Human nature. Humans like to collect things, and if you feel like you own a limited edition of something, you will be more inclined to purchase it. DVDs were a

Human nature. Humans like to collect things, and if you feel like you own a limited edition of something, you will be more inclined to purchase it. DVDs were a cash cow for the movie industry, in a way that streaming (including the ability to buy on digital services) is not. I don’t necessarily think it’s logical to collect DVDs, toys, concert merchandise, or NFTs, but if humanity appears to enjoy it, and it thus creates a sizeable revenue stream for artists, what is the harm? Your way is logical, but will in fact not have the same result.