You seem to be hung on that one example and have made a whole argument supported by it.
One does own their games on disc.
I can still play using my physical copies after all these years, regardless of whether I am logged into PSN or if I am playing it on a PS4 or a PS5.
mechoman444@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Years ago, when the PS4 launched, the philosophy was still different. Games were generally released in a semi-complete state on disc and were at least potentially playable without massive downloads. Go back another generation and it was even better. Games shipped complete, were fully playable right out of the box, and if you bought them, you still own that experience today. I still have my Xbox 360 collection, and from time to time I play those games on my fully functional Xbox 360.
What I’m talking about is this generation, and the end of the previous one, where more and more games began shipping incomplete or effectively unplayable without day-one downloads and patches.
Yes, I use Gran Turismo as an example because it illustrates the point. I’m not hung up on that one game. I play plenty of others.