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[โ€“] [email protected] 172 points 11 months ago (4 children)

If the content is not stored locally and DRM free, then you don't own it. Don't pay for content that you can't own. ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

[โ€“] [email protected] 57 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Is there any platform or medium where I can buy locally stored and DRM-free software? Even if I buy a game on disc I am fucked, cause most games need updates. I can only name GOG.

[โ€“] [email protected] 65 points 11 months ago

Given the recent controversy, it calls into question the definition of the word 'buy.'

GOG is the only one that I know of too.

[โ€“] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

itch.io is fantastic. Mostly indie stuff with some bigger name stuff, but it's by far the best out there for devs.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's hard to find quality games in the sea of single dev weekend projects on itch io...

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

If you see potential in one and their game is open source then consider contributing in some way (not as in money but honest feedback helps).

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Buy the disc, put it on a shelf and download a clean copy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I bought DRM-free TV episodes from Google Play (IIRC). Everything was great until codecs got updated a couple of years later and the videos were suddenly jerky to the point of unwatchability.

Even when I own it, there's no guarantee I get to keep it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You can probably play it properly on a PC using something like VLC (A pretty powerful video player)

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

VLC is also available on android, do that might be worth a try!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Including Android TV.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Or transcode it to support your current video player via handbrake

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Uh, that's practically all software and games these days.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

In this case Sony is taking away TV shows that people purchased. They can be purchased on physical media that will be playable as long as you have the disc. The DRM on DVD and Bluray discs can be easily removed to make backups that will play on anything forever.

As for games, everything on GOG is DRM free. They have downloads for the installers so you can keep a backup copy to install decades from now even if GOG is long gone by then.