Brazil Is Taking On Digital Games Ownership and Preservation After Sony Says No More Discs
It appears that Brazil is concerning itself with matters relating to consumer rights when it comes to digital games. …
It appears that Brazil is concerning itself with matters relating to consumer rights when it comes to digital games. …
… Sony, of course, would argue that it needs to sell two physical discs in order to make the same amount of money as one digital download. And if the figures are skewing increasingly towards digital, then it may see this as a moment to rip off the band aid. …
… As mentioned, his comments come at a time when there's a lot of conversation around physical vs. digital ownership in light of Sony's decision. …
… He explained: “What we saw on the PC is that going digital helped to grow the market. There’s also some pressure for the future on the cost of machines, and being able to be only digital will help to have a more accessible machine, I would say. …
… If it had announced its plans to cease manufacturing discs alongside meaningful improvements to the PS Store and digital ownership, I don’t think these past two weeks would have gone quite so badly.
… However, digital games come with their own drawbacks that mainly revolve around preservation, and the tangible ownership of a product rather than a simple licence to play a game. …
… I'm curious what that final sentence really means; if discs are going away, there are many considerations to be made about digital ownership, including a number of ways Sony could improve its own PS Store . …
… No refund; no recourse – gone , a sign of our deplorably all-digital future. …
… I must admit, I don’t fully understand the connection here: PCs have been all-digital for a long time, so it’s not like anyone’s going to be buying Blu-rays there. …
… It reads: “Digital purchases grant a revocable license to access content, not ownership. …