I think that, at bare minimum, one thing that should happen is treat this like they treat labelling for foods.
If it’s digital, you cannot use the word buy or purchase. It’s rent. You can rent a copy of the title. That means the digital storefronts won’t have a “buy” button but should have a “rent” button. The cards hanging in best buy should say “rent for $X.” And the boxes that come with codes should be required to say rental code included.
The only way you can say “buy” or “purchase” is if it’s physical media with no online requirements.
They should also be sued into oblivion for monopolizing their platform.
Digital consumer rights should be enshrined and digital mediums should have the same ownership as physical. Can I own it DRM free? No sign in? Can I sell it, trade it, gift it to a friend? If no, then fine them for each instance that was sold falsely as ownership.
Their platform should be forced to be open. While the above should also happen, they should additionally be required to allow other marketplaces to sell/manufacture physical/digital media and be used on their platform.
Regardless, will that happen? No. And that’s why if things are going to be all digital, I’d rather go to the open platform that at least respects me a little more, albeit not perfectly. I’d rather buy from GoG and indie developers directly if possible. I have no will to get GTA6, a game that has shown no gameplay to date. At best, I’ll wait for the PC launch.
They should also be sued into oblivion for monopolizing their platform.
Digital consumer rights should be enshrined and digital mediums should have the same ownership as physical. Can I own it DRM free? No sign in? Can I sell it, trade it, gift it to a friend? If no, then fine them for each instance that was sold falsely as ownership.
Their platform should be forced to be open. While the above should also happen, they should additionally be required to allow other marketplaces to sell/manufacture physical/digital media and be used on their platform.
Regardless, will that happen? No. And that’s why if things are going to be all digital, I’d rather go to the open platform that at least respects me a little more, albeit not perfectly. I’d rather buy from GoG and indie developers directly if possible. I have no will to get GTA6, a game that has shown no gameplay to date. At best, I’ll wait for the PC launch.
They should also be sued into oblivion for monopolizing their platform.
Digital consumer rights should be enshrined and digital mediums should have the same ownership as physical. Can I own it DRM free? No sign in? Can I sell it, trade it, gift it to a friend? If no, then fine them for each instance that was sold falsely as ownership.
Their platform should be forced to be open. While the above should also happen, they should additionally be required to allow other marketplaces to sell/manufacture physical/digital media and be used on their platform.
Regardless, will that happen? No. And that’s why if things are going to be all digital, I’d rather go to the open platform that at least respects me a little more, albeit not perfectly. I’d rather buy from GoG and indie developers directly if possible. I have no will to get GTA6, a game that has shown no gameplay to date. At best, I’ll wait for the PC launch.
I think that, at bare minimum, one thing that should happen is treat this like they treat labelling for foods.
If it’s digital, you cannot use the word buy or purchase. It’s rent. You can rent a copy of the title. That means the digital storefronts won’t have a “buy” button but should have a “rent” button. The cards hanging in best buy should say “rent for $X.” And the boxes that come with codes should be required to say rental code included.
The only way you can say “buy” or “purchase” is if it’s physical media with no online requirements.
Eh, that isn’t going to stop them from enshittifying and wont prevent users from “renting” them either.
It is nothing more than semantics.
That’s why I said one thing.
They should also be sued into oblivion for monopolizing their platform.
Digital consumer rights should be enshrined and digital mediums should have the same ownership as physical. Can I own it DRM free? No sign in? Can I sell it, trade it, gift it to a friend? If no, then fine them for each instance that was sold falsely as ownership.
Their platform should be forced to be open. While the above should also happen, they should additionally be required to allow other marketplaces to sell/manufacture physical/digital media and be used on their platform.
Regardless, will that happen? No. And that’s why if things are going to be all digital, I’d rather go to the open platform that at least respects me a little more, albeit not perfectly. I’d rather buy from GoG and indie developers directly if possible. I have no will to get GTA6, a game that has shown no gameplay to date. At best, I’ll wait for the PC launch.
Play smarter, not harder.
Pay has no limits. Play has limits under Sony.
So how does GOG fit in
That’s why I said one thing.
They should also be sued into oblivion for monopolizing their platform.
Digital consumer rights should be enshrined and digital mediums should have the same ownership as physical. Can I own it DRM free? No sign in? Can I sell it, trade it, gift it to a friend? If no, then fine them for each instance that was sold falsely as ownership.
Their platform should be forced to be open. While the above should also happen, they should additionally be required to allow other marketplaces to sell/manufacture physical/digital media and be used on their platform.
Regardless, will that happen? No. And that’s why if things are going to be all digital, I’d rather go to the open platform that at least respects me a little more, albeit not perfectly. I’d rather buy from GoG and indie developers directly if possible. I have no will to get GTA6, a game that has shown no gameplay to date. At best, I’ll wait for the PC launch.
Play smarter, not harder.
Pay has no limits. Play has limits under Sony.
Nah, fuck that. Let us own our copies in perpetuity. No phoning-home DRM bullshit. No yanking the files off our devices.
Don’t perpetuate the landlord mentality. It only serves the
parasitesupper classThat’s why I said one thing.
They should also be sued into oblivion for monopolizing their platform.
Digital consumer rights should be enshrined and digital mediums should have the same ownership as physical. Can I own it DRM free? No sign in? Can I sell it, trade it, gift it to a friend? If no, then fine them for each instance that was sold falsely as ownership.
Their platform should be forced to be open. While the above should also happen, they should additionally be required to allow other marketplaces to sell/manufacture physical/digital media and be used on their platform.
Regardless, will that happen? No. And that’s why if things are going to be all digital, I’d rather go to the open platform that at least respects me a little more, albeit not perfectly. I’d rather buy from GoG and indie developers directly if possible. I have no will to get GTA6, a game that has shown no gameplay to date. At best, I’ll wait for the PC launch.
Play smarter, not harder.
Pay has no limits. Play has limits under Sony.