[chaosharmonic]

Not to defend this, just to further observe the different nature of their marketing -- games also haven't historically had similar "rent" options in the first place. Timed demos are a newer trend, demos in general have usually been smaller sections of the content, and they typically aren't something you're paying for.

[8note]

blockbuster rented cartridges and disks back in the day. so do libraries

[chaosharmonic]

Fair, I more so mean for digital releases.

Movies, on digital marketplaces, have had this kind of distinction for a lot longer than games have.