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[Alebrije]

You know why there is no Half Life 3 , because instead they have been working on AI Gabel secretly

 

[TheInfamousKira]

How would they know? This has something to do with 5G waves or whatever, I just know it.


HASANNNNNN

 

[DryvBy]

What will happen when Gaben dies?

Steam will become a monthly fee.

 

[lmimmfn]

Just on that the OP info states "Steam Support cannot provide another person with access to the account or merge its contents with another account"
This to me sounds like they cannot merge accounts or that they do no have the right to transfer an account to another email address.
Doesn't seem to prevent another user from becoming the new user of the account as long as its the same email address.

Seems like a mountain out of molehill topic?

 

[Randall365]

You can easily just give the username and password to someone and they can then change the email/contact details/password. The account does not need to be ‘transferred’ as such.

 

[IntentionalPun]

My cousin passed away recently, this is expected, I've nothing more to say other than what we see every time once in a while, one more reason to support Piracy cause these people are money makers, not our friends.

If you are going to be a leach, then leach. Justifying it with bad logic annoys me.

 

[BoxFresh123]

Remember reading a while back about Bruce Willis wanting to leave his iTunes Library to his kids.

Can't remember what happened (or if it was legit tbh)

 

[GrouchyGamer]

Just wait until physical media is no linger being produced and see how much worse it gets.

 

[Syphon Filter]

steam is drm so that makes sense.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

You can transfer ownership of an apple account or google account (at least in the US). It requires a valid death certificate and you fill out some forms.
After the process was completed the account's password was reset and provided to the parents.

Source: I helped some parents through this process who lost their child.

Damn. Well, the more you know I guess. Kind of a tragic way to find out this process exists

 

[nikos]

Gamers about to review bomb death.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Digital future at its finest baby, €njoy

 

[LordBritish]

speaking of which, I need to update my "Envelope" in my safe with all my gaming logins/passwords for all my accounts for my son...

 

[onQ123]

What game should we down vote to teach them a lesson?

 

[Kittehkraken]

I'm taking my backlog with me.

 

[Kamina]

I’m leaving 3 characters of my password on each of the seven continents. Seeing as I’ve got the greatest Steam library of all time, I imagine many marauding adventures will by vying for a chance to complete the code. Good luck adventurers!

 

[MrCunningham]

So, are you saying that I am going to have to completely rethink my will?

 

[Fabieter]

And giving your password and username to someone else is against the TOS of steam. Thats pretty ironic that people suggest here to go against the TOS tho.

 

[gaming_again]

What will happen when Gaben dies?

Steam will become infested with all kinds of revenue generating crap. That's my fear.

 

[Sleepwalker]

What will happen when Gaben dies?

Valve will go public and become anticonsumer.

Pray for gaben to stay healthy forever.

 

[Soodanim]

Steam will become infested with all kinds of revenue generating crap. That's my fear.

Valve will go public and become anticonsumer.

Pray for gaben to stay healthy forever.

Can you stop saying these scary things please

 

[existensmaximum]

If companies want an all-digital future they need to figure out a way for people to sell or give away their digital goods that they have payed for. Anything else is just insane.

 

[Gamezone]

I literally gave my son my extra Steam account with 100 games by giving him the password and changing the e-mail. I'm not dead though.

 

[sono]

disk media says hi

 

[gaming_again]

Can you stop saying these scary things please

Well if one man is smart enough to know this it's Gabe. Hopefully he's set up some defenses, but who knows how effective anything can really be.

 

[Boss Mog]

Why would you even bother asking, you don't own any of the games you buy on Steam? Why would anyone think they could transfer ownership they never had to begin with?

 

[AncientOrigin]

I don't know of any account which can be 'transferred' to someone else when you die, but I mean yes just leave your account login and password in your will if you really want someone to inherit your 500+ fishing games

Apple account, Google account, Meta account, Microsoft account, Amazon account, etc. none of those have 'transfer' clauses or whatever. You die and don't let anyone else have the login and password, those accounts are as dead as you are

It’s not an account but you can transfer your belongings your house car and stuff.But things like gym memberships or accounts I don’t think they would let that happen

 

[gaming_again]

I really need to get around to laminating a piece of paper with all my passwords on. I have nightmares about being run over and BTC going to a million bucks a coin while my family rot in a poorhouse somewhere.

