> Except that the physical copy of the game is still gatekept by Microsoft or Sony. And Nintendo. I don't follow consoles these days, but the gatekeeping by r

> Except that the physical copy of the game is still gatekept by Microsoft or Sony. And Nintendo. I don't follow consoles these days, but the gatekeeping by region that console makers used to do (even if I understand the reasons behind them) was incredibly annoying as well. I think the perception of game consoles is different from PCs and mobile devices. Even though the game console is a computer, they're still not seen by the public or governments as a general computing platform no matter how blurred the lines have become.