What happens if BattleNet goes down?

[CHESS]

Since Microsoft bought it. Will our games bought from BattleNet be then transferred to Steam?

Ive read something like that happened before...

Asking because I dont really wanna buy Diablo4 again. Maybe in a year or two it might?

[Mentally Unstable]

Even if they were to remove bnet permanently, they might not necessarily give you steam version for games you own on bnet. They could still give you MS store version instead.

[CHESS]

Originally posted by Mentally Unstable:

Even if they were to remove bnet permanently, they might not necessarily give you steam version for games you own on bnet. They could still give you MS store version instead.

I was just told it was the Bethesda launcher. Microsoft bought them then all the games went to steam after.

Now how long was it after the acquisition that they shut down Bethesda? There is still a chance I dont have to rebuy the game on steam. I can wait.

[Yimmeryams]

https://bethesda.net/en/article/2RXxG1y000NWupPalzLblG/sunsetting-the-bethesda-net-launcher-and-migrating-to-steam

[Mentally Unstable]

Originally posted by CHESS:

I was just told it was the Bethesda launcher. Microsoft bought them then all the games went to steam after.

Now how long was it after the acquisition that they shut down Bethesda? There is still a chance I dont have to rebuy the game on steam. I can wait.

It was about a year after the acquisition.

I don't think bnet will be shut down anytime soon. WOW is unlikely to come to steam so as long as WOW remains on bnet, bnet will continue to exist. Maybe another 10 or 20 years time but it will likely be diablo 7 by then and you will have forgotten about 4.

[Rontemon]

Originally posted by CHESS:

Originally posted by Mentally Unstable:

Even if they were to remove bnet permanently, they might not necessarily give you steam version for games you own on bnet. They could still give you MS store version instead.

I was just told it was the Bethesda launcher. Microsoft bought them then all the games went to steam after.

Now how long was it after the acquisition that they shut down Bethesda? There is still a chance I dont have to rebuy the game on steam. I can wait.

Yeah I am hoping for battle net launcher to shut down so I don't have to rebuy the game on Steam again. In the meantime, I will just play on B.net launcher. I hate B.net launcher.

[Trevor Reznik]

Look at what happened to GFWL: your games simply stop working.

They are under no obligation to create a replacement launcher or to give you Steam keys instead.

[morph113]

Originally posted by derSanitoeter:

You don't "own" the games on BNET, Uplay, or Steam.

You bought a LICENSE to play them - nothing else.

If those launcher are removed or taken offline, your license ends and that is it.

If you want real ownership of games, you need DRM free FULL installers ( like on GoG ) or retails disc version of console games.

FYI that is also just a license. Just because it doesn't have DRM doesn't mean it's not a license. Any type of software has always been just a license. Remember those old installers you used to have with games on CD? Remember the license agreement you needed to accept? If you buy a physical version then you own the disc but you are still under a license usage. Buying games on GoG you also just buy the license to use them.

You seem to be mixing this up with DRM. Most games on Steam have DRM, same as on BNET etc. especially always online games like Diablo 4 while on GoG there is no DRM (at least for most games I believe). But it's still only a license that you bought.

[Ampuj4]

Originally posted by Trevor Reznik:

Look at what happened to GFWL: your games simply stop working.

They are under no obligation to create a replacement launcher or to give you Steam keys instead.

This is true and most important issue that is overlooked by every Microsoft/Actiblizz merge fanboy.

Apparently history hasn't taught anything to these kids.

[Ampuj4]

Originally posted by derSanitoeter:

You don't "own" the games on BNET, Uplay, or Steam.

You bought a LICENSE to play them - nothing else.

If those launcher are removed or taken offline, your license ends and that is it.

If you want real ownership of games, you need DRM free FULL installers ( like on GoG ) or retails disc version of console games.

Steam has plans how to handle your games if the network gets ever driven down. Probably you can download most of the games available DRM free/standalone versions if publisher/right owner allows it.
This on the other hand wont ever happen with other platforms with DRM for sure.

[Avroveks]

Originally posted by CHESS:

Since Microsoft bought it. Will our games bought from BattleNet be then transferred to Steam?

Ive read something like that happened before...

Asking because I dont really wanna buy Diablo4 again. Maybe in a year or two it might?

they will transferred to gamepass