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The ability to buy and sell used games is really nice. I can get a game that came out a year ago second hand for like $15-30 in some cases. Not being able to do

by 63 3y ago

The ability to buy and sell used games is really nice. I can get a game that came out a year ago second hand for like $15-30 in some cases. Not being able to do that for digital exclusive games is really annoying and often means I just don't play them. Does the cost of buying and reselling games for slightly less end up equaling out to the cost of a games subscription model? Maybe, but my concern is fragmentation. I definitely can't afford more than one game subscription so I don't like this trend.

3abiton 3y ago
You can always pirate old games if you know you will never buy them. I used to buy (10 years) old PC titles (AA) from my local 2nd hand market, but then I noticed most of them required connecting your account to activate the game. And that is only valid for 1 account, meaning my purchase was absolutely useless. Next thing I did was to download a pirated version, and it worked smoothly on my linux machine.
- sahila 3y ago
  You could also pirate new games too if that’s the route you want to go.
- hedora 3y ago
  I've found that some old PC titles are available on Steam, DRM free (if you're willing to futz with the install directory -- they're running open source game engines and proprietary vintage assets; you can just copy the assets out). Typing this reminds me: I should look into switching to GOG for such purchases.
  - smileybarry 3y ago
    And even if they’re not, a lot of games (used to) use Steam’s DRM and then never actually called the extended license check APIs. That’s to say that a lot of times the same “steam_api.dll” that pirated games have may work for a bunch of games. I found that out a few years ago when I tested out virtualization graphics performance and wanted to avoid installing full Steam every time for my (legally purchased) games.
stanac 3y ago
It is possible (at least for playstation) to buy single game accounts. Then change the password, play the game and sell the account once you are finished with the game.

by 63 3y ago

3abiton 3y ago

You can always pirate old games if you know you will never buy them. I used to buy (10 years) old PC titles (AA) from my local 2nd hand market, but then I noticed most of them required connecting your account to activate the game. And that is only valid for 1 account, meaning my purchase was absolutely useless. Next thing I did was to download a pirated version, and it worked smoothly on my linux machine.

sahila 3y ago
You could also pirate new games too if that’s the route you want to go.
hedora 3y ago
I've found that some old PC titles are available on Steam, DRM free (if you're willing to futz with the install directory -- they're running open source game engines and proprietary vintage assets; you can just copy the assets out). Typing this reminds me: I should look into switching to GOG for such purchases.
- smileybarry 3y ago
  And even if they’re not, a lot of games (used to) use Steam’s DRM and then never actually called the extended license check APIs. That’s to say that a lot of times the same “steam_api.dll” that pirated games have may work for a bunch of games. I found that out a few years ago when I tested out virtualization graphics performance and wanted to avoid installing full Steam every time for my (legally purchased) games.

stanac 3y ago

It is possible (at least for playstation) to buy single game accounts. Then change the password, play the game and sell the account once you are finished with the game.