| LudicrousSpeed said: It's a digital service, so any argument regarding collectors and ownership goes right out the window. Whether I buy Outriders digitally through GamePass or digitally through the MS store, all I collect is an icon in my library, and the only ownership I have is a digital license which can be revoked or rendered irrelevant any time MS/Square deems it. I don't know what a "true gamer" is, lol. |
Why not buy it physically.... It's still possible, for now. The argument is that subscription services are further eroding physical ownership. It's the heart of the argument. It's eroding it further due to the shift to gaas. Why make a complete game when you can make a base version, release it on GP, see if there's interest, then start selling DLC for it.
Physical games, you own the game, can play it offline until the hardware breaks down.
Digital games, you own a license, you have the right to play the game until the publisher revokes that right but so far that rarely happens.
Game pass, you own nothing, games can leave the service at any time, you have no rights. You can buy add-ons for the games but they stop working when the base game leaves the service.
