Jeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoRock Band 4 to be delisted on tenth anniversary following the expiration of its licenseswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down14
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkRock Band 4 to be delisted on tenth anniversary following the expiration of its licenseswww.gamesindustry.bizJeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squarepinheadednightmare@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·14 hours agoAnd this is why disc games should never go away.
minus-squarevateso5074@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·14 hours agoDon’t worry, the games industry has you covered on that now. They just release games that are broken or half-finished without the day 1 patch, but then allowing it to update removes all of the licensed content.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·13 hours agoThe digital download isn’t going away either (yet).
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·12 hours agoWhat like the songs or Kindle books that can be removed from your library next time your computer logs onto the Internet due to a licensing dispute? With more games and systems requiring online access every X number of days, downloads don’t mean shit.
And this is why disc games should never go away.
Don’t worry, the games industry has you covered on that now. They just release games that are broken or half-finished without the day 1 patch, but then allowing it to update removes all of the licensed content.
The digital download isn’t going away either (yet).
What like the songs or Kindle books that can be removed from your library next time your computer logs onto the Internet due to a licensing dispute?
With more games and systems requiring online access every X number of days, downloads don’t mean shit.