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Nintendo Switch 2 Launches on June 5th Worldwide; 1080p Screen With 120 FPS and HDR Support, Docked Mode 4K Resolution Support Confirmed (wccftech.com)
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[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Regardless of what the fine print may say, this is effectively owning your games forever.

However, if you don't ignore the contract you signed, this is effectively piracy. Which is fine, don't get me wrong. But you still don't own anything. BTW Steam has plenty of DRM-free games which you can run without the client; backing them up is a more manual process than GOG but the end result is the same.