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I have no idea why you are being downvoted. As much as I wish otherwise, what you say is entirely correct. In some limited sense it is kind possible to own som
by JeremyNT 4y ago
I have no idea why you are being downvoted. As much as I wish otherwise, what you say is entirely correct.
In some limited sense it is kind possible to own some games, the ones that exist on physical media and play on devices that do not require online connectivity. But even in the case of GOG, which sells DRM free games you can download, you aren't really the "owner" of anything tangible - you have a license to use the software. The fact that you may have a copy of the files is not the same as owning anything.
- charcircuit 4y agoOwning physical media is not the same. You still need a license to be able to play it.
- JeremyNT 4y agoIndeed, but on non-connected pieces of physical hardware that use physical media, the experience is similar enough to "owning" something that generally thinking about such things in terms of "ownership" makes sense (even if it's just a convenient fiction). In the modern era though, with DRM and phoning home etc, it's much more obvious that you "own" nothing.