Is there a way to gift someone a game from my Playstation library?

Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

A couple months ago I tried to buy Ghost of Tsushima but in a drunken stupor accidentally bought Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. I didn’t realize my mistake until I was like an hour into the game (again, drunk) so when I contacted Playstation trying to get a refund they told me I was ineligible for a refund due to already installing the game (even though it installs immediately after purchase).

So is there any way I can give it to someone else? It’s not my type of game and I’ll never play it so I’d rather see someone actually play it.

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BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
The easy answer is no.

The long answer is, you don’t actually own the game.

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wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
That wpuld suggest you actually own the game. What you own is a license.

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- MolochAlter@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  A non-transferable one, at that.
  
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HatchetHaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If it’s digital and Playstation refuses to cooperate, I’m afraid it’s no dice.

Unless you’ve played through Sekiro already, you should do so and get your money’s worth at least.

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- ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  As much as I’d like to attempt to play the game, I’m not a fan of the dark souls esque games.
  
  Realistically it’s just gonna collect virtual dust I suppose 🤷‍♂️
  
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  - skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    If you were going to enjoy Ghost of Tsushima you’re almost certainly going to enjoy Sekiro. Seriously, give it a go. It’s not as intimidating as you think, I promise.
    
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  - MrBobDobalina@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’m also not a fan of the dark souls games, something compelled me to give Sekiro a try and it’s now one of my all time favourites…
    
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AmidFuror@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
https://alcoholtreatment.niaaa.nih.gov/

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- ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I find this a bit odd and slightly insulting?
  
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  - AmidFuror@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It was meant as funny and slightly insulting. Unless....
    
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  - Chozo@fedia.io ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It's okay, it'll make sense once you sober up. :)
    
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simple@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
No, sadly. You can share it with friends via family sharing though.

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lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

they told me I was ineligible for a refund due to already installing the game (even though it installs immediately after purchase)

Not answering your question here, but how’s any of that legal?

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gedaliyah@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Sort of relevant

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Resol@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
For physical games: just give them the disk, it’s that simple.

For digital games: no. Why? You only own the license, which can (and probably will) expire one day.

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