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if they get rid of discs, there better be a way to sell game licenses to other people
Microsoft clearly wants to go digital. Perhaps they are willing to take a hit on console margins in order to get a foothold and slowly convert stubborn console gamers.
I doubt retailers will like this much. Unless they sell game keys at Walmart or Best Buy.
back in my day we would put cd's into our playstation to unlock new monsters.
Not a fan. I’m gonna hold out on going fully digital for as long as I can. Only system I currently go mostly digital for is the Switch. Way too convenient on a portable console.
Womp womp. The day they go no disc is the day I switch to PC and just pirate my shit for free. I'm into actually owning my games, not paying 70$ for the rights to play them.
Womp womp. The day they go no disc is the day I switch to PC and just pirate my shit for free. I'm into actually owning my games, not paying 70$ for the rights to play them.
I think he means rather that breakage, in this case, would be on him whereas losing access to what's stored in the mists of a digital Niflheim would not be; that displaced state of ownership is then what he's meaning is contentious.I'm not sure if I agree with this anymore. If you have the disc you still don't own the game. You just own the disc that has the game on it. If the disc breaks you no longer have the game to play it. The game is arguably more secure as a download.
I think he means rather that breakage, in this case, would be on him whereas losing access to what's stored in the mists of a digital Niflheim would not be; that displaced state of ownership is then what he's meaning is contentious.
Digital, if I remember right, is a big positive for independent developers – that is, far less overhead to get out there, but I tend big picture to agree with BJ; it feels better to be in a driver seat with hands on the wheel than a passenger who trusts this turn or that road be taken.
What happens to a digital library (nay, your digital library) when a platform reaches end of life? One hopes when support is discontinued that everything is just as reliably, safely, or at all accessible? All ToS for using the stores and networks of these big companies, I presume, have fine print that ultimately reads: we reserve the right to do what we want. I don't know, mate. Tricky stuff. We might have some techie dawgs who can allay these fears but I don't know enough at time of writing to look forward to any discless norm.
I'm not sure if I agree with this anymore. If you have the disc you still don't own the game. You just own the disc that has the game on it. If the disc breaks you no longer have the game to play it. The game is arguably more secure as a download.
Maybe if your an idiot and don't look after your shit but I haven't broken a disc since xbox 360 days of tipping over consoles.
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Also, getting a refund is also so much of a bitch. If I buy a game from Walmart and I don't like it I can take it back no questions asked. Id just rather switch to steam and play a much better experience than give these companies like Sony complete control over my games.
The least control these companies have the better, especially sony and Microsoft. I don't trust those SOB's one bit.
back in my day we would put cd's into our playstation to unlock new monsters.
I thought you could take anything back to Walmart?*you're
I have a 6 year old child who could very easily break one of my discs being careless.
I could have swore Walmart doesn't take returns on video games.