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[Chrkeller]

HigHurtenflurst said:

Chrkeller said:

I have zero interest in changing the minds of others, so my question is genuine. What games have people personally had removed? I realise there are websites that track this, but I am asking about personal experience. I've never had any book, movie, game removed from digital library.

Trackmania was removed from my library, it was a free game though so I wasn't really bothered.

I think it was probably 2009/2010 when I first downloaded it, not sure when it dissapeared but I noticed when I changed laptop in 2013...It was available again around 2018/19.

I also don't think it's much of a problem with games, at least not most modern games (some services like Nintendo's virtual console may get taken down, but they are digital downloads, not streaming services... so the copy of the game is still on your system as long as it doesn't need online to run)

Music, film & TV are more susceptible to this because most people don't download offline copies they just stream. I don't use any streaming film/TV accounts myself but my sister has mentioned things going missing on a couple of occasions (not sure how common it is but suspect it will mostly be less popular stuff taken down due to licencing issues)

Digital books are downloaded copies like games, so less of an issue... There have been some services go out of business as I recall, but this wouldn't destroy your copy.

Personally I have almost entirely bought digital games for the last 8-9 years, and not had any problem apart from Trackmania (free version). Film & TV I also don't have too much of a problem with them being streamed. I just avoid the streaming accounts as my issue would be the competing services that you would have to subscribe to just to watch what you want.

Fair enough and thanks for the response.  I am in the same boat, haven't had any major issues.  Streaming, yeah stuff goes away, but new stuff comes out as well.  And honestly I'm not the type that is going to rewatch an old TV program anyway.