It's funny that it makes sense in every involved, game studios no longer need to pay for physical assets and go through a middle man retailer so get at least 70% return per sale and consumers get the game more conveniently.
The issue is their own reputation and actions have dashed those arguments for it. They can't be TRUSTED with a digital only model because of shit like this.
You know who can? Steam. And that's why they make SO MUCH money. It's also why we need to golden throne Gabe so Steam doesn't fall to incompetence like the rest in comparison.
The biggest DRM platform currently in existence, arguably responsible for popularizing digital distribution and consequently all but ending the ability to actually own games on PC?
I mean, Steam is certainly one of the lesser evils out there, but I can never understand how they are brought up in a positive light in conversations about games preservation.
Mostly because they're one of the oldest and really the first platform for this type of business and haven't massively fucked up like the rest.
It's like having a slightly above average eldest child and the rest being fuck ups, you give praise to the eldest only to diss the others saying why couldn't they not fuck up when they had an example before them.
So about games 'going digital' from now on...
It's funny that it makes sense in every involved, game studios no longer need to pay for physical assets and go through a middle man retailer so get at least 70% return per sale and consumers get the game more conveniently.
The issue is their own reputation and actions have dashed those arguments for it. They can't be TRUSTED with a digital only model because of shit like this.
You know who can? Steam. And that's why they make SO MUCH money. It's also why we need to golden throne Gabe so Steam doesn't fall to incompetence like the rest in comparison.
The biggest DRM platform currently in existence, arguably responsible for popularizing digital distribution and consequently all but ending the ability to actually own games on PC?
I mean, Steam is certainly one of the lesser evils out there, but I can never understand how they are brought up in a positive light in conversations about games preservation.
Mostly because they're one of the oldest and really the first platform for this type of business and haven't massively fucked up like the rest.
It's like having a slightly above average eldest child and the rest being fuck ups, you give praise to the eldest only to diss the others saying why couldn't they not fuck up when they had an example before them.