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[–] 8 points 3 months ago* (5 children)

And PC games have been digital for ages it feels. Still a loss, I usually wait half a year to two years before buying new games and can just pick up whatever I want for 20€ on disc without having to wait for the next PS Store sale, often even the version that includes all the DLCs and the remaster of the previous game. PS5 is probably my last console.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Steam kinda killed physical PC games 20 years ago.

    And the Steam zealots will come and say, "Yeah, but but you can still buy games on other storefronts! So it's not like this Sony thing at all!" OK, sure.

    But Steam still helped kill physical games on PC.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Why do you need physical release on PC?

    You need a DRM free installer (preferably with patches built-in) not physical.

    Mind you, I am no Valve fan, they lean towards typical American oligarchical behaviour and they made a massive contribution to developing loot boxes. But in comparison to all other large American tech companies, they are not aggressively terrible, still nowhere near "great" though.

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