• melroy@kbin.melroy.org
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      19 minutes ago

      They mean grab by now buying it and you will keep it on Steam. But it will be unavailable for users after late December to buy it.

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    6 hours ago

    If they don’t want me to buy them then why should I buy them now instead of borrowing them for free for unspecified amount of time from the Internet?

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      2 hours ago

      I bought them ages ago and let me tell you, crazy taxi without the offspring is just not the same. Borrowing the original versions for free from the internet is the only way to go.

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    I think I have a single Steam game from within which I can then run those games. How would I backup the delisted games?

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        No, you need to install them as well. It’ll work as long as it’s installed, but after they’re delisted, I don’t think steam can even distribute them.

        I know I have at least one game “grid: race driver” that was delisted from steam, at some point I must have uninstalled it, and now I can’t download it, it doesn’t even show up in my library. I’ve been trying like hell to find a way to play it, but even pirated versions are being difficult.

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          It’s extremely rare for a delisted game to be removed from your library, and they only do it in cases where, for instance, the game would literally be unplayable because the server isn’t there anymore. Often times they won’t remove the game from your library in that situation either. Having the game in your library is, in fact, enough.

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    6 hours ago

    OH no they don’t want my money? Now’s not the time, I won’t bother then

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      5 hours ago

      right? I already have the ones I give a shit about … On my shelf where they can’t de-list them.

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      I wonder if it’s a licensing thing. I know a few of these games had heavy use of licensed music, like Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxy. At least, the original versions did, I’m not sure if that’s the case for the Steam ports.