today I learned - EA's T&Cs says they can revoke a game you paid for

[andwan0]

for those into law/legal stuff...
this is concerning about purchasing digital games via EA store (maybe different with Steam, etc)... and EA's removal of a game I paid for.

Q. Am I allowed to just download the game data files for offline usage?

A. Unfortunately, downloading game data files for offline usage isn't typically allowed due to copyright and licensing restrictions. Even though the game servers are shutting down, the game and its data are still protected by copyright laws.

When you purchase a game, you're buying the right to access and use the game according to the terms and conditions set by the publisher or developer. These terms typically allow you to download and play the game on your device. However, the game's content and data remain the intellectual property of the publisher or developer.

Here is the link where you can check : https://www.ea.com/legal/user-agreement
--EA Support

tldr: EA has right to discontinue a game from being downloaded from their EA app after you paid for it, because when we pay EA we rent the license to play the game, not own a copy of it

quote from The Crew lawsuit:

"The shutdown of the game's servers is like a person purchasing a pinball machine and placing it in their home, only to find it years later having suddenly been stripped of its parts, including "paddles" (flippers), the pinball, bumpers, and "the monitor that proudly displayed your unassailable high score", by the pinball machine's own manufacturer, rendering it unplayable."

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List of games that people paid for but then the games become unplayable after shutdown:

The Crew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crew_(video_game)
Darkspore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkspore
SOS
https://sos.fandom.com/wiki/SOS:_The_Ultimate_Escape
Rocket Arena
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Arena
Knockout City
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knockout_City

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If you want to help games community:
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

[HarkTu]

EA is total disappointment. Thats why I keep using Origin. Even if I can't play, I can see the "Darkspore" in my library. In EA app Its gone. I contacted EA and their answer was that games removed from store will be removed from library also. The game I paid for and didn't ask for refund just to be able to see in my library to not forget its memories...

[seaque]

There is no such thing as digital purchase. GOG and the like are exceptions.

[notNSANE]

this happens with every single digital service that exists.

Valve can revoke any license at anytime.

GOG can also revoke the license, and if you haven't downloaded the package, you're fully cut off.