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[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

So how does Steam tell their own users’ usernames apart if they’re mostly duplicates? Something smells like bullshit.

[-] savedbythezsh@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago

I assume they're talking about player names, not usernames - steam usernames are unique, but steam player names can be whatever you want and are often duplicates.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

Except for the fact that there are ways to differentiate accounts uniquely, like SteamID. Games have access to it, obviously. Hell, even external websites do, like trading bots. You log in through steam and they know who they need to trade with.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Ah, I gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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