▲ 66 ▼ Report says Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass added over $8,700 worth of new games in 2023 (www.neowin.net) submitted 2 years ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/games@sh.itjust.works 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Isn’t that how it works on every platform though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No, PSN once you claim a "free" game you can't buy them even if they are on sale. You have to cancel sub, wait until sale, buy the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) Epic games says I own a game but it’s the same where I don’t actually own it, I just own a license to download the game from their servers. Pretty sure it’s the same on PSN, too Maybe I misunderstood the original question permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's every platform, except gog, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago As far as I know, more or less yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* It's quite different though. PSN: you get access to the "claimed" monthly free games as long as you have subscription you can't download or keep playing the "claimed" games if your subscription expired. those claimed game will shown as "in library" and can't be purchased even if there is a on-going sale. if you paid for a plus member extra bonus discount game, it's still yours if your sub expired. Epic: you can download the game and keep them somewhere, as long as the auth token can verify you own the game and not expired. (similar to Steam I think the token is valid for a week if your internet goes out. it will ask you to go into offline mode as well. ) this works for both free game they gave out and the one you paid for with money. I don't know how the higher tier of PSN and GamePass works regarding the access of game you "played". permalink fedilink source parent [–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago GoG and FOSS games are the only two options I know of where you can have ownership of a game permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) No, PSN once you claim a "free" game you can't buy them even if they are on sale. You have to cancel sub, wait until sale, buy the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) Epic games says I own a game but it’s the same where I don’t actually own it, I just own a license to download the game from their servers. Pretty sure it’s the same on PSN, too Maybe I misunderstood the original question permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's every platform, except gog, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago As far as I know, more or less yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* It's quite different though. PSN: you get access to the "claimed" monthly free games as long as you have subscription you can't download or keep playing the "claimed" games if your subscription expired. those claimed game will shown as "in library" and can't be purchased even if there is a on-going sale. if you paid for a plus member extra bonus discount game, it's still yours if your sub expired. Epic: you can download the game and keep them somewhere, as long as the auth token can verify you own the game and not expired. (similar to Steam I think the token is valid for a week if your internet goes out. it will ask you to go into offline mode as well. ) this works for both free game they gave out and the one you paid for with money. I don't know how the higher tier of PSN and GamePass works regarding the access of game you "played". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) Epic games says I own a game but it’s the same where I don’t actually own it, I just own a license to download the game from their servers. Pretty sure it’s the same on PSN, too Maybe I misunderstood the original question permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's every platform, except gog, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago As far as I know, more or less yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* It's quite different though. PSN: you get access to the "claimed" monthly free games as long as you have subscription you can't download or keep playing the "claimed" games if your subscription expired. those claimed game will shown as "in library" and can't be purchased even if there is a on-going sale. if you paid for a plus member extra bonus discount game, it's still yours if your sub expired. Epic: you can download the game and keep them somewhere, as long as the auth token can verify you own the game and not expired. (similar to Steam I think the token is valid for a week if your internet goes out. it will ask you to go into offline mode as well. ) this works for both free game they gave out and the one you paid for with money. I don't know how the higher tier of PSN and GamePass works regarding the access of game you "played". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) That's every platform, except gog, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago As far as I know, more or less yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kamikazimatt@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago As far as I know, more or less yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PenguinTD@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* It's quite different though. PSN: you get access to the "claimed" monthly free games as long as you have subscription you can't download or keep playing the "claimed" games if your subscription expired. those claimed game will shown as "in library" and can't be purchased even if there is a on-going sale. if you paid for a plus member extra bonus discount game, it's still yours if your sub expired. Epic: you can download the game and keep them somewhere, as long as the auth token can verify you own the game and not expired. (similar to Steam I think the token is valid for a week if your internet goes out. it will ask you to go into offline mode as well. ) this works for both free game they gave out and the one you paid for with money. I don't know how the higher tier of PSN and GamePass works regarding the access of game you "played". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago GoG and FOSS games are the only two options I know of where you can have ownership of a game permalink fedilink source parent