Sounds similar to the possibility you have in Humankind to change civ at each age while keeping some advantages.

Since Valve released the Steam Deck, which runs on Linux, there is an increasing number of games that are compatible. In some cases you can also emulate windows, or just keep it on your computer and use a dual boot system (even tho Microsoft messed up big time with this kind of installation recently)

Your comment made me think of those sci-fi books where you have to pay or subscribe to use the simplest of everyday services (such as Ubik where the hero has to pay his door if he wants to go outside)