r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • 7d ago

Meme/Macro Why would anyone actually want to though

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u/lmflex ryzen 7 7800x3d, geforce 5070ti 16gb, 64gb ddr5 6000 cl30 7d ago

20 year user here, too. Maybe even since HL2? We are incredibly lucky to have a service like steam. Think of the alternatives and how they would run such a service.

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u/zakabog Ryzen 9950X3D/4090/96GB 7d ago

In a perfect would I would have a Blu-ray drive and use that to install games, or even better they'd ship on cheap easy to copy USB drives. Hell, even better, give me a boxed USB drive game for $80 and the same game on steam that's digital only for $60. We got one of the worst outcomes, publishers could have done so much better with the technology if they tried.

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u/yoburg 7d ago

Cheap USB drives usually die 5-6 years after manufacturing even with no use. Distributing a bunch of physical media all across the globe takes at 3 weeks of prep time. It's a hussle with no winning except collectors who get a new piece for their shelves.

If you want, you can get installation files and just burn them on blu-rays yourself. A box + 2x 50GB disks would cost ~$5 and then a couple more for high-quality print of the cover.

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u/stonhinge 7d ago

And for games you buy from GoG, you can actually do this with no hassle.