You dont own any games on your Steam library.

Its as true now as it was when Valves now-massive digital storefront went live in 2003.

Now, Steam is making the fact explicit every time you buy a game.

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IGNfirst reported Steams store notice.

Well likely see more digital storefronts following suit.

Steam Families is not a panacea to the issue of game ownership.

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Some titlesmostly multiplayer gamesrestrict users from sharing them across platforms.

In April, Ubisofts head of subscriptions said that gamers needed toget more accustomed to not owning anything.

Perhaps the status quo isnt something we should accept from Valve or anyone else.

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