If I buy a physical game, I just activate the CD-key and download it, I can't remember when I've last used my DVD drive.
[QUOTE=nikomo;34820865]If I buy a physical game, I just activate the CD-key and download it, I can't remember when I've last used my DVD drive.[/QUOTE]
I crack my games so that I don't have to mess around with the CD's.
[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;34819358]Fucking steam didn't lower shit for us even though we are ex-ussr country[/QUOTE]
Which country are you from?
[QUOTE=LarparNar;34816928]I'm pretty sure Gabe or someone else in Valve said that if they ever go bankrupt, they will release some sort of program that opens up Steam so you can at least play all of your Valve games, even without Steam servers.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I can't see Valve declaring bankruptcy in the foreseeable future (30 odd years)
And I can count the games that I've bought retail for PC in the past 10 years on my hands.
Diablo 2 + LOD
Orange Box
Starcraft 2
Borderlands
Battlefield 3
Skyrim
[QUOTE=gazzy_GUI;34821980]Honestly, I can't see Valve declaring bankruptcy in the foreseeable future (30 odd years)[/QUOTE]
Even if it happened tomorrow another corperation would likley step in and buy out valve for its assests like steam
The only reason that I rarely buy from retailers is because of Steam's great service. I'd prefer to have boxed copies, but great deals are rare.
Honestly, I think they're right.
Consoles have started pushing their downloadable content already, with Playstation store and the microsoft store. We're about to enter another gaming generation that we know very little of. By then, they may start distributing half of the games available in stores through digital means, or at least have them available. Then wait about 7-8 years. Technology will be VERY different to what it is now. We may have fiber leading into every house in some countries. We may have made a breakthrough that allows many terabytes of data to be stored easily in a small space for a low price. Then the console generation refreshes and it has capacity for all of that and more. Buying a retail console game in ten years will be like what buying a retail PC game is now.
My last retail game was Portal 2 for the PS3.
Because it came with a free Steam copy.
And I guess cheap ass used games
How is this news.
And then I still had shitty internet and it takes hours to download a game. It's actually faster for me to go to Walmart or whatever other shop and pick up a game than it is for me to download so whats the point?
Kind of a shame as i like going into them with my friends and scavanging for a good deal.
Last retail PC game I bought was San Andreas.
I never like getting physical games for PC ever unless they mean something to me. UT99, Fallout (All of them), Half-Life (All of them), and only a very few others are the ones I would physically want.
they've said this about the music industry for 10 years
[QUOTE=The Baconator;34818288]What's with some people here suggesting everyone has slow internet? Mine downloads games in like 30 minutes.[/QUOTE]
That's good for you, but you see, when they're talking about themselves they aren't referring to [I]everyone else[/I]
For me, the opposite is occurring: I'm buying MORE physical copies.
When i was a kid i hated losing or misplacing a cartridge, this only got worse when cd's became the format of choice. I would place them down and lose them, only to find them somewhere like under my chair scratched to an unplayable and irreversible state. Then i got steam and fell in love. Suddenly everything i wanted is right there on my computer and i could buy more and more without losing a single disk. But as time went on, i grew nostalgic of having the game cases lying around, the game manuals to thumb through when bored, the posters and neat little things that used to be packaged with the game. I regret trading in games in my childhood, and i regret not being able to see my glorious collection and testament to my nonexistant life. What i missed the most though was when you JUST bought the game and cracked open the case for the first time and THAT SMELL, you know that smell i'm talking about, that orgasmic sensory overloading scent of a fresh and brand new game book and disk. My god, i swear i used to [I]huff[/I] the damn book, and rim the outer edge of the disk with my nose before popping the game in to play.
I'm making amends. If a new game comes out that i REALLY want, i buy it physically (and if applicable the collectors edition just because i have some money around). If it's a game that seems neat or i kind of want, i still gladly buy it on steam for cheap. Steam sales still nab me too and my game list is ever growing. I think it's impossible for retail discs to disappear as it'd just be dumb. This is like saying landline phones will disappear since cell phones gained popularity, or that physical mail will suddenly cease to exist thanks to email. It just won't happen, the format will just lose dominance but not simply stop being sold.
[QUOTE=PyroCF;34816237]I'd have no problem with this but as it stands not everyone's internet connection is fast enough to make it a viable option. For me it's a lot quicker to just go into town and buy a game.[/QUOTE]
Here in Canada, I cannot realistically buy new games over steam since we have bandwidth caps and since the average size of a game now is around 10gb's it would not be possible. That and I prefer physical copies of my games.
[QUOTE=Black;34816161]In my time, boy, we stored our games on CDs![/QUOTE]
I remember installing Doom from floppy disks - fun times. :dance:
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;34822901]they've said this about the music industry for 10 years[/QUOTE]
Though, alot of audiophiles still buy phyiscal. because you get better quality. Its like, 320 KBPS vs. 196. Or the numbers are something along that. Maybe 324?
[QUOTE=MR-X;34817848]In my day we stored games on floppy.
and cartridges[/QUOTE]
I still remember having individual power switches for hardware, my case was made of oak (it caught fire once), and floppies doubled as coffee tables.
I don't think physical media will ever completely die out... it may not be the norm in the future, but it's likely that there will always be a group of people that want a packaged product.
I love box sets, especially when it's clear that there was extra effort put into their packaging. There's just something special about them.
Doesn't Jagex only publish or make free downloadable games?
[QUOTE=MR-X;34817848]In my day we stored games on floppy.
[img]http://gaminghistory101.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/floppy.jpg[/img]
and cartridges[/QUOTE]
i remember in europe you couldn't get those legally.
so my mum's coworker got Doom 1 and 2 bootleg floppy's during queens day in the netherlands.
those were the days
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;34825627]Doesn't Jagex only publish or make free downloadable games?[/QUOTE]
Yep. Honestly I wouldn't consider them a good source of predictions about the future of the industry, though I do agree with them to an extent on this one. Although currently I prefer to go out and get physical copies because it's still usually faster than downloading.
Of course.
Easier, cheaper and faster*.
*depends where you live, your Internet connection and so on.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;34824668]Though, alot of audiophiles still buy phyiscal. because you get better quality. Its like, 320 KBPS vs. 196. Or the numbers are something along that. Maybe 324?[/QUOTE]
Well, that's sort of moot point. FLAC sounds exactly like the CD. Except most of the mainstream downloading services don't offer it. I think the biggest advantage is that collectors can display physical media much easier. And of course there is still vinyl.
i honestly prefer retail copies of games, specifically ones that aren't tied to things like Steam. the only reason i don't have as many retail copies of games is because of the constant Steam sales that retail stores just won't ever try to compete with.
[QUOTE=thelurker1234;34824668]Though, alot of audiophiles still buy phyiscal. because you get better quality. Its like, 320 KBPS vs. 196. Or the numbers are something along that. Maybe 324?[/QUOTE]
Eh, you can still get flac just not a lot of places.
[QUOTE=Black;34816161]In my time, boy, we stored our games on CDs![/QUOTE]
I had cartridges when I was a kid. now those were the days
[QUOTE=MisterSjeiks;34825627]Doesn't Jagex only publish or make free downloadable games?[/QUOTE]
yep, all of them are also shit
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