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Just let me back up my games! (reddthat.com)
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This, as well as vilifying emulation (despite admitting that legal emulation exists), patenting basic game mechanics, and cracking down on a charity, have shown me that Nintendo is just pure evil.

Mark Grayson asks: “How can I back up my legally-purchased games so I can still play them if my Switch breaks?” Nolan Grayson, labeled as Nintendo, replies: “That’s the neat part, you don’t!”
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

because they actually did well with music.

I don't even know what the fuck this is referring to

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    In addition to what else she said, (depending on the service) you can just download an actual music file and copy it onto as many drives as you like, almost like you own it or something. This is how video and games should work also, especially with regard to lack of exclusivity.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    What are you talking about? I have had YouTube Music, Spotify and Deezer... none allow you to download music you can copy elsewhere.

    YouTube Music allows you to dowload the song you uploaded to it (but you already owned all that so they are not giving you any favours) and the rest allow to download encrypted, DRM protected files which you can only play on their apps... certainly not copy them to as many drives as we like

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    You can buy DRM-free music files from various services including Bandcamp, Amazon, and iTunes.

    As far as I know, the three you mentioned are streaming services only with no option for purchase.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Bandcamp, yes (I think)... Amazon or iTunes, no. There are guides on how to remove them but you are "pirating" as per their worthless rules

    As far as I know, the three you mentioned are streaming services only with no option for purchase.

    Yes, and streaming services is what I thought we were talking about

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Music purchases are DRM-free on both services. The guides are referring to local downloads while subscribed to Amazon's streaming service, which are DRM-protected as you're only renting them.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It’s the same on every platform.

    It's definitely not, there are differences... but I see what you were referring to here.

    I would still not say they "did it well" because streaming is literally killing the music industry and the artists are getting shafted hard by them. However, I understand your comment about not going for exclusivity (for the most part)

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