PlayStation announced that they will stop making disks. People are rightfully mad about this, but it's not actually about physical media. It's about owning your games.

I made a new blog post giving my thoughts on PlayStation not making disks anymore, and the arguments around it.

I personally don’t think most people care about physically owning media (and some people even suggested PC should start going back to physical). It’s more about digital ownership rights.

  • turdas@suppo.fiEnglish
    30·
    21 hours ago

    The ability to trade is lost on pretty much every platform including PC. In some ways it’s been lost on PC for the longest time, because PC has had CD key nonsense since at least the 90s while consoles operated on physical media for much longer.

    The lack of this ability is, of course, compensated for by piracy.

    • Flames5123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      11 hours ago

      It’s really not lost with steam. You can have up to 5 accounts sharing constantly now as long as you’re not playing the same game.

        • Flames5123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          7 hours ago

          Person above me said “trade” and I trade games to my friends. Sure it’s not as broad as selling a game on Craigslist, but you are able to “trade” most games with friends.