| DPsx7 said: Games that I know disappeared like Duck Tales, I have that on disc too. There is one story that could help explain. Back when I played on PC I made the mistake of buying HL2. It came infected with Steam. This malware caused me to spend hours DL'ing a game that should have installed in minutes. It blocked me from playing on several occasions when the internet went out (broadband was new to the area then). The circus I went through because of one stupid game pretty much got me out of PC gaming and away from digital. It was an early lesson. Losing a free game or anything $10 or less, ok it stinks but not that big a deal. Getting screwed out of a $30 or worse $60 purchase, not gonna let that happen. |
Where to begin? So much FUD, lies and half-truths!
Duck Tales: Remastered wasn't on sale digitally for a few months. Then it reappeared in all digital stores again after the licencing issues were solved.
Do you also blame the stores or the publisher/developer, when a physical game ain't available for a few months or even goes out of print forever?
People who already had one of the digital versions (PlayStation, Xbox, Steam,... ) kept a valid license and could play it the whole time.
People who already had one of the digital versions (PlayStation, Xbox, Steam,...) could download it the whole time, even in the delisted window.
People who already had one of the digital versions (PlayStation, Xbox, Steam,...) kept a valid license when the game came back to the digital shelves.
People who already had one of the digital versions (PlayStation, Xbox, Steam,...) didn't have any disadvantage due to the delisting.
If you bought Half-Life 2 (or any other of the earlier Steam games) as retail version you could install it directly from disc.
You didn't have to download the whole game, you only had to enter the Steam key for activation.
When Half-Life 2 launched in November 2004, Steam already had an off-line mode and still has it.
