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Opinions/thoughts on downloadable games?

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foxhack:
I really don't endorse Green Man Gaming - while their prices are really good, they use SecuROM up the wazoo with all their games. And you really don't get more than a buck when you trade in anything.

desocietas:
I really don't endorse Green Man Gaming - while their prices are really good, they use SecuROM up the wazoo with all their games. And you really don't get more than a buck when you trade in anything.
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Good to know - I'm pretty happy with Steam as it is, so I didn't see myself going over to GMG anytime soon.

scott:
I have a lot of incomplete PC games. Most of them I don't want to get "complete". Disc and manual or disc only is fine with me... and if I find a full copy, well, I'll buy it to replace it.
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I also have a ton of old PC games, but I don't really care about having anything complete. Even though I LOVE PC gaming, PC games don't really hold much value to me personally.. . my PC collection is also the most disorganized pile of cd/dvd cases you'd ever see. Since PC games lack personal value, I've recently jumped on the Steam bandwagon again and have made most of my more recent PC purchases through them.

There's just something about PC games that doesn't feel the same to me as old console games do....

madmax:
I think the thing with PC games is that you don't need the Cds to play most of the time. So you just leave them in a stack once it's installed and never touch it again. That's kind of why they don't need organization either, you don't need to use them. Most games you can just download them and use the CD key inside of the box/cd case.

If you don't use or need them, I guess we lose interest. With console gaming you need to take care of your games so that you can find them and they still work. (Although Emulators and stores on consoles made a huge dent in retro console games.)

desocietas:
Perhaps with PC games, there's no draw of finding an old one being sold second-hand by someone.  The physical components of a PC game are almost a one-off thing, as @madmax has said: once you install it and use the CD key, the item has no worth any more - no one else will be able to use it for the most part.  I suppose, in actuality, the disc itself really has no worth - it's the CD key that's of any use to us.

I wonder if we'd feel different if our PC games could only be played on limited models of computers...  It's definitely different to play a NES game on the original NES versus an emulator or a port.  Is there more of a "collectible" quality to the old Apple II version of "Oregon Trail" since most people don't have Apple IIs anymore?  I'm a little young to remember much about my Apple II... they didn't have their variation of "CD keys," did they?

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