• boreengreen@lemm.ee
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    18 days ago

    If people have a good internet connection, they prefer the convenince of downloading their games.

    edit: a sizable portion of people

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      19 days ago

      I have 1000mb and absolutely do not prefer to download my games. Mostly because it is licensing not purchasing.

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          18 days ago

          How do you figure that? I can go dump my N64 cartridge and play it on my PC. I can pass on my DVDs and vinyls until their materials degrade.

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            18 days ago

            Because that is what the law and those licenses on the box say (the EULA if you remember the times when physical software came with a “read before opening” license agreements).

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              17 days ago

              There was no licensing with any physical media I bought. It had the FBI thing and a piracy thing but my country isnt obligated to enforce that. They were legitimately sold in my country with no mention of a license.

              Only recently, like ps4 times have I had to tck a box when playing a game.

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        18 days ago

        GOG tends to be my prefered source of games. DRM free and i have the option of making my own backups. I never felt the need to though. And i love the convenience of being able to download my games.