With the end of physical PlayStation games looming, the need for clear digital ownership rights is more pressing than ever.

For its part, Sony believes your rights are very clear: you do not own your digital games, and it's unlikely you're stupid enough to believe otherwise. At least, that's roughly the argument the company's lawyers are presenting in response to a proposed class-action lawsuit.

Sony argues that its current customer-facing disclosures ensure that "reasonable consumers would not be misled" into believing they actually own their digital games. That's according to a Game File report (paid article link) citing an August 21 filing Sony's lawyers made in California's Northern District.

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[–] 111 points 3 days ago (1 child)

They dont need to keep trying to convice me to never buy another Sony/ Rockstar product. They keep giving more reasons though.

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  • [–] 33 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Sony convinced me that years ago when they sold me an expensive af dvd camcorder and then they hobbled it so it was unusable unless you edited in their crappy software and exported it through their expensive dongles.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    They lost me when they removed basic functionality from the PS3 by update. They lost my dad with betamax.

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  • [–] 30 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Also can't forget when they installed a rootkit on your computer for DRM purposes. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that.

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  • [+] -17 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    I'd say, its your OS fault allowing this.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Most people don’t want their desktop to act like an iPhone.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    1.complain about companies abusing rootkit 2. want rootkits so you can play said companies games

    Choose one.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago

    I always knew but it got confirmed for me about 20 years ago when I bought a 60$ dvd player that could play XviD discs and burned discs with no issues at all, my friend's 300$ brand new Sony DVD player would not even play some legit DVD's and refused any burned discs.

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