In this video I’m rolling a few topics into one, all on the same theme: digital game ownership isn’t as permanent as people think. I picked up a PS4 Pro plus two PS3s for £50 from Marketplace (the listing said “hard drive problem”), and it turned into a reminder of why I still care about physical media in 2025. As someone who repairs tech for a living, I loved how straightforward the PlayStation side is here—the firmware is separate from the drive, so when the hard drives were dead I just replaced them and reinstalled the OS. That’s the kind of practical design that makes repair (and long-term use) possible. Once the PS4 was up and running, I went on eBay and rebuilt a library of my favourite titles on disc—games I already own digitally on Steam. Reconnecting with physical media made the trade-offs really obvious: discs can be resold, shared, and kept in your collection without relying on a storefront staying online forever. For games I really care about (like Uncharted), I’ll even buy them three times: Steam for convenience (especially on Steam Deck), GOG for DRM-free files, and PS4 for a true physical copy. The big takeaway is preservation—licenses can disappear, DRM can break, and stores can shut down, but a disc on your shelf is still your copy.