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I'm estatic! Look a physical copy!
Makes me sad too
So much plastic. We need to go digital only already
Yes, because who wants to own their shit when they can just perpetually lease it with the unending dread of losing it all at any moment (digital platform of choice) shuts down or just says fuck you, we're taking the games away and you cant do shit about it.
I didn't say you don't get to own it. Stop defending plastic which just ends up in the environment, slaughtering innocent animals.
Just back up your games to a HDD
and imagine how much pollution was created just for you to be a stupid cunt on the internet.
between you and physical games, I know which one I could surely go without.
Stop being so attached to plastic nerd
DRM-free digital copies that can be backed up to personal storage so access cannot be revoked.
Or a piece of cardboard with a code inside.
Even better if it’s one of the games that can’t even fit on the cartridge.
Still better than just a code 😅
weird take ngl
- Buy cheap microsd
- Copy game from pc to chip
???
Sounds like a shitty way to play games ngl
Tell me what console or system or even game manufacturer that lets you buy their game, download it to a portable micro SD and then lets you play it from there.
Not even steam lets you do that and you don't even have a direct way of knowing what's on the micro SD card without making a label for it which good luck.
First, you can totally make a steam library on a portable device like a microsd or an external drive (I do and I play on different places with the same drive), and play it on any device running steam.
And don't start the "oh but you need steam installed", since with the proprietary sd, you gotta have the propriety device as well.
Second, sure I can just lavel it, a 3 seconds job. Don't you need the proprietary sd to come labeled as well? Also, I don't need to label anything, I have dozens of games there and select which one I want to play.
Your first take was weird and your second comment was weirder but that's okay, we all are always learning.
Each format of game has its own merits ans they are only better than another on an objective comparison, as for subjective, just use whatever you want.
as for subjective, just use whatever you want.
That's like, your opinion, man.
Kerbal Space Programm - and I guess most non-DRM-games on Steam, as long as they keep all their stuff in the game dir.
No steam is definitely not the bastion to use as they really aren't gonna work. They like games tied to accounts.
You could say GOG games but it really still defeats the point of it not being even close to similar to a physical game you could resell and having a nicely labeled piece of physical media.
I know you aren't the person originally with the really bad argument btw, but yeah the list is super small this would work for.
It's why I stopped buying physical games, I'll just pirate everything if they take away my digital library.
You stopped buying physical copies of games because they stopped putting manuals in the box? How is that better?
If anyone is old enough to remember Infocom games, they came with "feelies," just random fun stuff related to the game they decided to include. It occasionally was needed to solve a game puzzle, but usually not.
I can still smell that box. They had a certain smell back then.
Myst and Riven had the greatest boxes! Then also The 11th Hour and Phantasmagoria.
When people talk about games having heart, this is it. Little unnecessary goodies just because you're excited that people are buying your game and you want them to be into it.
Getting a new game and having books and stickers to mess with on the ride home until you can play the game.
“Kids these days” will never know that feeling. Of course, they’ll have their ipads, so probably won’t care.
Best in box surprise you ever received? Anyone?
For me it was the cloth map and manual that came with Ultima 4 or something.
The map in GTA3. There was a mission towards the end of the game I kept failing; to deliver a corrupt FBI agent to the airport. Eventually I realised, after studying the map, I could bypass all the road blocks by taking the light rail system. I felt like an 11 year old Einstein.
Is that the timed mission where they posted up enemies everywhere with rocket launchers along the normal route? That mission ended my last attempt at a playthrough, still never finished GTA3
Leather Goddesses of Phobos came with a scratch-n-sniff card. If I recall correctly, you can't win the game without it.
.. and cloth maps. And developer notes. And figurines. And trinkets from the lore. And the game costing under $20. And...
Always funny to me to be reminded that in some countries game came with manuals.
Here it was always just a cartridge/disk. Possibly the reason the most popular NES game was Battle City instead of Super Mario Bros.
At least sometimes they double-side print the cover, this is just lazy.
They want you to feel that way, say "what's the point" and buy digital...
Physical I can sell again! Big advantage right there.
Now you're on Nintendos list.
They don't like that part lol
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