Do you miss buying physical games?

[Starchy]

Does anyone miss buying and owning physical games

[Ben Lubar]

The only time I ever got a physical copy of a game was when I was too young to buy my own stuff. Most of the games I enjoy have never had a physical PC release.

[Sasori Kigaru]

I do and I don't? I have a bad habit of losing things at times, I have like... none of the physical copies of games I used to have as a kid. Digital is a lot easier for me since on steam I can lose my entire PC in a fire and still have access to my games so long as I can login at some point.

My brother has a lot of old games/physical copies though, he made what we call a "Nerd corner" since its a corner with a lot of retro/physical games and systems ranging from the Nintendo(s) to a PS5. He also has a fairly large CRT TV that he plays older games on which is really, really cool.

[lailaamell]

both yes and no first yes it was nice to see some of the stuff the no those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cd keys with limit usage you had to type every install and if disc worn down you must buy an entirely new copy and the space it took and no digital and physical is still under same eula same rules applied it was still a license for the right to play it i noticed alot of ppl dont seem to understand that but digital sorta made alot of things easier for one you can unisntall and install as many times as you want for there is no stupid cd key on offline installer with limited usage

[crunchyfrog]

引用自 lailaamell：

both yes and no first yes it was nice to see some of the stuff the no those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cd keys with limit usage you had to type every install and if disc worn down you must buy an entirely new copy and the space it took and no digital and physical is still under same eula same rules applied it was still a license for the right to play it i noticed alot of ppl dont seem to understand that but digital sorta made alot of things easier for one you can unisntall and install as many times as you want for there is no stupid cd key on offline installer with limited usage

Youre' wrong there about EULA.

The rights are different and do not change over time (not for physical).

With digital distributed goods, you have the right to USE. That is correct. You cannot transfer it in any way, copy it, etc.

With physical you have similar - you have the right to use, and you cannot copy it or redistribute it as your own work. BUT YOU CAN SELL IT.

Granted with some PC games some of that was muddied with keys, but it didn't change the inherent right - you could still sell that disc and game data.

So no you are quite wrong.

[lailaamell]

引用自 crunchyfrog：

引用自 lailaamell：

both yes and no first yes it was nice to see some of the stuff the no those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cd keys with limit usage you had to type every install and if disc worn down you must buy an entirely new copy and the space it took and no digital and physical is still under same eula same rules applied it was still a license for the right to play it i noticed alot of ppl dont seem to understand that but digital sorta made alot of things easier for one you can unisntall and install as many times as you want for there is no stupid cd key on offline installer with limited usage

Youre' wrong there about EULA.

The rights are different and do not change over time (not for physical).

With digital distributed goods, you have the right to USE. That is correct. You cannot transfer it in any way, copy it, etc.

With physical you have similar - you have the right to use, and you cannot copy it or redistribute it as your own work. BUT YOU CAN SELL IT.

Granted with some PC games some of that was muddied with keys, but it didn't change the inherent right - you could still sell that disc and game data.

So no you are quite wrong.

can i legally copy and share games off the disc with all if i buy something i should be allowed to use it how ever i please but yeah i am not allowed to copy game off the disc and burn new discs right but sadly that wasnt allowed for it is called piracy but if dont get to do it do i even own what i bought ownership shouldnt be conditional or its not ownership

[crunchyfrog]

引用自 lailaamell：

引用自 crunchyfrog：

Youre' wrong there about EULA.

The rights are different and do not change over time (not for physical).

With digital distributed goods, you have the right to USE. That is correct. You cannot transfer it in any way, copy it, etc.

With physical you have similar - you have the right to use, and you cannot copy it or redistribute it as your own work. BUT YOU CAN SELL IT.

Granted with some PC games some of that was muddied with keys, but it didn't change the inherent right - you could still sell that disc and game data.

So no you are quite wrong.

can i legally copy and share games off the disc with all if i buy something i should be allowed to use it how ever i please but yeah i am not allowed to copy game off the disc and burn new discs right but sadly that wasnt allowed for it is called piracy but if dont get to do it do i even own what i bought ownership shouldnt be conditional or its not ownership

It's difficult to read what you said as you don't use sentences, but if I understand what you mean, no.

That's the point - you cannot copy and redistribute - I SAID THAT.

But you can sell the disc with physical, whether it's a working game or not. You're not selling it as your own product, you're simply passing the licence to use along and the actual physical product itself.

That's the difference.

[Brutalness]

Not really as I don't like clutter

[Vanythe]

I buy them regularly at a local pawn shop. 5€ for ps3 and 10€ for any ps4 game. NOTHING beats the smell of paper manual + the disc :)

[Nightlight]

I still buy them, so no.

[29933545203998740]

引用自 Charisma：

No, I dislike the clutter and speed of game delivery or purchasing of physical games.

Then perhaps you can try organize items and not make mess by being lazy?

[Paratech2008]

I still buy physical switch cartridge games, sometimes.

[RPG Gamer Man]

Let me post some more pictures of some of my lost physical media i had.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2769042383

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=850992979

[RPG Gamer Man]

引用自 Paratech2008：

I still buy physical switch cartridge games, sometimes.

I do too. I go to places that sell stuff like this. For example, a store called game over video games usually sells cartridges and everything, even hardware. There is also a video game museum close to where i live where you can go and play the games and such there. I plan on donating my stuff to a video game museum when i die.

[crunchyfrog]

引用自 29933545203998740：

引用自 Charisma：

No, I dislike the clutter and speed of game delivery or purchasing of physical games.

Then perhaps you can try organize items and not make mess by being lazy?

Yeah there's no real reason to say it's clutter simply if I can do it, then anyone can.

I'm British so our houses are quite small usually. Mine's a mere 2 bedroom semi detached. My wife and myself live here. As I have a spare bedroom, this houses the vast majority of shelving for my games (and a few other things). But I have many other games around the house on shelves.

There's absolutely no reason to be cluttered. It's dead simple to house THOUSANDS of games tidly.

[crunchyfrog]

引用自 RPG Gamer Man：

引用自 Paratech2008：

I still buy physical switch cartridge games, sometimes.

I do too. I go to places that sell stuff like this. For example, a store called game over video games usually sells cartridges and everything, even hardware. There is also a video game museum close to where i live where you can go and play the games and such there. I plan on donating my stuff to a video game museum when i die.

Yeah, for me I'm British so thankfully we still have plenty of places that not only sell new physical games, but used ones too.

I'm also housebound so it limits me, and yet it's still easy to buy physical. I buy about 300 games every year across a host of platforms. There's tons of shops online that sell physical games, both independent and major companies. Its' great because they all compete rather well and there's always some great deals you can grasp. I haven't spent full price on a game in about 40 years or more.

As for used, it's great too. CEX is a great store that is all around the country. They first popped up as a couple of record and equipemtn based stores, and I came across them buying records. They grew and they're pretty decent.

And of course one still has Ebay and private ads too.