gaming now a days, do you actually own the games and systems?

When you purchase a game, you're actually purchasing a license to play the game.

That's how it's always been.

My only concern is server abandonment/discontinuation of service. No more xbox originals on live as an example.

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is there any real sense of ownership anymore?

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yes

no one I know rents anymore

As far as steam goes, I feel comfortable buying games on the service because they are a pioneer of digital download services. They are constantly coming up with fresh new ideas such as big picture and greenlight. For that reason, I feel they will be around and relevant for an indefinite time.

I am always very conscious of buying content on consoles though. Their marketplaces seem very volatile with content constantly disappearing and not being available cross platform. frick that.