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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future”

www.windowscentral.com

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Gamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future”

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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71% of gamers still want physical games
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We asked how you feel about PlayStation ending physical games. The results reveal strong support for keeping discs alive.
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    Yeah that’s my problem with it as well. People keep going “but steam does the same thing” but with steam I actually have the install on my computer, a computer which valve does not control and they cannot take things off me after the fact.

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      I believe you are thinking of GoG, not Steam.

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      Yesnt. Steam can absolutely remote remove your library.

      They never did and probably won’t do it. But they could

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        They can take a game off sale but they can’t take something from me that I’ve already downloaded.

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          In most European countries yes. They can’t legally. But they can technically.

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            They cannot if you back it up to a folder outside of the steam directory. Provided of course the game doesn’t use Steam’s DRM.

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        How can they do that? I’m curious

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            Damn dude, thanks for the insight

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