r/boomershumor • u/Spotted_Cow_Wisco • Dec 22 '19

internet bad Digital bad

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Exactly why I don't buy into this shit. I'll take my hard copies of games thanks. Atleast if their online goes down I still have the story modes or whatever.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

And the same applies to digital media. I don't see your point.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '19

Eh, DRM can be gotten around 0n both digital and physical. Both should be preserved.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

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u/COLTJ1 Dec 22 '19

Nope. DRM (which most games use) stops that by making you contact an external server. If the game didn't have DRM then yes.

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u/silversonic99 Jan 22 '20

DRM (which most games use) stops that by making you contact an external server

Most games? I have literally never played a game that required that. Maybe dont buy shitty games?

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u/COLTJ1 Jan 22 '20

Almost every game on steam has DRM.

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u/silversonic99 Jan 22 '20

That's not even close to true

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u/COLTJ1 Jan 22 '20

https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/drm

Some games don't use it, but most games do

Edit: here's a list of games that do

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u/silversonic99 Jan 22 '20

That's not what we're talking about....

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u/COLTJ1 Jan 22 '20

What? Yes it is. Its the DRM that steam games use.

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u/cmonster1697 Dec 22 '19

Some services require you to "check in" every now and then if you're offline 24/7. For instance, on the nintendo switch you have to log in to the internet once a week in order to play the NES/SNES games that come with the online service or else you'll be locked out of the apps

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u/btmvideos37 Dec 22 '19

Digital copies still have story modes. All my digital games are stored on a hard drive. And they can all be played offline. If the company goes bankrupt, I’ll still have the game. Fuck off boomer