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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My opinion? Hardcopy.

I still have CDs of old games. I can install and play the base version if they only require the code on the back of the jewel case. Some even allow private servers for multiplayer.

New ones? DRM, licensing servers, gameservers, download sources…as they disappear, so do the games because nobody can play them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just buy your games on GOG. No DRM

[–] otp 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not sure why you got downvoted, but buy and download is key to GOG games

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Well, yes. It's no use just paying and not actually downloading it, for obvious reasons but also for the reasons I assume you mean, whereby once you have the files you're no longer reliant on GOG to keep them available.

[–] WolfLink 13 points 1 week ago

There’s some good points about reliance on internet but also note that there are plenty of dead old games and the ones we talk about now are those that survived.

There are modern games that will likely last.

[–] heavy 2 points 1 week ago

I appreciate people sharing their work, and criticisms of anti consumer practices in gaming. This article gets kind of rambly quick and I think distracts from whatever the main idea or message is though.