PlayStation deletes dozens of series from users who bought them – La Nación

• Many people believe that digital products are purchased, but this is not the case. They are rented until the rights run out.

• Sony has removed dozens of series, movies and documentaries from Discovery to customers who purchased them in digital format.

Digital content is gradually cornering physical versions. The problem is that it is an imperfect system that sometimes harms the consumer. And it does not allow alternatives. It is the case of dozens of Discovery series, movies and documentaries sold by Sony through its PlayStation consoles. He has deleted them from the customers who bought them.

Many people think that a digital purchase is just that, a purchase that gives you the right to enjoy it forever. At the end of the day you pay the same as a physical copy. A video game or movie on disc is worth the same as if you buy it digitally.

But the reality is that a digital “purchase” is just a rentaluntil the rights run out or the digital platform closes. Some users have just learned it the hard way now, with the Sony and Discovery fiasco.

Dozens of series purchased on PlayStation disappear

Sony began selling movies and series in digital format in 2008, through its digital film and television store integrated into PlayStation consoles.

According to My citythese days has begun to send emails to users, indicating that All Discovery series, movies and documentaries will be deleted from your collection, even if you have purchased them.

Fuente: Computer Today