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> They're clearly communicating that they believe in a future where no one owns games any more.

They've been foreshadowing that future for years, but the gamers keep on bending right over and even squeezing the lube bottle for them. They haven't, and likely won't, be given a reason to stop marching toward that future.

by jeremyjh3 hours ago|

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Yet people have been “buying”games from Steam the same way for more than two decades…

by demosthanos2 hours ago|

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First, I think people should buy from GoG for exactly this reason.

But also, the difference is that Steam has as far as I can tell never yanked a game from someone's account and failed to refund them for it. Games either get delisted and you retain access to them or they're removed entirely and they refund you. The only exception is online-only games whose developer stops maintaining the server, but I think it's reasonable for steam to not claim responsibility for the developer's malfeasance.

So Steam has this model of licensing-not-ownership on paper but in practice treats purchases as much closer to ownership. Sony clearly does not.

by jeremyjh1 hours ago|

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Has Sony yanked a game? I know they have delisted some but I have not heard of one ever being removed from a user’s library and couldn’t find a reported instance of that happening. Sony’s agreement with game publishers does not leave them the right to do this.

I do not think there is any online platform that can make such guarantees for movies.

by inigyou1 hours ago|

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They've yanked movies, and there are reasons (which they won't tell us) they've banned physical delivery of games. It's extremely likely they will yank games in the future.