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[–] TommySoda@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd rather own the games that I pay for than "rent" them in the first place. Sure, this is useful. But it doesn't really solve the issue of not owning anything you buy these days. If anything this will just give them an excuse when they decide to take games you paid for away from you.

[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’d rather own the games that I pay for than “rent” them in the first place.

But people will still pay up anyway.

Gamers have a very short memory. The "ooh shiny!" mentality means that, as a demographic, they are willing to tolerate a high degree of abuse as long as they get to placate themselves with self amusement software.