But you can still see the store page and buy the game I assume?

This really is a Steam issue I think. SQEX is never going to see your post and take action but if enough people try to push for STEAM to action they fix this nonsense (they are even locking out non-games....it's really silly)

Originally posted by Melodia:

But you can still see the store page and buy the game I assume?

This really is a Steam issue I think. SQEX is never going to see your post and take action buy if enough people try to push for STEAM to action they fix this nonsense (they are even locking out non-games....it's really silly)

First of all: Yes, in this case the shop-site is already/still accessable in Germany, since the game is already rated (which in many other cases is missing, too, and therefore even blocking the whole site and every info you could get with it. ). But the Demo is not, and therefore the Download-button is not visible/accessable for us ! (and that's also why it is necessary to bring this info to the DEVs/Publishers, because the people who don't know this will never know that there really IS a Demo - and the DEVs mostly don't know that those people can't download it (or that they have to rate even the Demo).

And secondly: No, this is not only a Steam-issue, because Steam is only acting acording to the new (excessive) laws in our coutry - BUT you are also right, that Steam could have handled this much better and it is quite silly that THEY don't inform the DEVs about this properly and/or that they don't inform the users/players about the restriction... - and therefore it's on us to inform the DEVs/Publishers about it, if we wan't access to those games/Demos again - and that's what I'm trying to do here (and I already had success with it regarding other games and Demos - and the DEVs were very grateful, too).

Originally posted by frankycl:

Originally posted by Melodia:

But you can still see the store page and buy the game I assume?

This really is a Steam issue I think. SQEX is never going to see your post and take action buy if enough people try to push for STEAM to action they fix this nonsense (they are even locking out non-games....it's really silly)

First of all: Yes, in this case the shop-site is already/still accessable in Germany, since the game is already rated (which in many other cases is missing, too, and therefore even blocking the whole site and every info you could get with it. ). :hexhappy: But the Demo is not, and therefore the Download-button is not visible/accessable for us ! :winter2019sadbulb: (and that's also why it is necessary to bring this info to the DEVs/Publishers, because the people who don't know this will never know that there really IS a Demo - and the DEVs mostly don't know that those people can't download it (or that they have to rate even the Demo). :cozybrawlhalla1:

And secondly: No, this is not only a Steam-issue, because Steam is only acting acording to the new (excessive) laws in our coutry - BUT you are also right, that Steam could have handled this much better and it is quite silly that THEY don't inform the DEVs about this properly and/or that they don't inform the users/players about the restriction... :rfacepalm: - and therefore it's on us to inform the DEVs/Publishers about it, if we wan't access to those games/Demos again - and that's what I'm trying to do here (and I already had success with it regarding other games and Demos - and the DEVs were very grateful, too). :happens:

Steam is a distribution platform. It's Squeenix's job to make sure their products are in compliance with the law, not Steam's. It's not for Steam to email developers/publishers to let them know about potential issues. Squeenix maintains a staff of hundreds of people, and any one of those people could do a bare minimum of giving a ♥♥♥♥ about their product to make sure it's in compliance with this law.

If you do want this to be Steam's job, get ready for there to be a $5-10 charge tacked on to every single game here to mitigate the cost of the hundreds of new staff members they'll need to hire on.

Originally posted by frankycl:

and that's also why it is necessary to bring this info to the DEVs/Publishers, because the people who don't know this will never know that there really IS a Demo - and the DEVs mostly don't know that those people can't download it (or that they have to rate even the Demo). :cozybrawlhalla1:

Ok, but posting on Steam's forum is not going to reach the companies. Why not try official social media accounts where they actually read? Or contact them directly through their website?

Originally posted by frankycl:

And secondly: No, this is not only a Steam-issue, because Steam is only acting acording to the new (excessive) laws in our coutry

I can't imagine a demo for a game would actually be needed to be rated separately, but what do I know.

However, Steam DID handle this ridiculously because they even applied the 'can't buy in Germany' flag to stuff that aren't games.

Originally posted by Melodia:

Ok, but posting on Steam's forum is not going to reach the companies. Why not try official social media accounts where they actually read? Or contact them directly through their website?

Thanks for the hints - that's also a possibility, of course (and in some cases it might indeed be the better one - or even the only one). - Do you have some links/adresses for this, maybe ?

Originally posted by frankycl:

Do you have some links/adresses for this, maybe ? :cleanseal:

https://www.square-enix-games.com/de_DE/home might be a good start,

Originally posted by Melodia:

Originally posted by frankycl:

Do you have some links/adresses for this, maybe ?

https://www.square-enix-games.com/de_DE/home might be a good start,

Well, no - I meant more social-media links, like e.g. Dicord, Facebokk or X...

But thanks a lot, anyway.

I still had the Demo, but I couldnt start it, because of missing licenses - was that for the same reason??

Originally posted by Darklor:

I still had the Demo, but I couldnt start it, because of missing licenses - was that for the same reason??

I think that could be a reason, yes... - But had you also tried to play it without/outside of Steam with using EXE.file in the game-directory ? (according to my experience this should always be possible. )