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Mad Frog Of Kermano

@superfroggyjosh.bsky.social

Wrestling, Video Game and Anime Enthusiast, Writer, Voice Actor, Frog. He/Him. Will occasionally post content from my writing, and my Youtube channel. And sometimes random hyperfixations on fandom topics.

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Mad Frog Of Kermano@superfroggyjosh.bsky.social · 4w ago

Asha probably walked into the Xbox boardroom and was like “You know how AI things only give people a few tokens and then get people to buy more? We should do that but with playtime on Game Pass” And they’re all greedy af and short sighted thinking this would be ok so here we are

Jörg Tittel@newjorg.bsky.social · last mo.

Sony’s arguing that noone can actually own a digital game, since, if they did, “no one else could have a copy”. This is of course absurd. I can deduct two things: 1) Don’t “buy” any more games on PlayStation. Wouldn’t want to steal from the one original (non) owner by doing so. 2) Fuck that.

Richard Moss@mossrc.bsky.social · last mo.

This is such a bad faith and fallacious argument from Sony. It's perfectly intuitive to think that you are buying a (digital) copy of the binary data and that that copy should work for as long as you have the compatible hardware. (Text clipped from @stephentotilo.bsky.social's Game File newsletter.)

The gamers said in their June suit that Sony's disclosures have failed to meet California's standards. In its August 21 filing, Sony says they are. It notes that the linked documents state that "you can use a product in the ways described in the license, but do not own the product" and "[t]he Software is licensed to you, not sold." (For context, which you can see for yourself by clicking the above links: Both lines appear hundreds of words into digital documents that are thousands of words long). Beyond that, Sony argues that anyone who pays for a digital game inherently understands that they can't own it because, if they did, no one else could have a copy. This concept appears to draw a distinction between a digital copy of a game and a physical object that only one person can have at a time. Here's how Sony's lawyers make that case:...
Jörg Tittel@newjorg.bsky.social · last mo.

Dear @playstation.com - since, according to the terms you just reminded us all of, I’m NOT buying but merely RENTING digital games for an undetermined and totally arbitary amount of time, you should not be allowed to use the word “Buy” or “Purchase” anywhere.

Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS Store says “Buy this game” under Add to Cart.
Tom Warren@tomwarren.co.uk · last mo.

Sony emailing everyone about PlayStation terms of use during a backlash over the end of discs and a lack of digital ownership is certainly a choice

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷@toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 2mo ago

We should fight hard against gaming becoming a subscription streaming model where we own nothing, and corporations control everything. Capitalism wants us to rent and perpetually pay for everything in our lives. This model is terrible for consumers and creators for many reasons.

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