As companies like Nintendo have shown these companies have no issue closing down digital storefronts permanently blocking access to games if the console is digital only. Seems problematic for people that want to be able to access games beyond what they purchased in the life of the console. For some of these old systems I can still go buy a physical copy but if it's digital only and the storefront closes that's it.
This is an honest question, do you lose access to the games you've already purchased when this happens? I don't remember.
You don't lose access to what you have (yet) but say you found about a new game you missed and want to play it. eBay could provide a copy if physical exist. If no physical and the digital store is closed you assed out unless you can emulate or pirate the game.This is an honest question, do you lose access to the games you've already purchased when this happens? I don't remember.
Because I vaguely remember when the Wii U storefront was about to close and they not only gave ample warning but also that the Metroid community was urging people to get Fusion asap while they could.
If you can redownload the stuff you already paid for...
It's not like you can walk into a Gamestop and walk out with a fresh copy of the PS1 Spiderman game.
shyt is shady also doesn't answer what happens if the servers go down we can't play it again???We all know ain't no goddamn soul hopping on eBay to get dusty old games they heard about years later.
And the main reason for that is that PC minimizes the hardware impact.
What you're saying about eBay isn't true because if it was games wouldn't sell on there.
We all know ain't no goddamn soul hopping on eBay to get dusty old games they heard about years later.
The reality is that emulation and piracy are the only real answers to any kind of preservation unless a game is getting remakes or remasters.
It is what it is breh. If anything, PC ports are the best thing to help official preservation because as you said...
And the main reason for that is that PC minimizes the hardware impact.
Disc is better for this
Yall celebrating all digital mow until they decide to cap how long you'll have access to a game
Nah, the heart of my argument is that most games ain't shyt without any kind of patches/updates/DLC nowadays, so the argument for physical gets thinner by the day because the disc alone doesn't provide the full experience anymore.
Keep games you never play so people you don't know won't think you're broke even though you bought it brehs
This is called Gamefly
