people can't even listen to music without internet, so this isn't surprising xD

You can. The same devices that run Spotify will happily play your mp3 collection.

Spotify allows you to download songs for offline (requiring a phone home once a month) and play local files.

I'm far from a Spotify advocate but no need to be inflammatory and misinformed.

Worth adding this option is available for premium accounts only.

Of course. It's available for customers, not products.

Because products need to see ads, check in and report usage and ad consumption.

Spotdl.......

Actually, I don't know. It's certainly convenient that they do. You don't lose anything if your HD crashes. I should try running the games without Internet access to see if they also save them locally.