Some Retailers Are Refusing to Sell GTA 6 Due to the Lack of a Disc

A map? That sounds like DLC.

You are arguing against points I did not make. Do not confuse consumer preference with consumer rights.

The fact that most people buy digitally does not magically eliminate the benefits of physical media: resale, lending, collecting, and not tying every purchase to a single account or storefront. That is especially relevant on consoles, where you don’t have the competitive marketplace that exists on PC. Comparing Steam to PlayStation as though they are equivalent ecosystems ignores the very thing being discussed.

You went from making weak arguments to inventing facts. “No one is sharing games” goes against the used games market as well as game lending. As earlier, your point about Gran Turismo is just an anecdote dressed up as a general principle.

And your last paragraph is a joke. If you have to speculate and invent my position instead of addressing it, that is a sign your rebuttal is weak, just like your original comment.

They'll try to gaslight you abiut how the game is too big to fit kn disc's, but the real reason is to prevent aftermarket sales. I'm sure they see every used game sale as lost revenue.

we only have three copies. we'd have four but my wife says she'd get distracted at work if we got the android one. two for PC (different steam accounts so we can play together in different rooms) and one on playstation (so we can splitscreen).

like, i feel weird buying this many copies but we're still below $60 total and it's my wife's favorite game so i don't really mind.

The fact that whole game isn't on the CD isn't some conspiracy to deprive you of ownership. Putting it all on CD isn't going to defeat an always online requirement. It's solving a technical problem. Long term game ownership is a problem solved through legislation or piracy.

I can know about other's opinions, people believing differently existing is a fact.