You're right about us not technically owning the games even now. But luckily the act of buying and having a game still feels like ownership. Unfortunately there has been a concentrated effort to remove ownership across many fields not just gaming. I don't think it's a conspiracy, I just think it's a trend as businesses realize the potential. I think the same thing is happening with cars and will really come about when self driving cars arrive. Instead of going out and buying a car, most people will pay a subscription for access to a car when they need it, maybe with a distance limitation.

One day in the future us old timers will be complaining about our car share being late and reminiscing about times when we still had driveways and a car whenever we needed it. While teens will ask, "What's a driveway?"

I guess the bigger question is, is this really a bad thing? I'm not sure myself.

Here's an interesting article for anyone interested in this