 

[N30RYU]

I'll make a video on my final days putting a paper with my user and password below a rock for ppl to play finders keepers....

 

[Lunarorbit]

I don't know of any account which can be 'transferred' to someone else when you die, but I mean yes just leave your account login and password in your will if you really want someone to inherit your 500+ fishing games

Apple account, Google account, Meta account, Microsoft account, Amazon account, etc. none of those have 'transfer' clauses or whatever. You die and don't let anyone else have the login and password, those accounts are as dead as you are

Ah fuck, now you're making me think of the ai thread that's on here. I bet "dead" email accounts will be a gold mine of usable human interactions for Ai to learn from. I think there was a black mirror episode like this

 

[alucard0712_rus]

Nah, share all of your passwords then die piecefully.

 

[mitch1971]

Forget steam. Can I transfer my GAF account?!

 

[SHA]

Can you stop saying these scary things please

That'll give ms a chance to regain their strength on pc, I don't think they don't acknowledge the situation.

 

[BouncyFrag]

I just joined steam today for the first time. Gabe, my soul is in your hands.

 

[Calverz]

What will happen when Gaben dies?

Steam support:

 

[nani17]

What will happen when Gaben dies?

Steam will become a mess

 

[Shifty1897]

I’m leaving 3 characters of my password on each of the seven continents. Seeing as I’ve got the greatest Steam library of all time, I imagine many marauding adventures will by vying for a chance to complete the code. Good luck adventurers!

"Babe wake up, new One Piece lore just dropped. It's a Steam account with 10,000 games."

 

[NiiloPielinen]

What will happen when Gaben dies?

Every day a thousand half-life 3 prototypes are sacrificed so Gaben may never truly die.

 

[Hudo]

I just give my password and other details to the person I want my account to have. Lmao, get fucked, Valve.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

 

[Fahdis]

You're all weak. I've prepared an Uncharted-esque treasure hunt for my Steam account. From the mountains of the Himalaya's to the Forests of Borneo, complete with dudes who have guns and a damsel in distress. Old man sidekick is optional.

 

[Sorcerer]

I seem to remember Bruce Willis was very angry at Apple because they told him directly that there was no way to transfer his itunes account to his kids after his death.

 

[Koenigssee]

nah it's fine i'll bring it with me to the afterlife

 

[JCK75]

When I'm dead that's going to really piss me off.

 

[TVexperto]

thanks for nothing gabe...most anti consumer gaming company in the world. they actually ban your whole account if they find out you gave it to your son for example

 

[KuraiShidosha]

What weird timing. I just thought about this a few days ago when thinking about giving my library to my wife or daughter when I go. I have a lot of old games that got pulled from the store, classic releases before shitty remaster re-releases. It's shitty to think they can't keep the account going once I'm gone because inevitably they won't be able to prove my identity at some point. Phone number, ID etc. Just a wake up call to the reason why physical always was and always will be superior.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Another positive for physical games, upon death your loved ones can enjoy your most loved gaming titles to fill the huge void you’ve left in their lives…….

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Apple account, Google account, Meta account, Microsoft account, Amazon account, etc. none of those have 'transfer' clauses or whatever. You die and don't let anyone else have the login and password, those accounts are as dead as you are

Apple has legacy access for three years. This is a good compromise.

How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple ID - Apple Support

A Legacy Contact is someone you choose to have access to the data in your Apple account after your death. Learn about the information that’s shared with your Legacy Contact and how to add one or more Legacy Contacts.

support.apple.com

 

[Sophist]

Have you ever asked yourself what is a Steam account?

Steam Subscriber Agreement

store.steampowered.com

Steam and your Subscription(s) require the download and installation of Content and Services onto your computer. Valve hereby grants, and you accept, a non-exclusive license and right, to use the Content and Services for your personal, non-commercial use (except where commercial use is expressly allowed herein or in the applicable Subscription Terms). This license ends upon termination of (a) this Agreement or (b) a Subscription that includes the license. The Content and Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or ownership in the Content and Services. To make use of the Content and Services, you must have a Steam Account and you may be required to be running the Steam client and maintaining a connection to the Internet.

I am no lawyer but, basically, when you create a steam account you enter an agreement with Valve which then license you access to games. When you die, the agreement die too and with it the given licenses tied to that agreement.

 

[Guilty_AI]

What game should we down vote to teach them a lesson?