave your kid your credentials lol
Your Steam account will self destruct in T-minus 69 years.
Sooooo, I can’t just have like a steam beneficiary? Like in the banks?
Who cares? You’re dead
Even if your account is 150 years old, it’s none of their business.
Just leave your credentials with a friend or something, say “Feel free to share these games with kids”
You should see what happens to your physical stuff when you die. Not everyone shares your hobbies or interests. A lot of stuff gets donated or trashed or sold way cheap.