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Steam users have spent $19 billion on games they have never played. (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

The problem is that you pay $20-30 for a game that ends up sucking when you finally get to play it 2 months later which is past Steam's refund date. If you never play it, it may still be a fun game and not a bad decision. Schrodinger's game.