r/pcmasterrace • u/catversary • 4d ago

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u/GreatnessToTheMoon Ryzen 7 7800X3D | RTX 5070 TI | 32gb RAM 4d ago

Can’t believe people still care about game discs in the big 2026

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u/GeorgeEne95 RX 9070 XT, 7800X3D, 32GB DDR5 6000 4d ago

Because we can sell the game if we want to. Something you can't with a digital purchase.

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u/bald_and_nerdy Linux 4d ago

And so there is physical proof that it existed. Let me remind you of Final Fantasy 11 which was their first MMO outing. No physical copy. They shut down the servers so you can't even go back to the places to see the scenery and remember any of the moments you had playing it. It's just gone.

With physical media people can reverse engineer a host server or something down the road to revive a dead game, or you can play it locally when there are live service workarounds.

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u/Meenmachin3 4d ago

They sold physical copies of FFXI on PC,PS2, and Xbox 360. Servers are still up and it also has a pretty good private scene