You Don't Actually Own Your Games Anymore

Black Box Theory Podcast · Aug 2, 2026 · 3m · transcript

Remember when you bought a game and it was yours — to keep, lend, or resell? That's quietly disappearing. In this clip we get into where it went.

Malcolm and Thomas break down the gaming industry's pricing strategies and the shift from physical to digital media — what you actually give up when your library lives on a server instead of a shelf. Then they look ahead at where gaming is going, from new technology to new business models, and what "owning" a game will even mean in a few years. It's a gaming conversation on the surface, but it's really about the bigger move toward renting…