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The principle that players should truly own their games, not just rent a license that can be revoked at any time.
When you buy a game on Steam, you do not own it. You own a license that Valve can revoke, that dies if Steam shuts down, and that you cannot resell, lend, or transfer. Onchain game ownership changes this entirely. When your game lives as an NFT on the blockchain, it is yours in the same way a physical cartridge is yours. No platform can delist it from your wallet, no server shutdown erases your library, and no terms-of-service update can retroactively take it away. You bought it, you own it, full stop.
Example
Remember when Ubisoft shut down servers for The Crew and players lost access to a game they paid $60 for? With onchain ownership through platforms like Baes.app, that scenario is impossible. Your game NFT sits in your wallet regardless of what happens to the marketplace, the developer, or the blockchain infrastructure layer. You can play it, sell it, or hold it forever.
Why it matters
Digital ownership has been a polite fiction for decades. Players have spent billions on games they never truly owned. Onchain game ownership is not just a Web3 talking point; it is the correction of a fundamental injustice in digital commerce. When you pay for something, it should be yours.
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