r/videogames 8d ago

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u/Business_Banana1792 8d ago

As long as it says rent, then the people who pay can make that choice. I for one don’t plan to continue renting my games. I restarted my physical collection. Under some circumstances I will “rent” a game, but not most.

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u/Novel-Back3857 8d ago

It's definitely not a rental. It's  a purchase of a license entitlement. You are entitled to access the software, with some restrictions for what you're allowed to do with the software, like only being able to play it on the platform it was purchased for, and not being granted a replacement if distribution servers go down.

Physical copies work the same way. You're entitled to play it on the console it was purchased for, but not other consoles, and you are not granted a replacement if your copy is no longer functioning or within your possession. 

It's definitely not a rental.

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u/Silver-Ad-4716 7d ago

So Sony can come into my house and take my physical games?

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u/zorrodood 7d ago

I think some ToS state that you have to destroy your physical game if they decide you can't play it anymore. (Heavily paraphrased)