Some people like to have physical copies of things for various reasons. Some things are hard to emulate, for one example. Also, it's bad for video game preservation and piracy for people to put a huge price tag or hold onto something that could be ROM dumped.

Like, I totally see where you're coming from and agree with you somewhat, but there is an argument to be had.

Also I dislike the idea of only rich people being allowed to have physical copies of something. Buying things second-hand isn't shilling for a company, in fact, companies have fought tooth and nail to stop it because they don't make any money from resales. This is why they want to switch over to digital-only and subscription services so badly.

Buying things second-hand at a thrift store used to be praxis. This grifting is very much capitalist bullshit and wouldn't happen without a greed incentive. It's ruining what used to be a cheap alternative for poor people who don't have a computer strong enough to emulate.