How is this not parody? I literally laughed and looked down at the instance expecting to see The Onion.

What are you on about? This is a survey of every country where English isn’t their primary language. This article is from Japan about Japanese proficiency in the English language.

Why does it hurt so much?!

This has been true for a decade now.

That was kind of my point. I’m pretty sure buying a movie physically is the only way to actually own it. Everything else is just a long term license rental.

What about actual purchases instead of rentals?

I’m gonna be that person and say that if you haven’t made the effort to play a 12 year old game by now, you never will. Not belittling your effort to avoid spoilers though.