"You'll own nothing and you'll be happy"
2026-07-01 15:49 UTC
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@asmoranomar@lemmy.world 2026-07-01 22:14
I know this sucks, but idk how to feel about it. I had a large collection of physical games, much like I’d imagine most gamers do, only to one day come home and find it all stolen. Insurance pulled the rug on me, and I didn’t get much for any of it. Since then I’ve bought everything digital and, while I know it can happen, I haven’t had any taken from me since. Of course, buying all the games physically would have been way more expensive as some of them are rare collectables now. I’m just happy I get to play them. I know I could lose it all again on a whim of some CEO, but I just feel there isn’t any reasonable solution. Make sure you guys keep receipts, take pictures, secure your games, and pay extra for any collectables insurance. And don’t let insurance dictate the aggregate value lost, itemize everything and get quotes. You’ll still get ripped off, but hopefully you can rebuild what’s important if it happens to you.
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@Malyca@lemmy.zip 2026-07-01 17:03
I, for one, have plenty of games to last me a lifetime. If I have to build another PC, even at these prices, I will because at least steam is not as predatory.
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@Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2026-07-01 16:16
Never had a console, but I’d be glad without the silly slow disks. I own my phone, my PCs, my servers, don’t use US-bigtec, don’t stream, don’t lease cars, don’t rent…but this? Don’t most games need net for verification or updating anyway? So it’s not yours even with a silly disk in hand. I stand corrected if all games are 100% offline and a console would run forever with no net. I just don’t know.
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@Wispy2891@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 05:08
I assumed this was memeing the fact that they removed access to movies that people legitimately purchased without a refund, then saw the news that killed physical games…
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@ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2026-07-02 05:13
You got nothing to lose, but your subscription fees.