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As of 28 March 2025, Rockstar Games Launcher is now forcing customers to accept the current terms and conditions which were updated 28 February 2025. This includes an arbitration agreement that may only be opted out of through a letter delivered via official mail courier services.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author= |title=Rockstar Legal |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/legal |website=Rockstar Games |date=28 Feb 2025 |access-date=3 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211134609/https://www.rockstargames.com/legal |archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> This affects owners of any games through the Rockstar Games Launcher as well as Steam users who own games that require its use, completely blocking them from using the products they paid for until they agree. | As of 28 March 2025, Rockstar Games Launcher is now forcing customers to accept the current terms and conditions which were updated 28 February 2025. This includes an arbitration agreement that may only be opted out of through a letter delivered via official mail courier services.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author= |title=Rockstar Legal |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/legal |website=Rockstar Games |date=28 Feb 2025 |access-date=3 Jan 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211134609/https://www.rockstargames.com/legal |archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref> This affects owners of any games through the Rockstar Games Launcher as well as Steam users who own games that require its use, completely blocking them from using the products they paid for until they agree. | ||
=== Rockstar automatically linking games to lost accounts when purchased from Steam === | ===Rockstar automatically linking games to lost accounts when purchased from Steam=== | ||
Games purchased through steam are automatically/on launch locked to linked Rockstar Games account.{{CitationNeeded}} Users who in the past had used a Rockstar Games account and linked it to steam, but who had lost access to their Rockstar-linked emails in the time between then and the new purchase had lost access to the account then found that the game had become locked and unusable, as the game was tied to their inaccessible Rockstar Games account. | Games purchased through steam are automatically/on launch locked to linked Rockstar Games account.{{CitationNeeded}} Users who in the past had used a Rockstar Games account and linked it to steam, but who had lost access to their Rockstar-linked emails in the time between then and the new purchase had lost access to the account then found that the game had become locked and unusable, as the game was tied to their inaccessible Rockstar Games account. | ||
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===Rockstar requiring proof of purchase for Android games=== | ===Rockstar requiring proof of purchase for Android games=== | ||
After introducing GTA+,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=GTA+ Join |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-plus |website=Rockstar Games |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260316195158/https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-plus/join |archive-date=16 Mar 2026}}</ref> some older mobile GTA titles were made available through the subscription.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |author= |title=Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Chinatown Wars Added to Games Included With GTA+ |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/89791k5o447a95/grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-and-chinatown-wars-added-to-game |website=Rockstar Games |date=19 Oct 2023 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019230214/https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/89791k5o447a95/grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-and-chinatown-wars-added-to-game |archive-date=19 Oct 2023}}</ref> After each (re-)installation, [[Android]] users are required to send proof of purchase from [[Google Play]] for manual approval.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=How do I restore a mobile purchase for a Rockstar Games title? |url=https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/YthtxkGTJY0uv3MgNJAJv/how-do-i-restore-a-mobile-purchase-for-a-rockstar-games-title |website=Rockstar Games |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415001607/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Rockstar_Games_support_page_for_restoring_mobile_purchase.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |author= |title=Already bought Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Error |url=https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/pFKhWjF2elrbh0fmxUaTS/already-bought-grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-error |website=Rockstar Games |date=13 Dec 2024 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415002743/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Rockstar_Games_Already_bought_Grand_Theft_Auto_Liberty_City_Stories_error.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> | After introducing GTA+,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=GTA+ Join |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-plus |website=Rockstar Games |date= |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260316195158/https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-plus/join |archive-date=16 Mar 2026}}</ref> some older mobile GTA titles were made available through the subscription.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |author= |title=Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Chinatown Wars Added to Games Included With GTA+ |url=https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/89791k5o447a95/grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-and-chinatown-wars-added-to-game |website=Rockstar Games |date=19 Oct 2023 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019230214/https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/89791k5o447a95/grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-and-chinatown-wars-added-to-game |archive-date=19 Oct 2023}}</ref> After each (re-)installation, [[Android]] users are required to send proof of purchase from the [[Google Play Store]] for manual approval.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=How do I restore a mobile purchase for a Rockstar Games title? |url=https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/YthtxkGTJY0uv3MgNJAJv/how-do-i-restore-a-mobile-purchase-for-a-rockstar-games-title |website=Rockstar Games |date=6 May 2024 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415001607/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Rockstar_Games_support_page_for_restoring_mobile_purchase.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |author= |title=Already bought Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Error |url=https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/pFKhWjF2elrbh0fmxUaTS/already-bought-grand-theft-auto-liberty-city-stories-error |website=Rockstar Games |date=13 Dec 2024 |access-date=14 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415002743/https://consumerrights.wiki/w/File:Rockstar_Games_Already_bought_Grand_Theft_Auto_Liberty_City_Stories_error.png |archive-date=15 Apr 2026}}</ref> | ||
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Rockstar Games GTA Liberty City Stories purchase page.png|Prompt to buy the game. | Rockstar Games GTA Liberty City Stories purchase page.png|Prompt to buy the game. | ||
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===L.A. Noire=== | ===L.A. Noire=== | ||
*L.A. Noire (2011) | *L.A. Noire (2011) | ||
=== Red Dead Redemption === | |||
* Red Dead Redemption (2010) | |||
* Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||