Anything is possible, but I don't want to venture into speculation. We're trying to get confirmation from Microsoft regarding digital ownership of media. What I will say is that legal protections of digitally purchased content need to be secured. Reportedly, over 90% of Xbox games are purchased digitally. PlayStation isn't that far behind, with digital sales reportedly making up 78% of purchases. Buying habits have shifted dramatically over the last decade. There are plenty of gamers with entirely digital collections. The advent of online streaming has made physical movie collections rarer, th
"Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue": Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken… Judging by both the comments and the poll, the issue doesn't seem to be digital gaming itself. It's the loss of choice. Many of you have embraced digital purchases for years, but that doesn't mean you want physical ownership to disappear entirely. …
… Sony already plans to close its digital PS3 and PS Vita store , and has withdrawn ownership of digitally purchased movies for UK gamers , due to "content licensing agreements". …
… The reality is that digital ownership on PC is not the same as digital ownership on console. …
… Microsoft has not made a final decision about the disc-to-digital program. With digital ownership under threat and Sony making such an unpopular decision, it would be a major miss if Xbox fails to take advantage. …
… We're trying to get confirmation from Microsoft regarding digital ownership of media. What I will say is that legal protections of digitally purchased content need to be secured. Reportedly, over 90% of Xbox games are purchased digitally. …
… We already have the Xbox Series S and a digital-only version of the Xbox Series X . I'm not an eggs-in-either-basket person. I have a large library of digital content, as well as physical games, music, and movies. …
… GOG is an unsung hero among digital storefronts, as it sells digital games without Digital Rights Management DRM . By buying games from GOG.com, you will be able to download a standalone, offline installer for each title, granting you permanent ownership of them. …
… However, Ordo Liberal's court win against Microsoft for taking away his digital library for something that wasn't his fault proves that it is possible to find a legal means to protect and preserve digital games and a player's ownership rights over them, provided they have the courage, legal know-ho… …
… That sense of ownership feels like a lost art now, with everything shifting toward digital, that experience has mostly disappeared. …
… Sony recently sparked fury by revoking consumer access to over 500 paid digital movies, proving that digital ownership is merely a temporary license. …