Steam will cease issuing refunds when you play two hours of a sport earlier than launch day – The Verge

By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers devices, video games, and toys. He spent 15 years modifying the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.
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Eight years in the past, Valve began offering no-questions-asked refunds for any sport you purchase on Steam — so long as you requested for that refund inside 14 days of buy and hadn’t performed greater than two hours of a sport.
However when Valve began letting you play video games forward of their launch dates with its “Early Entry” and “Superior Entry” packages, it launched a loophole: individuals might play for a lot of, many hours forward of launch and nonetheless request a refund after.
Right now, Valve’s closing the loophole: Your Superior Entry and Early Entry playtime now counts in opposition to the two-hour refund restrict.
Right here’s what Valve’s says about that as of right now:
REFUNDS ON TITLES PURCHASED PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE
While you buy a title on Steam previous to the discharge date, the two-hour playtime restrict for refunds will apply (aside from beta testing), however the 14-day interval for refunds is not going to begin till the discharge date. For instance, if you are going to buy a sport that’s in Early Access or Advanced Access, any playtime will depend in opposition to the two-hour refund restrict. For those who pre-purchase a title which isn’t playable previous to the discharge date, you possibly can request a refund at any time previous to launch of that title, and the usual 14-day/two-hour refund interval will apply beginning on the sport’s launch date.
Examine to earlier this month:
REFUNDS ON PRE-PURCHASED TITLES
While you pre-purchase a title on Steam (and have paid for the title prematurely), you possibly can request a refund at any time previous to launch of that title. The usual 14-day/two-hour refund interval additionally applies, beginning on the sport’s launch date.
Easy sufficient!
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