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Barozi on 15 October 2022
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GoOnKid said:
Barozi said:

Then don't. Your loss if anything happens.

When your discs break or can't be read anymore you can't make a backup at all (at least one that works with the original unaltered hardware).

Also external hard drives are pretty cheap. You don't need SSDs to back up data after all. You will spend far less than 1€ per game you back up on an HDD. If that's not worth it for you then Idk....

Okay look. First of all, discs don't break very easily. You can scratch them, alright, but then it's your own fault if you don't know how to take care of your things. Game cartridges from the 80s and 90s still work fine to this day, that's almost 40 years of duration and they will still work for years to come. Compare this to a server where your game files are stored which can be shut down when times are bad. This is dumb. So you suggest I should save the data myself. Right. Physical media does that by default. Second, I didn't look up the prices of these storages devices. Even if they are cheap, I don't care because I don't want to need them at all.

We have allowed companies to separate the data from the medium and we are happy about it because it is oh so convenient. But there are still many problems that come with this, with the potential loss of your data just being one of them. Come up with a solution for the lack of a second hand market.

Servers containing game files shutting down without further notice is just as hypothetical as scratching discs. If something like that was about to happen you'll get enough time to download everything you own before a shut down.

Since you have to download digital games anyway in order to play them, I already expect you to have a storage solution (most likely a storage device already built in your console/PC). If you don't have everything installed, you're already enjoying the benefits of digital gaming. Not having to store and/or carry around game boxes. Don't act like physical games don't require you to make additional purchases. You can't tell me you have those boxes stacked up on the ground. You likely bought shelves for them. There's not a big difference between shelves that store physical games and HDDs that store digital games.

A digital second hand market already exists. You can buy accounts that have one game connected to them. Once bought it you're free to sell (or gift) it to someone else. It's a little inconvenient, sure but people have been doing that for years.