A little over a year ago we discussed YouTuber Ross Scott’s attempt to build political action around video game preservation. Scott started a campaign and site called Stop Killing Games when …
So, I have no idea how purchasing a show or movie (to own) digitally works, but I would think that at least you wouldn’t have to worry about a server being taken down and not being able to access the movie, and I’m 100% certain that it’s not a problem when you have a physical disk. The thing is, most media isn’t being watched this way. It’s watched on Netflix or any other streaming service where you aren’t actually paying for a movie itself, which is why it’s okay for them to delist it and you not be able to watch it anymore.
The reason that Stop Killing Games is happening is because people own a disk of The Crew and are physically unable to play the game now
So, I have no idea how purchasing a show or movie (to own) digitally works, but I would think that at least you wouldn’t have to worry about a server being taken down and not being able to access the movie, and I’m 100% certain that it’s not a problem when you have a physical disk. The thing is, most media isn’t being watched this way. It’s watched on Netflix or any other streaming service where you aren’t actually paying for a movie itself, which is why it’s okay for them to delist it and you not be able to watch it anymore.
The reason that Stop Killing Games is happening is because people own a disk of The Crew and are physically unable to play the game now