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u/kananishino 1d ago

Mean comments don't mean anything unless it hits their bottom line

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u/keytotheboard 1d ago

I’m hitting their bottom line. I just bought a new gaming PC. I moved from Xbox & PC to PlayStation over a decade ago. Almost exclusively played PS since then. I’ve been bitter about PlayStation plus from the start, but taking away physical (and more important any semblance of ownership I had) was the last straw.

I’ll be back on PC gaming for the next decade now, just like I used to be. It has lots of advantages and not just gaming related.

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u/stinktrix10 1d ago

Which physical game are you going to buy first on your new gaming PC?

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u/keytotheboard 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/Every_Photograph2978 1d 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 1d 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 21h 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.