Just wait, The day will come when a great game will be made that everyone will want to play, and the company will 'have no record' of you ever purchasing the game, and make you pay again.
And what if someone goes to their summer house, or loses their network connection for a day/week, what will those people do if their machines can't 'verify' the game??
Games need to stay on physical media that can speak to the console for itself, so that everyone can play without worrying about losing their legitimate access.
And, where would distribution companies keep information? Your credit card that you used to purchase the game? What if you changed cards?
In your account? What if you forgot your account, or it was lost or deleted?
What if your hardware to store game purchase info was destroyed/lost/failed, and the information that verified that you were you was there?
What I'm saying, is that with a DVD, someone can lose it, but that's their fault.
They don't have to worry about any of the scenarios above because they have the physical media and case to prove that they OWN the game.
And I totally support trade/sales of used games. What if you had a friend who wanted to borrow a game? You can't just FTP your game to them and have that work...
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Just wait, The day will come when a great game will be made that everyone will want to play, and the company will 'have no record' of you ever purchasing the game, and make you pay again. And what if someone goes to their summer house, or loses their network connection for a day/week, what will those people do if their machines can't 'verify' the game?? Games need to stay on physical media that can speak to the console for itself, so that everyone can play without worrying about losing their legitimate access. And, where would distribution companies keep information? Your credit card that you used to purchase the game? What if you changed cards? In your account? What if you forgot your account, or it was lost or deleted? What if your hardware to store game purchase info was destroyed/lost/failed, and the information that verified that you were you was there? What I'm saying, is that with a DVD, someone can lose it, but that's their fault. They don't have to worry about any of the scenarios above because they have the physical media and case to prove that they OWN the game. And I totally support trade/sales of used games. What if you had a friend who wanted to borrow a game? You can't just FTP your game to them and have that work...