Why Are Game-Key Cards So Controversial?

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Zippy6 said:

sc94597 said:

But no it isn't blatantly false that I can more easily play a digital version of games released in 2004 on most current hardware than it is to play a disc version that depends on me accessing an optical drive in the year 2026. I am not carrying a fricken external optical drive everywhere I go with my laptop.

Yes digital is obviously more practical to install on modern systems. Especially when you get into issues with DRM like StarForce. I collected a lot of physical PC games in 2024 and got a Windows XP machine for retro pc gaming. But I'm not going to argue they're anywhere near as convenient and easy to use as digital games lol.

I also had to spend many hours getting patches for hundreds of games downloaded from old ass websites, whereas digital will sort all that out for you. It's much easier.

Yep, I have had similar experiences. Hell, even many digital games I've had from the mid-to-late 2000's and even early 2010's have some compatibility issues. I even remember trying to play Civ 5 on a Windows 10 system and having to spend hours to get it working, as an example, and that game released in 2010. Steam solved it for me eventually though. But it shouldn't be a problem because that game wasn't developed for DOS. 🙄 Oh and the fact that I can buy an optical drive somehow makes it as convenient to play games off one as to play digital games apparently.

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