No leaving a Steam account in a will after you die according to Valve https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/no-leaving-a-steam-account-in-a-will-after-you-die-according-to-valve/
No leaving a Steam account in a will after you die according to Valve
Doing the rounds right now is a post from Valve's Steam support, when a user asked about what would happen to their Steam account when they died and it's not great news for anyone hoping to pass on your Steam account.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •One day someone is going to take them to court in Europe citing UsedSoftware v Oracle. That will get interesting.
Same mess holds with stuff like Amazon although Amazon clearly look the other way when accounts get handed down.
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •It's simply against the law, at least in Germany.
They have to give you access to the account if you can provide the necessary documents.
You will not be able to make new purchases.
Facebook tried to fight this on court and lost.