VPN brands troll the gaming industry's digital-only push with fake physical services
THE SO WHAT
The joke lands because the anxiety is real—gamers don’t trust pure digital ownership, and privacy brands are happy to ride that sentiment. If you sell into consumer media, expect “ownership” and “control” narratives to become core to positioning, not just legal boilerplate.
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