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Why are some people against Physical Game Collectors?
wiggy:
--- Quote from: Dore on December 28, 2014, 04:37:34 AM ---I'd also point out that my physical collection is worth quite a bit (I could toss just my SNES rares in a box and it's easily over 2 grand JUST for those). If I ever have a real emergency, I have a built-in back up plan. I'd like to see them sell their digital games.
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Not that I consider my collection a financial investment, but I'm 100% with you.
Not to mention that neither Sony, nor Microsoft, nor Nintendo or any other company can simply revoke my license to play my hard copies of games, even if they wanted to.
Willingness or desire to give power to these companies (in this respect) is sad and disturbing to me. Why would anyone want to give them that level of control?! We've seen their ability to ruin a gamer's experience right here on TCP. With zero explanation or follow up. Just "fuck you, goodbye".
Nope. NEVER gonna play into that. If games go all digital, then I'll be happy to play my back-catalogue. Lord knows there are enough games in my basement to occupy me for several lifetimes.
Dr.Agon:
--- Quote from: wiggy on December 28, 2014, 08:44:54 AM ---Not to mention that neither Sony, nor Microsoft, nor Nintendo or any other company can simply revoke my license to play my hard copies of games, even if they wanted to.
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This
If someone at MS, sony or ninty decides they don't want me to play a game I've downloaded they can just remove it from my console (AFAIK), with a disk there's fuck all they can do, aside from physically coming and robbing me
I don't hate digital collectors, if they're buying and playing games then they're supporting game companies, I just like having something tangible...
And, I've never met anyone who was weird about the collection, most are a little in awe of it...
Dore:
This is true. Anytime anybody sees my collection, they almost have a seizure. Especially when I pull out my classic computer collection. They think I'm gonna stop at just a C-64 and an Apple IIe, but oh no, it doesn't stop there.
I will say, though, that Everdrives for consoles and SD readers for older computers are very, very convenient.
tiamaxwell:
I have never had another gamer scuff at my collection. Most people who make hording jokes are non-gamers. The jokes never make sense though...
"When was the last time you walked though your house without a video game falling on you?"
They typically don't know enough to say anything about digital copies.
Rx_79:
Had a friend that made the switch from physical stuff to digital because a problematic room mate stole them and sold them. Now he only buys from good old games and steam.