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A bit weird that their big christmas giveaway is something they already gave away before, I noticed it's in my library for a while now.

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[–] zerozaku@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

It's not like Steam gives free stuff often. And they give really really old ones too.

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

True, but digital ownership is a fickle thing that depends in large part on how much I trust the seller. Between a >50% discount on Steam and a free game on Epic, I would still choose Steam every time, because I would feel like I "own" that game more than I would on Epic (where I would still hesitate to buy anything more than the 2-3 free games that would interest me there).

[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 3 points 16 hours ago

And they give really really old ones too.

As a Patient Gamer I'll take it...

I heard they gave away a nice title called Half Life 2 not too long ago... Sadly I still haven't caught up with HL 1 :/