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I strongly suspect just to avoid backlash they'll refund people. But technically when you buy a game you're not really buying a game anymore, there's no physic
by 999900000999 4y ago
I strongly suspect just to avoid backlash they'll refund people.
But technically when you buy a game you're not really buying a game anymore, there's no physical item purchased.
You're merely purchasing a temporary non-transferable license to use it.
Back in the '90s if I gave you a Game boy game, it now belonged to you. I guess if I started a company renting them out Nintendo could sue me for copyright infringement though.
Now when I download a game, I'm merely permitted temporary usage. I can't give it to you
- bbatchelder 4y agoBlockbuster Video used to rent game cartridges/CDs and even consoles.
- jsiepkes 4y agoThough it would be a total scumbag move not to compensate people whatsoever it might be a "good" scorched earth tactic. It ensures consumers will probably think even harder before adopting such a service. Meaning it will be even harder for competitors to succeed where Google themselves failed. Then again you will need to be sure never wanting to return to that particular market.... > Back in the '90s if I gave you a Game boy game, it now belonged to you. Fip side is that if you lost the cartridge or it broke you had to buy it again. Granted, that almost never happened.
- barbazoo 4y ago> It ensures consumers will probably think even harder before adopting such a service. The few that used the service maybe. Most people have never heard of it.