[bilekas]

This is ridiculous, and not long after they've been updating their ToS to require you to sign in and phone home in order to continue to be allowed access to your digital library.

> In response to shifting trends in consumer preference.

I hate this corporate speak. If buying isn't ownership, then pirating isn't stealing.

[tacticalturtle]

It’s not corporate speak - they have hard data in digital vs physical sales that they report on every quarter:

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-just-reported-a-new-r...

[bilekas]

Even more reason to call this out, they know the exact figures they need to create physical copies of, they're claiming a complete trend to reduce their expenses. I don't believe they have some agenda to simply turn off games for people for no reason, but needing to check in every few months to keep a game active is actively hostile to the customer.

[bigfishrunning]

> If buying isn't ownership, then pirating isn't stealing.

You're not buying a game, you're buying a license to play the game. If you don't agree with the terms, don't buy that license, but that doesn't mean you're entitled to commit copyright infringement.

If I buy a movie ticket, that means I get to watch the movie once. That's the agreement.

[bilekas]

There's an expectation that once the sale is finalised they should t be able to just take it back when they like. Agreements or not that's not how things are supposed to work.

[Telaneo]

> If I buy a movie ticket, that means I get to watch the movie once. That's the agreement.

Good thing I don't recognise copyright. Can't infringe on that which does not exist. I'm sick of pretending it does good in the world when I constantly see its consequences are things like this.

> If I buy a movie ticket, that means I get to watch the movie once. That's the agreement.

Given the amount of agreements out there that have unfair terms from the get go, or are otherwise Darth Vadered, why should anyone care what deal the corps give you?

[bigfishrunning]

If you don't like the deal, don't take it. It doesn't matter if you recognize copyright, it's the law. Some people don't recognize speed limits; that doesn't always end well for them.

[Telaneo]

> it's the law

I can ignore that too, you know. Not all laws are reasonable.

> Some people don't recognize speed limits; that doesn't always end well for them.

Breaking the speed limit can be lethal. That's a pretty good reason to follow that rule even if you don't care who made it.

I haven't found good reasons to keep copyright law (on the contrary, I constantly see it hinder progress in society), so I ignore it.

If I get prosecuted for doing copyright infringement, I'll take it with pride.

[Jigsy]

> I can ignore that too, you know. Not all laws are reasonable.

I can speak from personal experience on this one! Civil disobedience is a wonderful thing.

[bigfishrunning]

It has the same effect as not playing the game, but you get something for free, right? it's therefore better?