Comment on Former Valve writer says PlayStation killing physical discs is no conspiracy: "You, the consumer, have made your choice, and the choice is for digital"

W3dd1e@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• wizzim@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Exactly. And geo restrictions.

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  • stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Which stems from licensing and rights

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• blackbeans@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Discs are just as digital as internet data piped through fiber optics. It’s a deceitful term which doesn’t cover the true change: perpetual license vs time limited license.

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  • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This intentionally misses the point.

    It’s physical and digital distribution.

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    • draco_aeneus@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      While that is a shift that happened, it’s not the distribution method people actually have problems with, even if they sometimes misattribute it. The problem, which you see mentioned most of the time, is ownership.

      Compare how people feel about Sony vs. GOG, which will just let you download DRM-free installer files. Both are distributed via the Internet, but people feel very different about them, right?

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      • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Physical discs aren’t DRM free though - the disc is the DRM.

        Of course people like DRM free digital games, because it means they can get them for free.

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    • blackbeans@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It sounds logical. However, by that definition, game boxes with download codes would be physical as well… Yet Sony isn’t killing those.

      To me it’s clear that it’s not about the method of distribution or the way data is processed, it’s about their business model in general.

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      • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        The game is still downloaded from a server via codes in a box. The distribution of the game is still digital.

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  • DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can resell or trade a disc though. Or at least have been able to up until now I bet they start tying those to specific accounts now while they still make them until 2028.

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  • steelplatedmech@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I like that discs aren’t tied to an online account, so anyone in possession of it can use it to play the game. The company can’t take away access like they can banning your online account.

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