People want retail games and if the big 3 can't cover that market a new and more sustainable subject will fill that space. Maybe it's time to bring back physical media to PC, a more open system where publishers could make profit selling their retail games similarly to vinyls for music.

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

If the files are DRM-free as they said, then there's nothing stopping backups. I don't get why you're trying to paint it as an either/or thing

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    I'm not sure I understand. Whether it's DRM free or not has no bearing on the reliability of optical media as a backup format. Discs you write to are not generally as reliable as factory pressings, with some archival exceptions, so it's not the ideal choice. I wasn't making any argument about whether it works or not.

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