Players who only have access to the 2014 Player’s Handbook will maintain their character options, spells, and magical items in their character sheets. Players with access to the 2024 and 2014 digital Player’s Handbooks can select from both sources when creating new characters.
Good. I’m willing to bet the product people wanted it be like this but got push back from higher ups. The community response helped to temper the higher ups and level set impact.
I enjoy dndbeyond and it works for me, but if they want to make these decisions and tell me to fuck off then I will. However, if they want to make these decisions and actually get input from the community to keep people happy then great!