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After purchasing a Bandai Namco game, installing it and trying to use it for the first time, you are greeted by an EULA that you have to accept.

~~This~~ EULA ~~indicates that:~~<ref>[https://~~archive~~.ph/~~FenCH "Bandai Namco End User License Agreement"]~~ - archive.ph - ~~archived 2025~~-02-03</ref>

== Anti-consumer EULA statements ==

Here is a list of the different statements found in Bandai Namco Entertainment EULA<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT |url=https://store.steampowered.com/eula/1368130_eula_0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618053105/https://store.steampowered.com/eula/1368130_eula_0 |archive-date=2023-06-18 |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Steam}}</ref> which are openly limiting the consumer's ownership over their products:

#You have not purchased the game or a copy of the game.

#You have not purchased the game or a copy of the game{{Citation needed}}

#You have no ownership of the copy of the game.

#You have no ownership of the copy of the game{{Citation needed}}

#You have been granted a license to use the game, in the dedicated hardware.

#You have been granted a license to use the game, in the dedicated hardware

~~#You don't have the right to any refund in any case.~~

#This license can be revoked in any time by any of the parties

#This license can be revoked in any time by any of the parties.

~~#You are obligated by law to destroy any copy of the game you purchased if the license is revoked.~~

== References ==

=== No refund on EULA termination ===

Article 5.c of the Bandai Namco Entertainment EULA<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>Upon termination of this Agreement: (i) your license to the Game shall cease immediately; and (ii) you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees, including any unused fees, if any, except for Purchased Game Currency refunded as required by applicable law.</blockquote>

===Why this is negative for the consumer===

Practices like this erode consumer ownership. They are part of the ''you will own nothing'' narrative that companies are now trying to push. This goes directly against consumers' interests as it removes the consumer's authority over its property.

==References==

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 After purchasing a Bandai Namco game, installing it and trying to use it for the first time, you are greeted by an EULA that you have to accept.
-This EULA indicates that:<ref>[https://archive.ph/FenCH "Bandai Namco End User License Agreement"] - archive.ph - archived 2025-02-03</ref>
+== Anti-consumer EULA statements ==
+Here is a list of the different statements found in Bandai Namco Entertainment EULA<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT |url=https://store.steampowered.com/eula/1368130_eula_0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618053105/https://store.steampowered.com/eula/1368130_eula_0 |archive-date=2023-06-18 |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=Steam}}</ref> which are openly limiting the consumer's ownership over their products:
-#You have not purchased the game or a copy of the game.
+#You have not purchased the game or a copy of the game{{Citation needed}}
-#You have no ownership of the copy of the game.
+#You have no ownership of the copy of the game{{Citation needed}}
-#You have been granted a license to use the game, in the dedicated hardware.
+#You have been granted a license to use the game, in the dedicated hardware
-#You don't have the right to any refund in any case.
+#This license can be revoked in any time by any of the parties
-#This license can be revoked in any time by any of the parties.
-#You are obligated by law to destroy any copy of the game you purchased if the license is revoked.
-== References ==
+=== No refund on EULA termination ===
+Article 5.c of the Bandai Namco Entertainment EULA<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>Upon termination of this Agreement: (i) your license to the Game shall cease immediately; and (ii) you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees, including any unused fees, if any, except for Purchased Game Currency refunded as required by applicable law.</blockquote>
+===Why this is negative for the consumer===
+Practices like this erode consumer ownership. They are part of the ''you will own nothing'' narrative that companies are now trying to push. This goes directly against consumers' interests as it removes the consumer's authority over its property.
+==References==
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