stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 years agoGameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoleswww.gamespot.comexternal-linkmessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1252arrow-down1external-linkGameStop Boss Says Disc Drives Should Be Required On Game Consoleswww.gamespot.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Gaming@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square144fedilinkfile-text
“It would be great if people had to buy more of the thing,” says guy who makes money selling the thing.
minus-squareFreeman@lemmy.publinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years 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-up14·2 years agoIf they’re purely digital and drmed you can’t back them up.
minus-squareampersandrew@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years 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-up1·2 years agoYou can’t buy all games on disc either. Also, not every game on Steam has DRM.
minus-squareFreeman@lemmy.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-up5·2 years agoYour buddy buys you a new disk…
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-up2·2 years agoWhat fucking second hand games are you buying? Beloved classics aren’t that expensive.
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.