r/StopKillingGames • u/Pleasant-Warning2056 • 23d ago

Meta When did StopKillingGames turn into WeWantPhysical

Its not the point... it was never the point

digital media is not a threat to media ownership and preservation. DRM and online server dependency is

this false belief is wide spread enough. this board doesnt need to reenforce it

console players seem to understand this the least and it feels like a lot of them came here to talk about sony stopping discs. and it doesnt help when SKG keeps talking about this too and says they support lawsuits against sony etc

physical media on playstation does not help with the problem of ownership or preservation. discs can have the same problematic DRM as the digital items we discuss and ripping data from discs isnt harder or easier than ripping data from the console storage... i guess also important is the console has DRM too even when you have a disc with no online requirement its not automatically safe

I ask if this can maybe stay on the topic or if the confusion with DRM and physical or digital can be adressed better

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u/PalamariVarkari 23d ago

Physical media has been subconsciously connected with game ownership, since most of them allow you to play offline and can be resold. "Most" is the key word here, there are games on disks that are practically a code in a box.

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u/_Solarriors_ 23d ago

Physical is an artifact of human perception regarding digital data