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GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Re: GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Post by cobbzilla »

ofrzeta wrote: post #44
cadamsdotcom wrote: post #33

If you dislike this policy you can opt out. Step 1: don’t buy the game in this format. It’s a shame it doesn’t send a stronger signal, but you’ll still be joining many others. Eventually, there’ll be enough conscientious objectors that things change. It’s probably some small percentage, so you sitting out will do more than you think!

How will the seller know you opted out for that particular reason?

in a perfect world, they look at their sales and notice that the games that are only available with no physical media are selling poorly

Re: GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Post by musicale »

ncr100 wrote: post #5

This eliminates the resale market. So, no longer can customers: 1. Buy the game as Physical 2. Play it until done or bored 3. Sell it as Used to recoupe some of their gamer cash, and spend it elsewhere 3.1 Other user buy a discounted game. NOTE: This game is $100.00 for the full version, and $80.00 for the "not all gameplay" version. NOTE 2: For Disabled Folks amongst us, who game, the Digital Only system is a bit of…

Digital wouldn't be so bad if you actually owned it - first sale doctrine, easy resale/transfer, etc.

Though I'm sure game publishers would just switch to token online features to prevent resale.

Re: GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Post by LandenLove »

asimovDev wrote: post #50
LandenLove wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Again, that was a personal take. I understand millions of people are still able to enjoy modern video games. I am primarily an FPS gamer. Old school COD was great. I also love older version of Minecraft. Also most Valve games. Portal 2 being my favorite. If I had to summarize my major problems with modern games/game industry they are this: Unrelatable stories (to me personally), micro transactions, poor optimization,…

Yeah I agree with micro transaction and obsolescence. It's sad that Valve revived PC gaming while also making it worse (they invented battle passes, lootboxes and DRM), I, nevertheless, still love their games (I keep playing L4D2 to this day with my friends) and TF2 was my favorite multiplayer game

I love TF2 as well! To be a little less negative, I will say that game engines like Godot give me lots of hope for the future. It sets a good foundation for future game devs to make something great. Also, game devs now have access to lots of different platforms to publish their games.

Re: GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Post by kuerbel »

asimovDev wrote: post #43
Chu4eeno wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have any recent games you recommend?

Final Fantasy 7 Remake games (one of the best modern RPGs with amazing combat and extension / sequel of the iconic PS1 RPG) Balatro (roguelite game with poker cards, very addicting) SIGNALIS (isometric shooter with puzzles ala Silent Hill) A Space for the Unbound (beautiful story driven sidescroller set in rural Indonesia, great OST and pixel art) Dredge (lovecraftian horror fishing game, pleasant gameplay loop and f…

I might add:

Cozy: Tiny Bookshop and Stardew Valley

Action: it's triple A but God of War and GoW Ragnarök are pretty good imo. If you don't mind formulaic Horizon zero dawn and forbidden west have a good story and storytelling but gameplay wise it's a bit stale. Clair Obscure of course.

Weird: graveyard keeper - it has a lot of grinding, it's a hit or miss I guess. It's older but it has pixel graphics so not much of a concern I guess

Also weird: Disco Elysium

Also weird: Baby Steps

Rogue: Hades and Hades 2

Climbing: Cairn. It is SO good.

Re: GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Post by jcgrillo »

joegibbs wrote: post #25

What would be the point? It would need to be six double-side Blurays to fit the actual game on there. You could have one but you're still going to have to download the majority of the game...

Why not include 6 then? I remember when I got the Marathon Trilogy Box Set from the Apple store (before they were called that) in Keene, NH whenever the fuck it was before 2000--maybe 1998? It came with 3+ CDs, a book, a crazy box, and a poster. I will remember to the day I die that beautiful visage of a space marine ripping an alien's skull and spine out of its body with his bare hands. Surely games companies these days can get their act together to put their games on a usb drive or whatever and put it in a box.

And also do shit like this: https://youtu.be/WlRM9-Rm34Q?si=Trv2-Nivxr5PBC9k

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Post by klausa »

basch wrote: post #47
HerbManic wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah it was the Ps4/Xbox 1 generation where it became mandatory. That said some games would allow you to boot the game half way through the install and use both the HDD data and Blu Ray data at the same time, this was generally pretty slow as it was still trying to install at the same time. That is if there isn't a patch, otherwise it will just download most of it again like you said.

There's a lot of AAA games I havent tried, but why are the launch day patches Ive experienced so gigantic? Why do games need to download textures, sounds, videos over again? I just can't understand why a 100GB game has a 60GB patch etc, other than purposeful obfuscation or complete disregard for care.

Ironically, frequently _because of_ compression.

AIUI the process of building asset packs and compressing them can mean that modifying a single texture can mean complete reshuffling of the resulting file; and that means redownloading the whole compiled "pack".

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Post by fragmede »

cobbzilla wrote: post #51
ofrzeta wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How will the seller know you opted out for that particular reason?

in a perfect world, they look at their sales and notice that the games that are only available with no physical media are selling poorly

but as you acknowledge in your choice of words, that's not how it's gonna work. Thus ends capitalism. The fungibility of a dollar is how capitalism washes all evil. If I made a dollar by being evil, but I turn around and give those dollars to an orphanage, those dollars are accepted, the same as if those dollars were from an honest days work. The concept of blood money is one we don't embrace too hard. We wash the sins away with another transaction. There is more to life to money, but it's a poor life without it.

Re: GTA 6 Physical Copies Won't Include a Disc, Will Just Be a Code in a Box

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Post by k1t »

I wish I could be angry about this, but the time has passed.

20+ years ago I refused to buy the Steam version of Civilization 5 and waited for my physical boxed copy.

Turns out it was just a CD with a Steam code and some cached content.

I was so angry. I'm over it now, but I felt the need to share.

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