Steam now offers game refunds "for any reason" within 14 days

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Steam now offers refunds on game purchases for any reason, so long as consumers request it within 14 days of purchase and have played the title for less than two hours.
"Maybe your PC doesn't meet the hardware requirements; maybe you bought a game by mistake; maybe you played the title for an hour and just didn't like it," Valve noted in its announcement.
This is a major change for PC's most popular gaming distribution platform, which has often butted heads with the EU's Consumer Rights Directive. Previously, EU law stated that consumers are allowed a 14 day return period for digital goods, but there's the stipulation that users can waive this right once its "performance" has begun.
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