I completely agree with this, and I've imported several games over the past year or so for this very reason. My biggest issue, besides the fact that I don't feel like you actually own the games because you're dependent on other services staying up to be able to access them, is that they are tied to your account. My wife and I both game, and she has her own systems. If we have a physical game & she wants to play it, she grabs the disk & plays it. If it's digital then it's tied to my account, so that basically means picking up a second copy.
BTW, the RE HD Asian version is excellent, I definitely recommend it. I have been disappointed with a couple I imported tho - neither Okami HD & Resident Evil Chronicles HD run from the disk, they require you to install the games to your hdd. I prefer them to run straight from the disk to save on space.
Thanks for the info on Resident Evil HD Asian version.
As for what you were saying about owning the game, it's totally true. You are beholden and dependent on the goodwill of the publisher to be able to keep using that software. As a fan, gamer
and collector, I can't abide by this. They can yank the title, scuttle the service or whatever they want. And as we've seen with P.T. on the PS4 (F you Konami, F you), they can completely remove it where you can never get it again.
System updates can wipe any content from your system at any time the manufacturer feels like it. Sure, you can opt out of updating. But then your system becomes an offline-only unit until you
do update.
Many digital games on various systems require an online authentication to start them. If you are disconnected, your games are useless. Maybe I would feel a bit more secure if the online services were bullet-proof. But as we've seen, even twerps like Lizard Squad can take an entire online community offline with a practically unbeatable DDoS attack.
