Minecraft Story Mode delisted from accounts

[shakeyourbunny]

https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/06/01/minecraft-story-mode-being-delisted-later-this-month

[Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖]

Originally posted by GrumpyDad:

After 25 june game will be removed and no oprion to download it. It's official info.

It's also "official" that Steam and GOG distribute Telltale games differently than all other platforms and either platform has never removed your game from library if the game is delisted from store.

Not saying it's impossible, but highly unlikely that it won't stay in our library.

[Dionysus 🐭]

The developer/publisher cannot make a game they published on the Steam store get removed from accounts. Even games with licensing issues have only been removed from being able to be purchased, never removed from accounts.

Some developers have gotten around this by publishing an update that makes the game no longer work, or just an empty application, but the games were still technically available to download.

[Gymblonski]

Originally posted by IkoN Clan Les legi 102 community:

Sooooooooooo ACHIEVEMENTS STAY?????

who cares for achievements lol what a dumbass the whole game is gonna be removed he cares for achievements

[GraVe]

Where is the Official News with mention on STEAM that it will be REMOVE complete from Accounts and from Steam and can not be downloaded anymore?

all i read is from "telltale" site, nothing about Steam !

here on steam are sooooooo many games without store page, and still able to be downloaded, even banned developer games are able to be downloaded.

[thagenesis]

Originally posted by aaronth07:

The developer/publisher cannot make a game they published on the Steam store get removed from accounts. Even games with licensing issues have only been removed from being able to be purchased, never removed from accounts.

Some developers have gotten around this by publishing an update that makes the game no longer work, or just an empty application, but the games were still technically available to download.

well, music from GTA: Vice City was removed from Steam so there already was a case of removed content (even if it's not the entire game)

[jakandratchet]

I contacted Steam support and they wouldn't give me a definitive answer...

[NamelessNP]

This is why I never buy games directly from developer websites when I have a choice

[goku_ssj_uk]

You guys are freaking out over nothing, neither game will be removed from download if you own them on Steam.

[Timedye]

Originally posted by Lt. Arrow:

They won't be fully removed, plain and simple. You will always be able to download and play it as long as you bought it when you had the chance.

That's not what the Microsoft post says. The post says download them now or lose them.

De-listing the games is one thing. Making them completely inaccessible to even the people that have purchased them is incredibly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ scummy, and it's the sort of thing that makes the so-called "All Digital Future" seem like something of a nightmare waiting to happen.

[Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖]

Originally posted by Arrow:

Originally posted by Timedye:

That's not what the Microsoft post says. The post says download them now or lose them.

De-listing the games is one thing. Making them completely inaccessible to even the people that have purchased them is incredibly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ scummy, and it's the sort of thing that makes the so-called "All Digital Future" seem like something of a nightmare waiting to happen.

The post doesn't mention Steam or GOG but mentions every other platform. Why is that?

Because they only mentioned the software platform, not distribution platform. As I've said, episodes are downloaded from Telltale server if you've owned Telltale, Windows 10 (Microsoft Store) or any console version. If you've owned Steam or GOG version, all episodes are downloaded from respective platform. The same applies to all Telltale episodic games.

[IkoN Clan Les legi 102 community]

Oof not freaking we are guessing

Originally posted by goku_ssj_uk:

You guys are freaking out over nothing, neither game will be removed from download if you own them on Steam.

[IkoN Clan Les legi 102 community]

Guess we gotta try it rn then?

That's not what the Microsoft post says. The post says download them now or lose them.

De-listing the games is one thing. Making them completely inaccessible to even the people that have purchased them is incredibly ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ scummy, and it's the sort of thing that makes the so-called "All Digital Future" seem like something of a nightmare waiting to happen. [/quote]

[Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖]

Originally posted by Arrow:

Originally posted by Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖:

Because they only mentioned the software platform, not distribution platform. As I've said, episodes are downloaded from Telltale server if you've owned Telltale, Windows 10 (Microsoft Store) or any console version. If you've owned Steam or GOG version, all episodes are downloaded from respective platform. The same applies to all Telltale episodic games.

That's a good point, actually. Maybe we should be worried. Still, it's weird that they didn't clarify.

Yeah, if you're worried just make a copy of it asap and we'll know how it'll go soon enough. Better safe than sorry.

[Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖]

Originally posted by Arrow:

Originally posted by Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖:

Yeah, if you're worried just make a copy of it asap and we'll know how it'll go soon enough. Better safe than sorry.

How do I go about doing that though?

Just download it and copy the game's folder. A quick way to navigate to the game's folder is to go to the game properties and click on "browse local files" under the "local files" tab.

[Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖]

Originally posted by Arrow:

Originally posted by Petekaboo 👻 彼卡怖:

Just download it and copy the game's folder. A quick way to navigate to the game's folder is to go to the game properties and click on "browse local files" under the "local files" tab.

You mean duplicate the game's files and paste them somewhere else for storage?

Basically, yes.