Champoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 20 days agoSony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkSony lawyers argue that nobody is stupid enough to believe they actually own digital games, because then only one person could buy GTA 6www.gamesradar.comChampoloo [he/him]@hexbear.net to Games@hexbear.netEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square34linkfedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
minus-squarechgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·20 days agoI do remember a pretty significant pushback against shit like online activation. And before that it really felt like you owned a copy of the game that you could borrow somebody or resell or borrow some games from the library.
minus-squarechgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·20 days agoThe first game I played that changed that was spore which came with a limited number of installations. Which I’m still bitter about to this day.
minus-squarecasskaydee [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·20 days agoThat was the first game I was fully prepared to buy but pirated it purely on principle
minus-squarechgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·20 days agoStill one of the most torrented games of all times.
I do remember a pretty significant pushback against shit like online activation. And before that it really felt like you owned a copy of the game that you could borrow somebody or resell or borrow some games from the library.
The first game I played that changed that was spore which came with a limited number of installations. Which I’m still bitter about to this day.
That was the first game I was fully prepared to buy but pirated it purely on principle
Still one of the most torrented games of all times.