A newly signed California law (AB 2426) will force digital storefronts to tell its customers it is licensing rather than buying a digital good. Presumably, digital video game storefronts like the PlayStation Store would be affected by this, and will have to convey that its players are licensing games that could be revoked if the seller no longer holds the right to the product.
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This new California law is definitely going to shake things up for digital storefronts. It’s wild to think that we’ve been treating our digital games like actual ownership when, in reality, we’re just licensing them. I mean, how many times have we bought a game only to find out later that it could be yanked from our libraries? It’s a bit of a wake-up call, honestly.
I get that companies need to protect their rights, but it’s frustrating to think that all those hours spent grinding in a game could just disappear because of some licensing issue. At least now, if they have to be upfront about it, we’ll know what we’re really getting into when we hit that “buy” button. It’s about time they made things clearer for us gamers!