You can mark my words on this.
Back in my day, I remember buying the physical version of Spider-Man, and it came with 2 CDs. One was the movie and the other was the game. With other games, you’d always get a manual, a map of the game, etc. That was the good stuff.
Nowadays, no. Now there’s not even a proper physical version anymore. Did you see GTA 6? It only comes as a box with a code for you to download the game. That’s just ridiculous. But I think the worst is still to come, and I really think they’re going to put ads in the middle of your gameplay. I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the next few years, after 1 or 2 hours of playing, mandatory ads start popping up.
You don’t really own anything anymore. That’s where we’ve ended up.