Buying digital games has become game preservation for me.
- Thread starter MeachTheMonster
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Take It In Blood
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humminbird
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Microsoft is one of the few I actually trust with something like this
Physical games have a shelf life. DVDs are said to last an estimated 100 years. They will probably outlast you but your kids likely won't be passing them down. As long as you can maintain access to a digital game it can last forever. You can transfer the storage media it's on.
Emulation and piracy dumping is the only path to true preservation.
No.
Games are connected now.
Very few modern games could you “preserve” the way they should be played through piracy.
Diondon
Thanks to the lawyers uh, I marbled the foyer
If you own crypto, better not lose that password 
Emulation and modding just makes the case for connected games. You're otherwise at the mercy of the publisher to keep the lights going for larger titles (be it authentication or otherwise), or you pound dirt when you can't for everything else.
This doesn't even take into account the true ownership nature that @NZA brings up. The permissiveness of your license is also a negative on some (most?) digital storefronts. Revocation of ownership and denial of entry for components is a problem.
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That ship has sailed.
We are already at the mercy of publishers due to the way games are now built and released.
and no you are wrong they can’t and don’t revoke or deny digital ownership.
Once you buy the game you can access it indefinitely.
This doesn't discredit the ability to circumvent said options when the companies quit support, which is a major boon to things like homebrew, modding and emulation to keep access going.
I take it you've never really looked at the terms for some of these store fronts.
You generally can’t circumvent online and active servers. That takes lots of money Piracy doesn’t have.
Physical games are the same. They are licensed not sold.
In the doomsday scenario where pubs block you from your games, physical games would be in the same boat.
It’s my opinion that the “doomsday pubs revoke your privilege” scenario is just about as likely as a zombie apocalypse. Nothing we really have to worry about.
You could with Switch and PS3 emulators. However, in the case of PS3, they have opted to separate users for obvious reasons.
Basically: no, you didn't read it.
That’s old shyt. I’m talking about modern games going forward.
It’s the same terms you get with a physical game.Basically: no, you didn't read it.
Have you read/compared them
It’s the same for books, movies, and all other form of media. You are buying a license to use it, not own it.
With a physical game a banned account isn't an issue. Game access persist across accounts. With a digital game if you suffer an account getting banned the game is stuck tied to it.That’s old shyt. I’m talking about modern games going forward.
It’s the same terms you get with a physical game.
Have you read/compared them
It’s the same for books, movies, and all other form of media. You are buying a license to use it, not own it.
Also if a company says you violated their terms of service you absolutely can lose access to all the games you purchased as you agreed to their terms of service when you registered an account with them.