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minus-squarePolisheocket@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down34·3 days agoThey’ve never taken a game back. Everyone is causing a fear that doesn’t exist. I only buy digital, never had a problem.
minus-squarethe_riviera_kid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·3 days agoThis is either a blatant lie or unfathomable ignorance. Ubisoft has done just that and so have several others. It’s the entire reason for the stop killing games movement. https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ Theres no way you are a “gamer” and have never heard of it.
minus-squareasmoranomar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agoDid we forget Nintendo shut down their entire store just to open a new one?
minus-square404found@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoWhat’s to stop people from remaking the game and discontinuing support for the original? That happens in Apple’s App Store.
minus-squareNonconfrontationaI@lemmy.mlBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoHaven’t had a problem yet*
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoSony has done it this year https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2026/06/26/purchased-studio-canal-content-removed-playstation-library I guess technically it’s movies and TV in this case, not games. But the precedent is there.
minus-squareitsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI’ve lost a purchased game twice. Now I have a copy on my PC so no need to buy it a third time.
They’ve never taken a game back. Everyone is causing a fear that doesn’t exist. I only buy digital, never had a problem.
This is either a blatant lie or unfathomable ignorance.
Ubisoft has done just that and so have several others. It’s the entire reason for the stop killing games movement.
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
Theres no way you are a “gamer” and have never heard of it.
Did we forget Nintendo shut down their entire store just to open a new one?
What’s to stop people from remaking the game and discontinuing support for the original? That happens in Apple’s App Store.
Haven’t had a problem yet*
Sony has done it this year https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2026/06/26/purchased-studio-canal-content-removed-playstation-library
I guess technically it’s movies and TV in this case, not games. But the precedent is there.
I’ve lost a purchased game twice. Now I have a copy on my PC so no need to buy it a third time.