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Posted October 02, 2017
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TornadoCreator: This is why, while I prefer physical media, I like GOG... I buy a game and it's mine. I have a file that they cannot take away. I could copy that file and give it away to 50 people and there's nothing they could do to stop me.
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Ancient-Red-Dragon: That's not always true with physical media games. I have physical copies of Painkiller and Painkiller: Battle out of Hell. They will not work on Windows 10 because they are infested with the SecuROM DRM, and Microsoft programmed Windows 10 to forbid SecuROM from starting. I have a whole bunch other physical media games that don't work for the same reason.

For Painkiller and Battle out of Hell, I was able to find a crack to bypass SecuROM, but if I use it, then it patches the game to an unofficial patch number, which makes my previous saved games unrecognizable by the game's interface and therefore unusable. Therefore, I had to re-buy those games here on GOG because that is the only way that I could both play them on Windows 10 and use my old saved games too.

So they (in this case, Microsoft) have indeed effectively taken my games away by making my game discs into useless junk that cannot be played on modern systems.
Two things, firstly the matter of nocd patches, you can generally find these for various different versions of a game, painkiller I don't know as I only have it from here, but in most cases you should be able to find compatible with your version.
Saves, again in most cases saves are not version specific so this shouldn't be a problem in most cases, although in most cases I don't see a value in keeping saves anyways, only when there is character information (e.g. RPGs) or specific progresss (opened all shops on rogue legacy).
Posted October 02, 2017
The opposite is the case.
I try to get rid of them whenever I got the digital release (if it hasn't broken compatibilities like Grandia 2, etc...).

The same goes for books. Too much clutter through big storage media prevent me from having more space for stuff that is more than just data, also makes moving all your stuff to a new place harder.
Not a fan of everything that ties me down for no good reason.

DRM-free games, books, music albums and movies are the answer, too bad these are not the rule.
Post edited October 02, 2017 by Klumpen0815
Posted October 03, 2017
I am getting a bit sick of carrying games around all the time though, I'm trying to slim it down a bit. Do I really need to carry Spore or Condemned around with me for the rest of my life? Probably not. Metal Gear Solid? Probably yes.
Posted October 03, 2017
I do. I have alot of PS3, PS2, & 360 games. Along with a few PS1, XB Original, PS4, XB1, N64 and Wii Games. Among others. I also have a fair amout of PC games, sadly most never get used as they woun't run under modern systems. :(
Posted October 03, 2017
I used to collect DOS and early Windows games because of all the neat big boxes and manuals and extra materials they used to come with, but my collection got to be too big and cumbersome. I wound up massively downsizing it to just the items I liked most.
Posted October 03, 2017
I collect old game cartridges and CDs. A thrift shop near me sells a lot of old PC games for a couple of bucks each.

I've got a huge backlog so I'm going to cut back on new purchases for a while.
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