In many games you can cash out, either above board (steam marketplace) or in the grey/black market. But even then, does it necessarily matter? Things of value s

In many games you can cash out, either above board (steam marketplace) or in the grey/black market. But even then, does it necessarily matter? Things of value still have value, and digital goods still have value. People pay cash money for software constantly and we don't question that, we believe that software can have tangible real-world value, sometimes considerably. If someone gifted you a copy of Photoshop or AutoCAD etc. you wouldn't think of that as valueless. The same is true in entertainment products too, and just as with professional software it's a matter of enforced artificial scarcity.