dschult3
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Post by dschult3 on Mar 22, 2024 14:41:36 GMT
Mark joined the chat! It's good to see him back in the fold.
I don't think we will see the world of gaming go completely digital in our lifetimes, because there will be a market for those of us who are fighting back. However, I hear Gen Z and Gen Alpha lean towards all digital out of convenience. If that happens, then I may join the PC gaming world exclusively. I don't really see a purpose for consoles in that scenario.
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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Mar 22, 2024 22:20:30 GMT
It is rather funny when Company "A" takes away a digital purchase and youngin's freak out.
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Post by Imperial Khador on Mar 22, 2024 23:31:39 GMT
Mark there with the Vectex wisdom  |
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Post by stratogustav on Mar 23, 2024 3:18:14 GMT
Streaming games is the worst. There is simply not the infrastructure for something like that, and we are likely decades away from having it.
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Post by centipede on Mar 23, 2024 6:32:47 GMT
I bought a VCR with plans of recording my remaining tapes to hard disk. Then I had the idea of a Cloud where the Pub can all upload our taped movies.
But then I realised there's a hitch, at least from my corner of the world: Australia's internet is notoriously slow.
At this current time, there is no way in hell streaming games is going to take off down under. If the big corpos go fully digital, we at least have the 2nd hand market, and things like the Evercade.
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centipede
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Post by centipede on Mar 23, 2024 7:50:44 GMT
Here's an issue we will face: preserving our physical media. How long will paper sleeves and O2 absorbers extend a game's lifespan?
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Post by centipede on Mar 24, 2024 1:41:46 GMT
Consoles: what I read was that consoles with more moving parts, like optical drives, tend to break down sooner. So, if you were to keep collecting NEW stuff, it would have to be new games made for retro consoles, e.g. 8-bit Guy's Attack of the PETSCII Robots on a Mega Drive HD. Unfortunately, it might feel like a downgrade, especially if you're a Gen Z or Gen Alpha.
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dschult3
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Post by dschult3 on Mar 25, 2024 12:03:17 GMT
I bought a VCR with plans of recording my remaining tapes to hard disk. Then I had the idea of a Cloud where the Pub can all upload our taped movies. But then I realised there's a hitch, at least from my corner of the world: Australia's internet is notoriously slow. At this current time, there is no way in hell streaming games is going to take off down under. If the big corpos go fully digital, we at least have the 2nd hand market, and things like the Evercade. I hear about this every now and then. Why isn't high speed internet improving there? |
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Post by centipede on Mar 26, 2024 12:32:10 GMT
I bought a VCR with plans of recording my remaining tapes to hard disk. Then I had the idea of a Cloud where the Pub can all upload our taped movies. But then I realised there's a hitch, at least from my corner of the world: Australia's internet is notoriously slow. At this current time, there is no way in hell streaming games is going to take off down under. If the big corpos go fully digital, we at least have the 2nd hand market, and things like the Evercade. I hear about this every now and then. Why isn't high speed internet improving there? According this one article I read online: - Outdated infrastructure, some places still use copper wire
- Lack of competition in providers. The biggest 2 are Telstra and Optus. Then there's others, like iiNet, Exetel, Kogan and Dodo
- The population isn't dense enough in some areas to make it cost effective. Apparently.
- The fact that Australia's a big country with a whole lot of desert in the middle, so most of the lines are laid AROUND the country, where the people are.
- How much the government body in charge of the National Broadband Network (nbn) charges.
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dschult3
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Post by dschult3 on May 11, 2024 0:24:34 GMT
Apparently the sequel to the Switch will have physical media. I'm really happy about that.
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Post by centipede on May 13, 2024 4:47:40 GMT
There's a campaign going on, to stop developers cancelling services for, or outright removing, digital games that customers have paid for: www.stopkillinggames.com/----------------- "An increasing number of videogames are sold as goods, but designed to be completely unplayable for everyone as soon as support ends. The legality of this practice is untested worldwide, and many governments do not have clear laws regarding these actions. It is our goal to have authorities examine this behavior and hopefully end it, as it is an assault on both consumer rights and preservation of media. We are pursuing this in two ways: Action on "The Crew" The videogame "The Crew", published by Ubisoft, was recently destroyed for all players and had a playerbase of at least 12 million people. Due to the game's size and France's strong consumer protection laws, this represents one of the best opportunities to hold a publisher accountable for this action. If we are successful in charges being pressed against Ubisoft, this can have a ripple effect on the videogames industry to prevent publishers from destroying more games. Government Petitioning Official government petitions have been introduced to prohibit the practice of intentionally rendering commercial videogames inoperable when support ends. Currently, petitions for the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have been launched and will soon be open for signing. Plans are also underway for the European Union, but will unfortunately be delayed due to processing times. Further government petitions may be started later with enough assistance." ---------------- |
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