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Yeah, I would prefer physical but I don't have enough space for all that. Having some of each and actually being allowed to keep it would be nice!

Exactly, all options should be protected, but corporations have been allowed to do whatever they want in the digital age and their greed is rampant.

Yes exactly my thoughts. I want them all to be there in 10+ years! 💪

Agreed!

I have many physical copies of things I love, but (especially with music!) space, geographical, and accessibility constraints are real - there's a lot to be said for digital media! Hell, it can also be better for the environment in terms of generating less trash/polluting plastic.

Yeah it’s made game releases so much more accessible!!

Yeah, true. I like physical copies of some things (like comics!) but cloud-based digital libraries are super convenient and save a lot of space… IF they can’t be deleted at the whims of a corporation 🙃

smart based correct

I don't want to come off as doom and gloom either -- we should and need to fight for this But until change happens... Its the easiest and safest way to preserve media right now, even if you're like me and have no space 😓

It‘s a great vision. In an ideal world we’d have DRM-free video downloads, just like we do with music and games. But that’s the future, and I think we get to that future by making statements in the now. It’s less about forcing physical, and more about saying “we used to have control, give it back!”

Going to mute this thread now because some people want to willfully misread this or just call me names (blocked). Stepping into discourse is a curse.

Welp.. Maybe not them bsky.app/profile/norm...

I think they could very much switch toward DRM free, but I bet some larger distributors would balk at it and stop using Steam. Some can't accept ANY "loses" to piracy when it's obvious now that people will pay for games they want to support and when they're able to pay.

the worst part is, I can't remember which CDs are in there

I've have moved 10 times in my adult life, I'm very picky about what I own. I would like consumer protection.

Thank you!! This is the point I've been trying to make this morning with all the anti-Sony freakout, but you articulated it much better. 😄 We've truly been mostly all digital for a while - it's the digital ownership issues thats the core here, not having digital bits stored on plastic or silicon.

Me when I like owning Blu-Rays for the permanence but hate having to squeeze them out of the boxes without breaking them and would rather just press a button.

Australia has very strong consumer protection laws. Value, Sony & co tried to bypass these & failed. they must uphold refunds for Aussies, regardless of their own policies its still very grey-area when it comes to live-service games, media being removed from platforms etc.

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if walmart doesn't get to come to my house and check to make sure i didn't steal my t-shirt every day, literally no company should be able to do that on my devices either. and if walmart goes out of business my shirt shouldn't spontaneously combust either. >:|

Yep, we should be able to make whatever preference choices we want, not have to do it out of fear of losing access!

Yesss, it makes traveling so much easier! I got a kobo for my husband.