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Humble Bundle's revoked Indiana Jones keys it gave away for free (even if it's in your library)

A friendly reminder that you don't own anything on Steam.

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anast140d ago

People will defend Steam and award Steam for this behavior by giving them more money.

DankSinatra140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

Man, the fact that you guys are saying this shit when it's been this was THE WHOLE TIME is ridiculous. It's not their fault you didn't read their terms of service. This is just people bitching now that it's being announced out loud.

anast139d ago

People are stupid. You proved my point.

UltimateOwnage140d ago

Yep, because this has nothing to do with them. HB obviously didn’t want to pay Valve and the Publisher for all the accidental free copies. Trying to keep them when they “gave them away” in error would be theft.

anast139d ago

Theft is a huge stretch here...

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DankSinatra139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

If your point was that people are stupid, then you proved your own point. If you're not capable of reading a terms of service then you set yourself up for failure. Nothing has changed for the past 20 years. Get over yourself oh mighty keyboard warrior.

anast139d ago

"Get over yourself oh mighty keyboard warrior."

Pot meet kettle. This proves my point even more...

DankSinatra139d ago

Again, you keep proving your own point bud.

mkis007139d ago

Saying that any and all arguments against your position proves your point, is not having a point. Steam has been pretty proactive about fairness. I wouldnt be surprised if this solves itself before it's an actual issue outside of people's heads.

anast139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

This can't be real...I mean is it actually real?

DankSinatra139d ago

That you hold an opinion that's backed by personal feelings and not facts? Yes

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Miacosa140d ago

Makes sense as everyone knows the game was just released and was meant to be full price. Not necessary but it would have been nice to offer those people a 10-15% discount on the purchase of the game.

Amplitude140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

If GameStop accidentally marked a new release as a 25 cent game and I bought it, I'd get to keep it.

Keys should not be revocable especially if they've been redeemed. If Humble messed up, they should have to pay for the keys. That seems like common sense for incompetency. Otherwise they can theoretically just keep doing it to profit from the free advertising around major game releases.

Rare L from Valve here.

Amplitude140d ago (Edited 140d ago )

@disagrees:
Interested to hear your take if you wanna comment?

UltimateOwnage140d ago

How rare this has happened is testament to how unusual the circumstance is that Valve took this approach. It was a “brand new” $70 game release. If something seems way too good to be true there is usually a catch. This accident was beyond the pale, and proves Valve also takes a position to backup publishers and resellers as much as they do consumers. It should be fair for all parties whenever possible.

Now if they wanted to do something nice to the folks who felt ripped off by losing a free game they didn’t pay a penny for, they could offer a bonus 10% discount code.

Inverno140d ago

While you can certainly keep it forever don't think there aren't consequences for buying something physical that has been marked the wrong price. And once a store catches wind of their mistakes they usually make sure to tell the customer and they certainly won't let ya take a brand new game for 25 cents. I'm all for being able to own my digital purchases, and I will have no problem pirating if they were to restrict my access to the games I own but this is hugely different. Confusing ownership and revoking what was given for free accidentally ain't helping the argument in favour of ownership and preservation.

Popsicle139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

Inverno I worked in retail manager many moons ago. This was in the US and I am sure laws vary based on Country, State, Province, etc. That said, If you mark a physical item (even if it’s a mistake), it is unlawful to sell it at a different price than the marked price. It is considered false advertising and was put in place as a consumer protection.

On a side note, the sad thing is, I used to have customers come in the store and move price tags or signage to try and take advantage of false advertising laws. It was maddening. So glad to be out of retail. lol!

Knushwood Butt139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

I was literally in a store today and I went specifically just to get a jar of marmalade. The variety I wanted was suddenly about 40% more expensive than the last time I bought it a couple of months ago. As such I opted for for different variety that's more expensive, but was no longer much more expensive due to the massive price hike on the other. Went to pay and the lady said it was about 20% more than the price on the shelf. I told her that so she went to check, came back and said the pricing on the shelf was wrong and the price has gone up.
Pretty sure that from my English law studies, store pricing is called an 'invitation to treat', and the owners don't have to stick to it.
1,250 Yen for a jar of ******* marmalade.

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PRIMORDUS139d ago (Edited 139d ago )

But the torrent has been up and with the latest update, so yes you can own it and post the link to the game on Steams twitter account, telling them who owns what now? 😂 https://files.mastodon.soci...

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Profchaos18h ago

They absolutely will they always drop bad news right before the June showcase I bet they are waiting until after doom to do it.

Already one leaker hinting at it

Obscure_Observer14h ago

"Already one leaker hinting at it"

I could be that leaker. Lol

It´s *obvious* that Gamepass prices will increase in the future like everything else.

But the fact that they haven´t yet shows that they don´t have plans to increase its price yet, which is awesome for us, Gamepass subscribers.

darthv725h ago

...and even if they do, I will still sub to it as [to me] its the best deal in town if you just want to play a large selection of games with no commitments.

people that want to grumble and complain about no ownership... yeah. that is what i mean by no commitments. And nothing is stopping me from buying the occasional title if it suits my fancy. i do that now already.

MrDead17h ago

MS buying up some of the industries biggest publishers, IP's and removing competition between major publishers means $80 games are here. This is MS saying to gamers, f**k you pay me if you want to keep playing the IP's you love.

This is what happens when more and more is owned by fewer and fewer and it's not going to stop at $80. No doubt now MS has opened the flood gates others will follow.

Thanks MS for endless proving that you're the worst.

slate9115h ago

With that logic, didn't nintendo open the flood gates for the $80 price tags? Lol

crazyCoconuts15h ago

Even worse, chickens, for what they're doing to those egg prices!

Obscure_Observer14h ago

"This is what happens when more and more is owned by fewer and fewer and it's not going to stop at $80. No doubt now MS has opened the flood gates others will follow."

Your ignorance and hypocrisy knows no bounds.

Nintendo started this $80 trend, just like Sony started the $70 price for games, but no one here ever heard you call them out.

ravens5213h ago

Sony didn't start the $70 price tag, Take 2 did with the release of NBA 2k21 in August of 2020. Get your facts right Observing Obscurely

Obscure_Observer13h ago

@raven52

Yes, they did. With ALL of its first party games!

https://www.gamesradar.com/...

DivineHand12513h ago

The tarrifts should not impact subscription costs it is already high as it is right now.

ocelot0712h ago

Everything is going to go up. MS only 6 months ago or so changed GP where you needed ultimate if you want all day 1 games. Wouldn't be surprised if by the end of the year they raise the price to $25-$30. Wouldn't be surprised if Sony also raise the price of ps+ and Nintendo doing it for their sub.

Fonsecap7h ago

The price adjustments were justified,by them, because of trump's tariffs. Is game pass also affected by tariffs, it's a survive not a end product?

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