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   Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 09:17:53 JST Joe Ortiz

   • Cory Doctorow

   This Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) piece is why I still buy non DRM digital stuff, physical discs, and cartridges. The headline is so spot on as well:

   “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing" https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/08/playstationed/#tyler-james-hill

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     Ben S. (hunterz@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Wednesday, 13-Dec-2023 12:57:54 JST Ben S.

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @joeo10 @pluralistic console games are a lost cause at this point, as many require online accounts/activation - or even day-one patch downloads - from servers that will eventually be shut down, rendering them useless or full of bugs.

     Someone is going to try to play Breath of the Wild in 15 years and realize that it's not the game they remember because all of the patches are gone (yes, even that random example received 6 patches!).

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2023 02:23:06 JST Joe Ortiz

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     • Ben S.

     @HunterZ @pluralistic Yep, look at Gran Turismo 7 for example. Once support ends it's going to turn into a paperweight AKA unplayable. It's why I always say that the PS2/Original Xbox/Gamecube console generation was the last great one before the #enshittification began with the PS3/Xbox 360 era.

     It's also why I'm mostly a PC gaming and indie game person now a days plus I still buy movies and TV shows on discs.

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     Ben S. (hunterz@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 14-Dec-2023 10:57:51 JST Ben S.

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @joeo10 @pluralistic yes, all of this. It's also why I don't begrudge folks using things like GamePass - if companies are going to force gaming experiences to be ephemeral anyway, accessing then via a Netflix model makes as much sense as anything else.

     It's all going to lead to a dark age for preservation though, depending on how much pirates can accomplish.