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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by aarroyoc on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:50AM (#40263517)
And not just that. They required PSN accounts on countries where PSN is not available (and using a VPN to create it goes against the ToS, and people get banned). So in those countries they have effectively banned you from playing the game you purchased weeks ago.
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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by ClumsyPilot on Sunday May 05, 2024 @06:56AM (#40263859)
You took my money but refuse to provide the service. This borders on fraud

This sounds like a very simple class action

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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by javajosh on Sunday May 05, 2024 @09:28AM (#40264751)
"very simple class action" is a phrase used only by someone who's never been involved in a class action.
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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by Turskarama on Sunday May 05, 2024 @09:42AM (#40264836)
Valve is offering full refunds, in practice very few people would bother going through any legal mess when they can just get their money back.
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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by remram on Sunday May 05, 2024 @09:45AM (#40264856)
Class action, as in you get a check for $5 3 years from now? How does that help with the $40 game they stole from you?

Also this is happening in other countries, not USA.

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Re:Helldivers 2 Removed from Purchase on Steam in over 150 C... by FMecha on Sunday May 05, 2024 @10:55AM (#40265335)
>using a VPN to create it goes against the ToS, and people get banned

Though that seem to be enforced less often than people think it is, one Philippine player (a country that did not have PSN) was ejected from Sony's live esports events because of them entering using another country's flag (in this case, Hong Kong - it is a common practice for players in ASEAN region without PSN, such as Philippines and Vietnam, to create an Hong Kong or Singapore account): https://www.carmudi.com.ph/journal/local-player-qualifies-gr...

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