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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/74416381

The relevant section is blunt. "The Software is licensed to you, not sold," the EULA states. "You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, and personal license to play or use the Software for your private, non-commercial use on the system or device it was intended for."

The terms also restrict renting, modifying, or obtaining games through unauthorised means. Nothing in there is new, technically. Sony's EULA has always said this. The timing is what makes it land differently right now.

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[-] chahk@beehaw.org 4 points 1 day ago

Steam, Epic, and all other online digital distribution systems. They're all the same. They decided to redefine what the word "buy" means, and we fucking let them. Same with other content like music and movies. They should be made to change their buttons to "Rent" and "Rent Harder".

Except for GOG. They provide DRM-free downloads of games. Those guys are awesome.

[-] DdCno1@beehaw.org 2 points 22 hours ago

Except for the recent Nazi email affair, which immediately makes them not awesome.

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