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Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off (www.ign.com)

submitted 8 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

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[–] kusuriya@infosec.pub 83 points 8 months ago (2 children)

As long as they get comfortable with the idea of if buying isn't owning then piracy isn't stealing.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Hehehe, this is my quote.

I'm the YouTube commenter in this screenshot: https://lemmy.world/post/1098344

[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds logical but governments still seem to care to protect corporate IP while they don't give a single fuck about customer ownership rights.

[–] kusuriya@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

yeah I know what Im saying is a pipe dream because Im not my government's actual constituency but a man can dream.