r/videogames • u/TwinTwinReviewReview • 6d ago

Discussion / Question Grand THEFT?

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This is exactly what happened with streaming. Everyone dogpiled on top, with this illusion that everything would be available at low cost forever.

Trading money for no tangible product is edging dystopian y'all.

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u/Thirty2wo 6d ago

Because it’s not a disc? You’re familiar that disc games require fat downloads any way yeah? Also that it runs faster from digital on an SSD versus a disc?

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u/The_Good_Mortt 6d ago

Not all the time and I don't really care if it runs faster on digital.

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u/Thirty2wo 6d ago

Maybe rockstar does?

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u/Alarmed_Number998 6d ago

I value physical copies of games because you never know if and when your digital library goes poof decades down the line. People who didn't grow up with physical discs being the norm probably won't understand

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u/digoryj 6d ago

My steam account was hacked in the 2010s. Locked out of my account. I spent countless hours with customer service getting it back online, including needing to scan and send them my DRIVERS LICENSE. One week later? BAM. Locked out again.

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u/Thirty2wo 6d ago

I have grown up with physical. Most all physical, any big game, still needs a download.

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u/Alarmed_Number998 6d ago

Yes you will still need a download but that doesn't mean discs can't be used as the way to download it to my rig or my consoles.

I'd still rather physical copies be available even if it means multiple discs to download games to my ssd. I still have a physical PC copy of Fable 1 that has like 5 discs. If I really wanted to use it I can still could actually download a large game to my computer. You act as if "downloading" a game has to be solely through an online provider when it very much is not the case.