> You have the same risk and not really ownership.

You don't, though. When I download a game on Steam or GOG, I have the files on my PC. I can back them up. I can modify them.

Yes, live service games still have an online component I don't control, but I do still control the files on my computer. I don't on a console.

Actually, I don't own any consoles for reasons of software freedom but I hear they are much more difficult to do things like back up your data, etc.

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dcow 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, you do. When you play a digital game on Playstation you also download the files...

It may be harder like you say but the law doesn't really see it any differently PC vs Console if you want to archive/backup your digital game media.

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TuxSH 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

On consoles in general, backing up digital media (if even possible) requires full-system exploits, thus bypassing DRM, and decrypting them also requires breaking DRM

	▲	dcow 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Woah, we're not talking about cracking your games. I think every console from at least the last two generations has supported copying game files to external/removable media.

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PenguinCoder 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How do you backup game files from a console, to an external drive/location that you own; and ensure the validity of that backup will still be usable on the console later?

	▲	dcow 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		By inserting storage media into the removable/external media port and copying or moving the files.