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Right, but that's a very different aspect of the argument. People don't buy games on steam because they want to own them, they buy them because they want to pla
by yCombLinks 5y ago
Right, but that's a very different aspect of the argument. People don't buy games on steam because they want to own them, they buy them because they want to play them. The actual usage is the utility.
- quesera 5y agoRight, but collectors don't play the limited edition vinyl pressing, or read the first-edition hardcover either. They "buy" it to "own" it. You consume the more convenient/less valuable copies. The usage is commoditized, but the possession is exclusive.