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Off Topic / Re: Just got an email about a digital platform I used closing down (UltraViolet UV)

« on: February 01, 2019, 03:05:45 am »

All the movies I had on there were digital codes contained in physical blu ray copies of movies.

I had like Man of Steel, Men & Black 3 and Despicable Me.

Never used it but still kind of a bummer.

You used to be able to sell your blu ray copy and still have this digital library.

It sounds like you can link your UV to something else and keep access to your library but I can’t be bothered.

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Off Topic / Just got an email about a digital platform I used closing down (UltraViolet UV)

« on: January 31, 2019, 03:41:16 pm »

We are writing to inform you that the UltraViolet service is planning to shut down on July 31, 2019. You are receiving this message because you signed up for an UltraViolet Library or for a service that created an UltraViolet Library for you.


What does this mean for you?

Between January 31 and July 31, 2019

You can continue to access your UltraViolet movies and TV shows through the retailer(s) linked to your UltraViolet Library.
You can also continue to purchase new movies and TV shows and redeem digital codes by following the redemption instructions. Depending on the retailer, these new purchases and redemptions may or may not be added to your UltraViolet Library.
Linking your UltraViolet Library to additional retailers can maximize your access to your Library and help avoid potential disruption.

After the shutdown date

Your UltraViolet Library will automatically close and, in the majority of cases, your movies and TV shows will remain accessible at previously-linked retailers.
You can continue to make online purchases and redeem codes, but these may only be available through that retailer, and will not be added to your UltraViolet Library.



What should you do now?

As soon as possible, login at
myuv.com and choose
Retailer Services to verify the retailers linked to your UltraViolet Library. If your Library is not currently linked to a retailer or if you would like to link to additional participating retailers, select one or more retailers to link to your UltraViolet
Library.
Don't unlink or close your UltraViolet Library, as UltraViolet and retailers will be working together to maximize your continued access to movies and TV shows.


Look for further communications from UltraViolet and your retailers over the coming months, as some retailers may disconnect from UltraViolet before July 31.


Some details may be updated, so visit
myuv.com/faq often for the most current information and answers to frequently asked questions.


Thank you for making UltraViolet part of how you enjoy digital entertainment. Please do not hesitate to contact customer support at customercare@uvvu.com if you have additional questions.


Sincerely,


The UltraViolet Team

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Off Topic / Re: Why does everything have conform to be PC/Inclusive/etc these days?

« on: January 31, 2019, 12:35:47 pm »

Video games were better when every protagonist was a white straight male.

Don’t be a dick for the sake of being a dick.

Legitimate opinion about the topic at hand.

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Off Topic / Re: Why does everything have conform to be PC/Inclusive/etc these days?

« on: January 31, 2019, 08:10:56 am »

Video games were better when every protagonist was a white straight male.

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General / Re: Which stereotypical gamer critique annoys you the most?

« on: January 29, 2019, 08:23:50 am »

Who tf is telling people they could have bought a Lamborghini instead of video games?

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General / Re: How Long Does It Usually Take For You To Beat A Game? (estimate)

« on: January 28, 2019, 06:19:11 am »

It depends on the game.

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General / Re: Light Set Ups For Game Rooms Discussion (Game Room Idea 2019)

« on: January 27, 2019, 09:30:27 am »

Does anyone have a cool light set up?  Thanks for sharing.

I have a single energy saving plain light bulb in the middle of the room with my computer in attached to the ceiling.

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Modern Video Games / Do you think games are often worth full retail price? (e.g. $60 USD)

« on: January 26, 2019, 07:52:54 pm »

In recent months I bought both Red Dead Redemption 2 and Pokemon Let's Go Eevee day one with no regrets. I don't mind paying full retail on a game I'm excited about and think is worth it, but that is only a couple times a year. I can't justify full price on linear single player games that are over in a weekend with no post-game content and I'm not a big multiplayer guy so it's tough for me to want to shell out full retail.

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General / Do you think common/non-sought-after titles are collectible?

« on: January 26, 2019, 06:49:10 pm »

adjective: collectible
1.
(of an item) worth collecting; of interest to a collector.
"his books became increasingly collectible classics"

If you use the definition 'worth collecting' - I don't.

I don't think that things that are in abundance and not particularly desirable are worth collecting. Otherwise you just end up buying up whatever blu ray/book/video game you come into contact with.

The more common something is, in general, the less desirable or collectible it is - from the stand point of how interesting it is to have in the collection.

That's not to say that common titles aren't worth playing, that's something very different from worth collecting - but I can see how it could be argued that those two things (worth playing and worth collecting) are one in the same. I guess I mean you wouldn't put an average and common title in a glass display case as a centre piece to a collection or anything and wouldn't be excited to come across it, peaking your interest as a collector of that particular type of thing.

I place no value on common average to poor games. Obviously something can be very common and very desirable due to being good games such as Mario Bros 3 and Contra but I would say those are worth playing rather than worth collecting.

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Modern Video Games / Re: How important are graphics to you?

« on: January 25, 2019, 03:35:44 pm »

Right now I'm playing through Pokemon Crystal via virtual console on my 2DS, which was originally a Gameboy Color game.

Sooo ... not important.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Games in 2019

« on: January 25, 2019, 10:06:46 am »

Games I am interested in for 2019 hmmm ...

Rage 2 (like Mad Max but on steroids)
Pokemon 2019
Fire Emblem Three Houses
Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us: Part II
Cyberpunk 2077

Games I would like to mess around with for an hour but wouldn't play enough to justify the price:

Mortal Kombat 11
Crash Team Racing

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General / Re: What Do You Like The Most About Your Gaming?

« on: January 24, 2019, 10:03:11 am »

I play games for fun.

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General / Re: For the first time in a while, I'm considering getting a flashcart...

« on: January 22, 2019, 04:55:24 pm »

You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them. You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness.

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General / Re: Does it ever bother you how much space your collection takes?

« on: January 21, 2019, 12:57:43 pm »

When you're a teenager that lives in the UK in a throwaway culture, lives in a tenement house the size of a chernobyl apartment, and have parents that don't know what a videogame is and you have no job to buy any nor any appreciation for older games, you get seether.

Just give it up dude. We get it that you wish you could live in America and have a nice big American house where you can set up a spread, but maybe if you got off this forum and worked towards that goal you might be able to.

I'm mid 20s, my OP to this thread was all about intentional buying and not having a lot of stuff that goes unused taking space, I have a nice house mortgaged, my parents have bought me games my whole life growing up, I have a permanent full time job and I own several older games.

Stay mad though.

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General / Re: Does it ever bother you how much space your collection takes?

« on: January 20, 2019, 06:32:54 pm »

I mean, you're not even really a collector. You just troll this forum whenever you feel like it with bland, vague and uninteresting topics.

I’ve never seen someone stay as triggered as long as you.