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[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 139 points 2 months ago (55 children)

It's not like physical media makes any difference anyway these days.

Actual disk often gets just a glorified installer, and even if it includes the entire game you're likely to have to activate it online anyway.

The "own your games" ship has sailed long ago, unless you only buy no-DRM and your own backups.

[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 94 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

unless you only buy no-DRM and your own backups

Going to have to plug GOG here as these are both things they offer. I try to buy games there instead of Steam, purely for this reason.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Going to have to plug GOG here as these are both things they offer.

Note that this is a major selling point for GOG and available on most of their library, but unlike their early days, not everything is DRM-free.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Piracy is the only way, clearly capitalism doesn’t give and inch.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
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