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In the US.

And that's only because when Activision makes a digital "sale" they have no legal obligation to follow through and give you what they promised.



I live in the EU and have read this in the terms for my region.

> they have no legal obligation to follow through and give you what they promised

Yes, they do. Contracts are contracts. They just don't promise you ownership of anything but a revocable license. Like every platform offering DRM protected content.


This is why the seven seas are so important for preserving our purchases, companies be damned.




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