• FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    On PC, you could pirate, but you could also buy DRM free games from GOG.com and keep a copy locally backed up.

    It’s also worth noting that optical media will delaminate over time, rendering them unusable.

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      10 months ago

      One thing GOG doesn’t do is allow me to sell older games. I can do that just fine with physical media on a console. AFAIK, it’s also legal to make physical backups of physical media you own, so it can theoretically live forever (not sure if you can sell backups if the original dies though).

      That said, I’m still almost 100% on PC. Cheaper games and being able to upgrade on my schedule is way better than the overall experience on consoles.

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        10 months ago

        I suppose not but every time I went to sell console games the prices were insultingly low at every store and not much better selling it online.

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          10 months ago

          Idk, Switch games hold their value pretty well. I buy mostly used, and it’s rare to find anything under $30. If I wasn’t so lazy, I’d be able to play for just the cost of shipping.