ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comexternal-linkmessage-square266linkfedilinkarrow-up1567arrow-down10cross-posted to: gaming@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1567arrow-down1external-linkPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square266linkfedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@midwest.socialtechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·12 days agoAnd here I was thinking the point was to play games. Silly me.
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 days agoA prerequisite to playing games is having media to play them from, there are plenty of digital downloads that have been lost for good because of delisting. If a game can be taken away, it’s not my game
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·12 days agoI assume that by the time they are delisted you’ve already finished them? So why does it matter?
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 days agoIs it inconceivable that I may want to play a game a second time?
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·12 days agoWhy would you play a game a second time when you could he playing a new game instead?
And here I was thinking the point was to play games. Silly me.
A prerequisite to playing games is having media to play them from, there are plenty of digital downloads that have been lost for good because of delisting. If a game can be taken away, it’s not my game
I assume that by the time they are delisted you’ve already finished them? So why does it matter?
Is it inconceivable that I may want to play a game a second time?
Why would you play a game a second time when you could he playing a new game instead?
Preservation…