ampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comexternal-linkmessage-square266linkfedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down10cross-posted to: gaming@midwest.socialgaming@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmit.onlinegaming@beehaw.orgplaystation@lemmy.worldtech@piefed.world
arrow-up1570arrow-down1external-linkPhysical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consolesblog.playstation.comampersandrew@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square266linkfedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@midwest.socialgaming@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldgaming@lemmy.zipgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmit.onlinegaming@beehaw.orgplaystation@lemmy.worldtech@piefed.world
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·25 days agoAnd here I was thinking the point was to play games. Silly me.
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·25 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-down6·25 days agoI assume that by the time they are delisted you’ve already finished them? So why does it matter?
minus-squareTORFdot0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoIs it inconceivable that I may want to play a game a second time?
minus-squareBorgDrone@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·25 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…