Chazore said:
Yeah, but that doesn't put Digital as being lesser by default. The format is fine, it's the people who are not. The people are the core and only issue here, not the format itself, like there is no spinning around the fact that the format itself isn't sentient, but the people who have said power to muck around with said format do, ergo, it's only the people that pose the problem, not the format. Like any time we see a game ripped from a store, it's primarily down to contract expiry, which is, you guessed it, a people issue, someone basically making up a rule, that either requires more money up front, or they pull said product, which again, is a people issue (greed) and not the format itself. I will always blame the person who made said contract or made a bad decision to pull said game or deny refunds, not the format. I'm just really, really tired of a bygone era combing back, shambling along, trying to assert that the way forward is still somehow worse off (it really isn't, because like it or not, plastic is finite and we're supposed to be using less of it). |
The 'people' being what they are is a constant factor, is what I'm saying. They're not going to change, which means a digital-only future controlled by these people is a danger. I've said multiple times in various threads over the years that personally I'm not against Netflix-style renting services or whatever, but full priced single licence purchases through publisher controlled clients is effectively enslaving yourself. If that would become the only way how games are distributed in the future, you can kiss any fairness goodbye. There's proof of this time and time again, like now with the old Warcraft 3 being blocked in favour of something else, 'just because'.
