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| Would you rather buy a PC game or download it from a place like Steam? | |||
| Disc = Disc. Download = From Steam or a similar download program. Both = I don't care either way and I don't mind which was I get the game, as long as I get it. Depends = If there's a collector's edition or some incentive by getting the disc as oppose to downloading it. | |||
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Paulguy's Post configuration Both have their own benefits. A physical copy can be protected, kept and easily distributed long after the company has gone under.
Downloads actually can stay around a long time, too, because of the number of downloads they may get, and the systems they're on. The issue with this is if the company goes under, and they never release the game as freeware or whatever, it'd be an effort to crack the software, or it may never happen if the software wasn't very popular, and there's the risk of it just disappearing in to oblivion, which would be kinda saddening. Physical media can get ruined, and also has a lifetime of it's own, too, so digital downloads may be a bit more "durible" over time, assuming enough people downloaded the game, and people have backed it up. ____________________ |
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| I like the idea of downloads, but downloadable games are mostly rubbish anyway. |
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| Might have reconsider downloadable games, the only thing that really poses a problem is space issues, something that I haven't really had a problem with. |
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I need to have the physical disk, and all since I'm a collector. ____________________ "I worship the sun... but I pray to Joe Pesci." - George Carlin |
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 I generally prefer physical discs, since I can sell them once I'm done.. but I do love what Steam offers. It depends. ____________________ |
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| I allways buy Wii games on disk, I would die if I had to live on WiiWare |
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| Yea, Nintendo really should of had internal hard drive even if it would add ~£50 to the asking price |
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Acmlmboard - commit 47be4dc [2021-08-23]
©2000-2022 Acmlm, Xkeeper, Kaito Sinclaire, et al. 
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It's not just little amateur games available on the Internet these days. (Although amateur isn't synonymous with bad anyway, at least to a retro gamer like me.)
At least it's convenient and there's no sifting through discs to re-install games.
