Replying to @⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩

Or you could let Rockstar release the game and let your shareholders take a 0.5% hit to their stock portfolio and make it up in the games actual release…

No no no that makes too much sense and the shareholders won’t get a 1.5% bump if you release it before the next shareholders something something.

I’m not even going to buy GTA6 until I can buy with a disc.

You all don’t care about me, enjoy your game… Until it’s disc based I won’t be buying it.

I haven’t played GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas or GTA 4 for a while… I’ll play those instead.

Replying to @⁨Zanacross@lemmy.world⁩

Why do y’all argue about things you don’t understand?

If a game is on disk, and a lot still are, then no, it cannot be taken away from you without literally entering your home with a warrant at least where I live.

Owning the physical disk in America at least also grants you the right to download and emulate later.

There’s also the fact that having a physical routine adds emotional attachment.

Also, and this really needs to be asked, WHY ARE SO MANY OF YOU FIGHTING FOR LESS OPTIONS? Seriously what the fuck?

Replying to an earlier post

You make it sound simple and absolute. But, our rights are severely curtailed even in the U.S. via the DMCA. If your console, or even the game code on disk, requires an okay from the manufacturer as a “copyright protection” and you bypass that in any way, you have just committed a felony and are considered by the State a valid target for violence.

Of course, simply accepting the lack of physical media doesn’t help make the situation any better.

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