Comment by chaosharmonic
5 hours ago
Not to defend this, just to further observe the different nature of their marketing -- games also haven't historically had similar "rent" options in the first place. Timed demos are a newer trend, demos in general have usually been smaller sections of the content, and they typically aren't something you're paying for.
blockbuster rented cartridges and disks back in the day. so do libraries
Fair, I more so mean for digital releases.
Movies, on digital marketplaces, have had this kind of distinction for a lot longer than games have.