How is it a scam? It is exactlly what is printed on the box. Not everything you dislike is a scam.
SomethingBurger
joined 3 years ago
You can't remotely replace hardware.
And, thanks to Microsoft, they will also have no competition.
Good luck downloading and running console games from 2 or 3 console generations ago.
You can still purchase and download Xbox 360 games. The PS3 store is about to be shut down but already-owned games will still be downloadable. This is already the case for the Wii and the 3DS.
The only console store to ever shut down without the ability to download purchases is the original Xbox, which offered DLC only.
Stop spreading this lie.
https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/articles/212632089-GOG-User-Agreement?product=gog
2.1 We give you and other GOG users the personal right (known legally as a 'license') to use GOG services and to download, access and/or stream (depending on the content) and use GOG content. This license is for your personal use. We can stop or suspend this license in some situations, which are explained later on.
I interpret it as a subdomain of the top-level domain.
The proposal is for them to be free, restricted to one per person.
paying for piracy
There is a huge banner at the bottom of the cover art that clearly states that a download is required. It's only misleading if you can't read.