Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Stop Killing Games@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 2 days agoMy last PlayStation.lemmy.caimagemessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up1585arrow-down110
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minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI understand there are different levels to the word “own”. Own them as in “I can play them even if that store is unavailable in the future” is one level. Own them as in “I can trade/give them to others when I don’t want them any more” is another. One is not better than the other, and they’re not mutually exclusive. But physical gives you both of them. Digital doesn’t. Or not yet at least.
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoDigital is better then surely? I can give it to you and still have my original.
I understand there are different levels to the word “own”.
Own them as in “I can play them even if that store is unavailable in the future” is one level.
Own them as in “I can trade/give them to others when I don’t want them any more” is another.
One is not better than the other, and they’re not mutually exclusive. But physical gives you both of them. Digital doesn’t. Or not yet at least.
Digital is better then surely? I can give it to you and still have my original.
Ah, the good old days.