antiquegamer
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From one of the more basic principles enshrined in the bargain between products and consumers that is copyright law?
I've gotta hand it to you: I've seen some real bad metaphors in GAF copyright topics, but this theme park ticket thing is easily the dumbest.
I don't think we really need to be insulting one another. Actually I find his analogy to theme park ticket to be interesting take on the whole game as experience notion and that we are essentially buying "license" or ticket.
I have no love for Steam, actually I stop PC gaming exclusively and bought console partly because of Steam model. I hate everything about digital only world but I know the days of physical media are numbered. (I still buy CD for music and Blu-ray disc, much to the amusement of my daughter and son who consume everything digitally). I buy very few titles per year on PC and only if I can't get the experience by other means. (Diablo, StarCraft) simply because I just hate the idea of just buying single user only experience. I hate that I can't simply just give my son StarCraft or Diablo to install on his computer like I would with Xbox games even when we live in the same house. I think the idea of used game is around because the game still come on physical media, something that is tangible and you can hold. As soon as console gaming go to PC Steam route where activation is require and you actually just own license to use such product then this used game market will cease to exist on console just as it did on the PC. Just like PC, we will buy "activation" license to enjoy experience that is not easily transferable or at least according to TOS.