Influencer and streamer Sasha Grey criticized the current policies of gaming companies, focusing particularly on Sony and the publisher of GTA VI.
The reason for her dissatisfaction was the widespread practice in recent years where boxed editions, instead of a physical disc, contain only a slip of paper with a code to download the digital version of the game.
Sasha Grey harshly criticized the Japanese company, reminding them of their recent decisions to gradually abandon discs in favor of digital distribution. According to the streamer, selling "boxed" editions that contain nothing but a digital key is an outright mockery of loyal customers and collectors.
She believes that such a policy completely destroys the appeal of physical collections and deprives players of the feeling of truly owning the game they purchased.