squad_e Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Now, what is it with the the Download only purchasing style of new pc games, look at battlefield 1, that's download only, look at wildlands, download only, look at titan fall 2, that's download only too. now these games that are download only are at least 40 gb download. some people don't have the facility or time to wait. Sorry just a short rant, I was ready to buy battlefield 1, I just don't have the facility to download a huge size , that would probably be a corrupt connection that would time me out. What are your views on the new download only system? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Are they really all download only? Obviously for a mplayer game, the buyer requires a net connection so a download option makes sense, but it should be an option surely - for the reason you stated? Are they really digital only? Wildlands isn't so not sure why you listed it...? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 15 hours ago, Rocky said: Are they really digital only? Wildlands isn't so not sure why you listed it...? it is apparently.. you can see it here , here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeealex Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 maybe only the PC version pre-order is digital download? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 It's not digital only don't worry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Zeealex said: maybe only the PC version pre-order is digital download? Maybe yes, maybe no. 24 minutes ago, Rocky said: It's not digital only don't worry. awesome, i wont worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Do we have any idea yet how big (in gigabytes) the game is going to be? IIRC, the average game download size on Steam has recently surpassed 15GB, and some AAA games like CoD, Battelfield, etc. already weigh in at well over 30GB, with extremes like Star Citizen crossing the 100GB mark. I mean, a standard Blue-Ray Disk holds up 25GB and many new games are easily above that size, so at some point it may even become unfeasible for games to ship on physical media anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 14 minutes ago, ApexMods said: Do we have any idea yet how big (in gigabytes) the game is going to be? IIRC, the average game download size on Steam has recently surpassed 15GB, and some AAA games like CoD, Battelfield, etc. already weigh in at well over 30GB, with extremes like Star Citizen crossing the 100GB mark. I mean, a standard Blue-Ray Disk holds up 25GB and many new games are easily above that size, so at some point it may even become unfeasible for games to ship on physical media anymore. You can fit more than one DVD in a case Of course it's not only internet connection speed that might be an issue for gamers facing huge downloads - its data caps! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Data caps will get you first. I find it hard to believe games need to be made with this amount of data. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeealex Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 We were probably saying the same thing 15 years ago when games started crossing the 1gb mark. Fact of the matter is, technology is changing fast in some areas but others are struggling to keep up. eventually 100gb games wont even be an issue. Game devs are striving to add more and more content with higher quality to their games. unfortunately that means more hard disk space is required. With the rise of solid state storage, i wouldnt be surprised if, in 15 years time people start exploring cartridge/flash storage based games as a viable alternative to CDs/DVDs/blu rays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I pray that data caps, upload throttling, port blocking, and other censorship will be the downfall of those greedy ###### providers soon. While I hate Google with a passion, at least their fibre ambitions put some pressure on the local cable warlords. The wave of TV cord cutting sweeping across the world right now is another promising sign that times are changing for the "media tycoons", the robber barons of the information age. If it was up to me, I'd send all those monopoly-maintaining ###### and their cronies in legislature off to life in prison for their anti-competitive business practices. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Lets just say the main reason I dont have home internet is because of monopoly cable. Cant get nothing here but over priced unstable garbage. I was a customer. Keyword. was. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Still not a happy bunny rocky. I can only see wildlands as a uplay game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I don't understand what you mean SquadE Wildlands at Amazon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 22 hours ago, Rocky said: I don't understand what you mean SquadE Wildlands at Amazon I was going to ask you where you are buying yours, same place as me. Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Ahh. No need to worry now, wilddlands is available on steam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 That's where I got mine in Dec. But on steam it's digital only! So if you need a set of DVD's you'll still want to hit up a store or Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squad_e Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 23/02/2017 at 22:20, NightCrawler said: That's where I got mine in Dec. But on steam it's digital only! So if you need a set of DVD's you'll still want to hit up a store or Amazon. Discs are cool if your a collector. But steam has had me hooked , keeps your games nicely organised when a disc and key can go missing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I'm finally on board with that. Though it took me a few years to wrap my head around it. I'm also into VUDU these days for the same reasons as you stated above. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 On 2/24/2017 at 19:13, NightCrawler said: I'm finally on board with that. Though it took me a few years to wrap my head around it. I'm also into VUDU these days for the same reasons as you stated above. I'm just starting to wrap my head around it now lolz. I signed up for Steam and Uplay in the last two weeks. The appeal of not losing discs/scratching them...losing keys etc. Still will buy the disc in-store whenever I can though.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Physical copies only for Collectors editions, everything else has to be steam! Also remember that your physical retail copies can be added to your steam library for convenience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobblers Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 On 12/10/2016 at 12:59, Zeealex said: With the rise of solid state storage, i wouldnt be surprised if, in 15 years time people start exploring cartridge/flash storage based games as a viable alternative to CDs/DVDs/blu rays I really hope this turns out not to be the case. CD/DVD/Cartridge free gaming is the only way to go, besides who wants all that clutter around the house? Electronic copies carry an advantage too large to ever consider going back to "the old days". Solid State hard drives will continue to lower in price, download speeds will continue to increase - it still blows my mind to think I can download a new game straight to my PC whilst never having to leave my house and ready to play within 30 minutes. Amazing service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightCrawler Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I know some here remember playing the original GR on dial-up and when a patch would come down, it would take hours to be able to play with friends. Times have changed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakealeg1212 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, Cobblers said: I really hope this turns out not to be the case. CD/DVD/Cartridge free gaming is the only way to go, besides who wants all that clutter around the house? Electronic copies carry an advantage too large to ever consider going back to "the old days". Solid State hard drives will continue to lower in price, download speeds will continue to increase - it still blows my mind to think I can download a new game straight to my PC whilst never having to leave my house and ready to play within 30 minutes. Amazing service. I totally disagree with you. Yeah sure electronic copies are more convenient and can possibly take up less space (if youre organized how much space can a CD take up?) But what about game preservation? What happens when all these game hosting services die? What will happen to all those games you spent money on? I still have PS1 games on disc and almost 20 years later I can still play them how I please. I don't rely on some service to stream me the game. And does anyone actually read the Steam User Agreement? Does it not bother anyone that they are giving money to a corporation in exchange for the rights to play a game. You don't own the game, you just pay Steam to let you play it and they have the power to decide whether to keep the game hosted. You the consumer has no power. Also lets not forget about the meme being spread around that if and when Steam gets shut down, Steam DRM will be removed from all users games. Only problem is Steam has never given an official detailed plan in the event their servers go down permanently. And Steam offline is a joke. Gamers love to complain how juggernaut companies ruin the industry but fail to grasp that their own retarded consumer choices enable said companies to pull shady tricks. Edited May 1, 2017 by shakealeg1212 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I don't worry about that too much because by the time they pull old games down there will be new ones that I'l be playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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