Where the hell can I buy a physical copy of this game with english voices/texts?
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May 22, 2012 10:01 pm GMT
DarkPalestine posted...But I love the convenience, and I love not having the clutter. Nostalgia doesn't trump inconvenience for me.
Having a physical copy maybe inconvenient and may seem nostalgic to you but for some of us who have a gaming centre in our homes with wall-to-wall shelves loaded with every video game we've ever bought, the physical copy is more like a collector's hobby, kind of like how stamp-collecting is to some.
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May 23, 2012 2:35 am GMT
DarkPalestine posted...PhilR1 posted...
It is a collector thing, yes, but also with games that require a constant internet connection, one day the servers will go down and you will never be able to play those games again.
The creator of Steam has stated that if Steam should ever go down, he has the ability to basically unlock all content you've bought, so that you can use it still offline. I'm sure that's true of other online DRM systems.
But that's an issue with DRM. It's true of both physical and digital copies of those games. If a game can be played offline, the digital copy can be played offline just the same as the physical copy. If the Diablo 3 servers go down, your physical copy won't work just the same as the digital copy. And if the DRM can be removed, it can be done for either version of the game.
I have just clicked on your name and saw you have enough karma to be a sage so you have been around a long time playing games.
I am curious as to whether you actually collect games or just trade them all in after playing them. I would say I keep 95% of my games and they are all on my shelves in alphabetical order for each gaming machine. I am really proud of my gaming collection.
Another thing with digital games is that you can't trade them in or lend them to friends. Doesn't this stop most spur of the moment purchases? I bought Prototype 2 a few weeks ago as a spur of the moment purchase as Risen 2 was delayed on 360 (could only afford two games this month) and traded it in 4 days later when I completed it because I knew I would never play it again. If all games were digital downloads, that would definitely affect my gaming purchases.
Also although hard drives can store a huge amount of files these days, they will eventually get full up. If you happen to delete a game and then the servers go down, would you be able to re-download it?
You may think I am old-fashioned and need to keep up with the times but this topic alone proves there are a lot of gamers like me who collect. In fact it is fair to say that you are in the minority. I agree that things will change in the future. Perfect example is the music business. I don't know anyone these days who actually go to a music store to buy a music album on CD when it is more convenient to download it straight to your MP3 player. Music album are around three times cheaper though and the days of people trading albums in is well & truly over.
Do you only download games these days or do you still get retail boxed copies? just curious ;o)
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May 23, 2012 7:25 am GMT
PhilR1 posted...
I have just clicked on your name and saw you have enough karma to be a sage so you have been around a long time playing games.
I got my first system, the NES, back around 89. So yeah, I've been playing a long time.
I am curious as to whether you actually collect games or just trade them all in after playing them. I would say I keep 95% of my games and they are all on my shelves in alphabetical order for each gaming machine. I am really proud of my gaming collection.
Another thing with digital games is that you can't trade them in or lend them to friends. Doesn't this stop most spur of the moment purchases?
I don't collect. Some games I keep because I know I'll play them again, the rest I trade in. But as I mostly do digital download these days, it's not an issue. I also don't do spur of the moment purchases. I'm saving for a wedding, working, and in grad school, so I really don't buy many games these days anyway.
Also although hard drives can store a huge amount of files these days, they will eventually get full up. If you happen to delete a game and then the servers go down, would you be able to re-download it?
You may think I am old-fashioned and need to keep up with the times but this topic alone proves there are a lot of gamers like me who collect. In fact it is fair to say that you are in the minority. I agree that things will change in the future
Well, I don't generally delete a game unless I'm done playing it for good. I still have Planescape: Torment on my computer because I figure I may want to play it later. But thanks to cheap externals, I've not had to worry about anything filling up anytime soon.
I'm not sure I'm really in the minority, this is a very poor sample. But even if I am, that will change as younger gamers who are used to the digital age grow up. Look at games on Android and Iphone. No physical copies, nobody complaining that they can't buy a SD card with angry birds on it.
When the 360 came out, people complained it was a glorified PC. Well, that's only going to continue into the next generation. And as lines between platforms and technologies blur, digital distribution will only continue to gain wide use and acceptance.
Do you only download games these days or do you still get retail boxed copies? just curious ;o)
Mostly digital. Only the occasional console game or DS game (maybe 3 a year). Where as I've probably bought 6-10 games a year digital, off of Steam or GOG.
GOG has done wonders for gamers like me who liked the old stuff, but didn't want to bother tracking down discs on Ebay
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May 26, 2012 7:05 am GMT
I always buy the physical copies as well, and usually including collector's editions. I have several shelves in my office that has a boxed copy of every PC game I've ever played; I like having the physical copies since, for me, they're a bit like trophies and I like being able to see them. I also have plastered up on the wall behind my monitor all of the maps that came with some of those games.
I don't shy away from digital copies because I'm worried about them becoming unplayable at some point (I lose a copy, can't download more copies or the server activation stops working). If I didn't care about collecting the boxes, I wouldn't have any problem buying digital only.
I thought I was going to be able get a physical copy because Amazon actually had a special edition boxed copy available in the U.S. but it was hidden. You couldn't find it in search. I pre-ordered it and it was supposed to ship right around now. But I just got an email telling me it's unavailable and they apologize for not sending it to me :-(
May 26, 2012 12:45 pm GMT
TazmanianD posted...I always buy the physical copies as well, and usually including collector's editions
You must be rich then, Diablo III, Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, 150 bucks for the collectors editions.
Anyway, this is not as expensive, so if you want here you go: www.amazon.de/dp/B0052RNFKI/
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May 27, 2012 7:37 am GMT
hijokaiden posted...TazmanianD posted...
I always buy the physical copies as well, and usually including collector's editions
You must be rich then, Diablo III, Skyrim, Guild Wars 2, 150 bucks for the collectors editions.
Anyway, this is not as expensive, so if you want here you go: www.amazon.de/dp/B0052RNFKI/
I almost freaked out when I saw that link. It's using a comma instead of a decimal place for the currency and I initially read it as 84,950 euros! I thought it was some uber special package that must include something like a vacation trip somewhere and personal dinner with the developers or something like that. And maybe stock options in the company too. You'd definitely have to be rich for something like that ;-)
I don't think I'd want to buy that since I assume the dialog voice would all be in german.
I get paid fairly well but I don't spend a lot of money on toys. I don't spend a lot on things like cars, gadgets, TVs, etc. But I do spend a lot on my PC. It's not all that much money.
May 28, 2012 10:26 am GMT
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