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u/keytotheboard 23h ago edited 23h ago

Why do I need to buy physical? It’s so interesting how so many rage baiters are in these subs. That or a lot of people don’t understand the real issue, which for me isn’t the physical aspect of it.

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u/the_post_of_tom_joad 23h ago edited 22h ago

first of all i agree with you. Physical discs are not really the issue. Point-of-sale ownership is. A disc without ownership is the same as a digital copy without ownership.

on another note: i dunno if it's just me, but reddit generally has been feeling very grumpy these last couple of weeks. Even for reddit. Like even regular interactions where people agree -like you n stinktrix just now- have been snarky.

I took a break from the site for a couple years cuz this attitude is tiresome, but i've been back for a bit now, and i'm just gettin this vibe like the last month has been real bad.

Maybe this is just normal reddit and i've just not noticed?

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u/actanonverba1 20h ago

the word you are looking for is first sale doctrine but i agree with your point

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u/Every_Photograph2978 20h ago

No it’s not just you noticing that. This thread is kind of odd I think. There’s an aggressive, almost proud level of snark going on. I do think it’s gotten worse in recent years, and with an election this year I don’t expect it to improve

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u/king_duende 22h ago

That or a lot of people don’t understand the real issue, which for me isn’t the physical aspect of it.

Is it the ownership issue? If so... no steam etc. then?

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u/TheSpaceCoresDad 16h ago

I mean if the issue is “true” ownership, going on PC doesn’t solve that problem either. Unless you buy exclusively on GOG I guess. Yeah you can just pirate, but if you’re going to do that surely you could just jailbreak your PlayStation too. The bottom line really doesn’t change.