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Should You Own Digital Games, Movies, and Books You Pay For, or Are You Only Buying Access?

T · 5 days ago · 5 replies · 108

Buying a digital game, movie, or book feels like owning it, but what happens when a platform shuts down, removes the content, or takes away your access? Unlike physical copies, digital purchases can come with restrictions that many people don't think about until something goes wrong.

Do you think paying for digital content should mean owning it permanently, or is it fair for companies to sell access under certain conditions Z's, e,w?

5 replies

· 5 days ago

I mean I get Gamepass and PS+ for example being online rental stores but if you pay £80 for a game it should be yours.

· 5 days ago

Buying digital games on all of the platforms such as PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and steam aren't purchasing the actual software, it's purchasing a license to play it. You don't own the software. Same goes for digital movies on Amazon for example, just a license to watch it.

· 4 days ago

I thi k that companies that sell books, movies, games, and other digital items should have a clear policy about this so that customers never get confused about this. They should have different pricing when it comes to renting a digital product or buying a digital product. Both of them are two different things. Customers should also play their role and read the policy involving the digital products. It is that simple.

· 4 days ago

I care about ownership. If I have paid money, I need to own it. When I bought physical game, I owned it. I could play it as long as the disc was in working condition. I like the same thing with digital games. I like to own it, save it locally in my computer, and play whenever I want.

· 4 days ago

Buying anything digital comes with the risk of potentially losing access to it for one reason or another. If you're worried about losing access to something, physical copies are generally the safer option because you're not relying on a digital platform to keep it available. Of course, physical items can be lost or damaged too. You could even lose them in a tornado on your way to Oz... 😛

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