I like having a hard copy. I stream most entertainment but a solid copy is good too.
I have a Blue Ray burner on my PC that I used to make backups of stuff on.
At most I’ve gone through 3 spindles if discs. It’s been a year or more since I bothered.
In storage there are containers of burned CD and DVD media that haven’t been touched since they were made.
I keep little of importance on the box. Photos and video go to certain places. A few docs live on jump drives that get edited sometimes.
“I like having a hard copy. “
I’ve noticed on ROKU options to buy a movie instead of just paying to play. I believe what a person would be buying is the right to play it over and over again for just that one price. When that company goes out of business or changes policy those that bought the movie are out of luck.
My idea of buying something is to take physical possession or as you say having a hard copy.