Steam Changes Refund Policy to Stop Freeloaders

Steam ’s refund policy for games is simple: You have two hours to play the game after you buy it to decide if you want to keep it. Like all good things, some folks decided to take advantage of a loophole, and now Valve has changed its policy to close it. Valve posted an update to the refund policy on Tuesday saying: Today we have updated a portion of our Refund Policy regarding pre-purchased titles. This change covers titles that are in pre-purchase and offer “Advanced Access”.

This change is specifically regarding “Advance Access,” which is a perk available for those who preorder a game that lets them play the game before the it is officially released. This can be a few days or even a week before the official release date and is often seen in major games like last year’s Starfield. The loophole was that the refund clock would only start after the game was officially released.

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