Phil doing what Don couldn't
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2023
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This doesn't directly affect me, as I've exclusively bought digital games only for over a decade, but it still annoys me based on principle. It's basically a bait and switch - it would be far more honest to just say "it's digital only" than to sell a useless physical box.
Same. I buy exclusively digital for the convenience, but how can they claim this is a physical version of the game when it doesn't physically include the game? It's not even a loophole at those point. It's just a lie.
They want the people who buy physical for the box in their collection, to buy the game, but they don't want anybody to have the ability to resell the game for a fiver after the fact, because that means someone else gets the game without giving them money instead of buying a brand new digital license at full price.
I'm part of the problem, I've only bought games on Steam (or in a few instances in the not too distant past, xbox store for cross-platform Forza enjoyment), but holy hell does it irritate me that we can't actually OWN a copy of a game anymore.