stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Gaming@beehaw.org · 10 months agoGameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoleswww.gamespot.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1285arrow-down1external-linkGameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoleswww.gamespot.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Gaming@beehaw.org · 10 months agomessage-square160fedilinkfile-text
“It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing,” says guy who makes money selling the thing.
minus-squareGuildo@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17·10 months agoBesides Gamestop - I think it could be important. What if the servers shut up in the future? How do you get your purchased games?
minus-squareFreeman@lemmy.publinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoYou download them and back them up. What happens if the disc is scratched or your buddy drops a blunt on it?
minus-squareInvertedParallax@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 months agoIf they’re purely digital and drmed you can’t back them up.
minus-squareampersandrew@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoThe DRM is the key part of that. So the answer is DRM-free, not physical media. Especially since all games get patched these days.
minus-squareampersandrew@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoYou can’t buy all games on disc either. Also, not every game on Steam has DRM.
minus-squareFreeman@lemmy.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI have backups of my PS4, with games downloaded from the PS store that say different. Heck any Playstation disc games tries multiple times to get you to save it to the HDD.
minus-squareSbisasCostlyTurnover@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoYour buddy buys you a new disk…
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIf it’s still being published or if a second hand copy doesn’t cost more than your buddy’s annual wage.
minus-squareiAmTheTot@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoWhat fucking second hand games are you buying? Beloved classics aren’t that expensive.
Besides Gamestop - I think it could be important. What if the servers shut up in the future? How do you get your purchased games?
You download them and back them up. What happens if the disc is scratched or your buddy drops a blunt on it?
If they’re purely digital and drmed you can’t back them up.
The DRM is the key part of that. So the answer is DRM-free, not physical media. Especially since all games get patched these days.
You can’t buy all games at GOG.
You can’t buy all games on disc either. Also, not every game on Steam has DRM.
I have backups of my PS4, with games downloaded from the PS store that say different.
Heck any Playstation disc games tries multiple times to get you to save it to the HDD.
Your buddy buys you a new disk…
If it’s still being published or if a second hand copy doesn’t cost more than your buddy’s annual wage.
What fucking second hand games are you buying? Beloved classics aren’t that expensive.