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[STEAM][PRESS]No more refunds after 100 hours: Steam closes Early Access playtime loophole

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, giving a select set of Steam PC games a way to involve enthusiastic fans in pre-alpha-level play-testing and feedback. Now loads of games launch in various forms of "Early Access," in a wide variety of readiness. It's been a boon for games like
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Early Access, and the "
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"Playtime acquired during the Advanced Access ******* will now count towards the Steam refund *******," reads the update. In other words: Playtime is playtime now, so if you've played more than two hours of a game, in whatever state, you don't get a refund. That closes at least one way that people could, with time-crunched effort, play and enjoy games for free in either Early or Advanced access.

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