The disc drive is an additional $79.99 purchase.
  • CleoTheWizard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    What the EU actually needs to do is to spearhead and help find everyone a way to actually “own” digital things. I think I’d be fine with not having a disk drive if I could buy my game, not be reliant on servers to download it in the future, trade my games with friends, and choose to sell it when I felt like it.

    We need to find a way to get back (most of) the benefits of physical media without actually having to go back to it.

    • bufalo1973@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 months ago

      “If a game needs a server and the official servers shut down, the protocols have to be released to the public”. I think it would be a good starting point.

    • RecallMadness@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Imo, the term “buy” for all goods should pass some sort of litmus test. Eg:

      does the product being sold have the same properties as a brick?

      • can the product be resold privately?
      • can the product be lent to another user temporarily?
      • would the product still perform its function when the manufacturer stops supporting it?
      • would the product still perform its function if the manufacturer ceased to exist.

      if the product does not pass all these tests, the customer is not buying. Consider using terms such as ‘rent’ or ‘lease’ or ‘subscription’