Whats the solution to physical media game collection dying?You'll never get the feeling of opening a brand new game from gamestop and popping it in your gamecube, and then when you're done playing put it on your shelf.That is gone. You'll literally never have pic related ever again. How do we fight against this?
>>743286690The solution is to accept it. You're never going to bring physical media back.We need to focus on digital ownership rights and DRM removal/reform now. Companies have way too much control over our media now. "Buying" is literally just renting now and that is the real problem, not the death of physical.
I buy old games that are new to me from ebay and the like and I still get the same feeling, minus removing the plastic wrapper of course.
>>743286690nice gamecube collection OP
>>743286690First thing I did with my physical games was dump them and never touch them again
>>743286690I miss when EA was a serviceable publisher.
I had a Cube but like I didnt like Nintendo stuff which is kind of retarded looking back the only Nintendo games I had were vehicle based (F-Zero GX, Star Fox Assault) but said F-Zero and Killer 7, Resident Evil Remake, and Resident Evil 4 became like 4 of my all time favorites.
>>743286942So what do you want physical owners to do?You can't make reproductions because the discs are no longer made.You can't put the data on microSD flash cards because its too expensive and too flimsy with bit rot.You can store the games on DVDs from verbatim I guess, but then you no longer put the game into the cartridge, and at that point theres no reason to even try to make a physical copy look like the original case because it will never be an official collection.it will be then relegated to a knockoff thirdparty set that you might as well just store on a HDD and use flash carts, deleting the physical.
you made this thread a few days ago and despite asking for solutions in the op, you deny and argue against every answer you're given. enjoy the bump, disingenuous faggot.
>>743287634No solution has been given to the physical problem. Flash memory is not good enough to be used reliably.
>>743286690sending watermelon americans to rob collectors
>>743286690The solution was to buy a pc like 10 years ago when the rest of us predicted this as being the logical endpoint of video games, and to either pirate or "unlock" your purchased software so it can run agnostic to Steam, giving you the closest thing to "ownership" imaginable. The good news is you can still do it, it's just a tad more expensive.But yeah consoles are cucked, they have been cucked since at least 8th gen if not 7th, and will probably fade away in the next 20-30 years.
>>743288226I agree with a PC going forward for game preservation/archival, as you can still use discs and by the time discs are obsolete, flash memory will probably be infinite lifespan single layer heavy endurance or at least be able to sit on a shelf for 10 years without bitrot unpowered.But for retro consoles you can't replace physical. GBA, DS, N64, SNES, Playstations, Dreamcast will all be viable.The ones that are dead consoles are 3DS, Switch, Gamecube, Wii because you can't reproduce the game discs.
>>743286690What is the most valuable GameCube game you own? I think mine was something between Ribbit King, Chibi Robo, or one of the Fire Emblem games.
>>743286690You can't. Videogame became extremely mainstream and performative so the IQ lvl kept and kept on dropping, to the point where people buy digital that you don't want for an higher price tag than a physical you can resell due to "convenience" World gonna be like wall-e bro
>>743286690>Whats the solution to physical media game collection dying?Literally datahoarding. Backup.There is NO other way.
>>743288448My solution is to just put everything on flash microSD cards and get away from discs, but flash is still shit and its expensive. It has bit rot, Still for good SD's you're paying $8-10 a card.And even then, you'll NEVER get the aspect of physical back. Some consoles like the gamecube you can make the roms boot off a microSD with the boot.iso but you'll never be able to make functionally reproducible 3DS carts or switch carts.These systems and media are just lost forever because they use flash that is proprietary carts.
>>743286942Or do the smart thing and get it all for free, and own it for free, away from any gay legalese and property who gives a fuck faggotry. The goal is getting you to own nothing, fuck all these corporations, let them eat your boogers. Yar har fiddle dee dee>>743287018>no pikmin 2>no twilight princessMid as fuck.
>>743288356>But for retro consoles you can't replace physical. GBA, DS, N64, SNES, Playstations, Dreamcast will all be viable.idk, even then i feel like backing up these games to a set of 100gb m-disc blu-rays will keep them alive longer than their native counterparts. especially cartridge-based games, i'm really not sure what the ultimate lifetime of those cartridges are. plus it's more physically compact, but that's more of a personal preference.
I'll still be purchasing the games from stores so that I can get a case to display on my shelf. If they aren't sold in stores I will be buying a bunch of Blu-Ray cases and then designing and printing my own covers
>>743288591You could do a like a series collection as a set for example take a 1TB SD card and put all PS1 games on that, and make it a collection type DVD.You'll never be able to own a full collection set of games anymore ever again as individual games.3DS is basically a lost console. Even n64 you can't really make reproduction carts.
>>743286690It's dead because no one buys them.If they made money off of physical, they'd keep making it, but they don't. PC physical has been dead for decades because of Steam making DRM, launchers, and digital only a big thing and now consoles are following suit.
>>743286690emulation, torrenting, cottage industry making replacements
>>743288732Emulation cant replace native ever its too buggy and isnt perfect even on 2D systems.Torrenting is good for backing up for flash carts but wont replace physical but it is good for preserving the physical roms and data for preservation.Some consoles like the 3DS, gamecube, switch, switch 2 will just have to be lost to physical media, which brings into question if its even worth it to make physical copies.If you wanted to make a 3DS physical collection with reproduction microSD cards, you would need to find some way to make them fit in the case. For the Vita and PSP this is actually doable since they make vita adapters for microSD cards.
>>743286690>You'll never get the feeling of opening a brand new game from gamestop and popping it in your gamecube, and then when you're done playing put it on your shelf.Idgaf about that shit cause im not 12 anymore. You need to grow up.
>>743289265Owning physical media is a human reaction. People want to own things with the security it brings, even if they realize life is short.You are either a slave mindset or a psychopath, not a normal response from a human. Seek mental help.
>>743289438You are woman-brained AND a lowlife r*dditor. Imagine seeing more value in the medium that holds the data, instead of the data itself. You deserve to be milked like the human cow you are.
>>743286690The solution is to have the files on your own physical storage, free to copy, move and modify as much as your heart desires. This is the true and only form of ownership. Everything else is slavery.
>>743287167>So what do you want physical owners to do?Stop spacing sentences like a faggot.
Burn the gog installer to a disc and create a gay little label and fake box art ig.
>>743286690There are many solutions but console plebs are too retarded for any of them. So enjoy your literally rotting "physical media" instead.
>>743286974With the manuals I hope.
I pirate all my games so it doesn't matter to me. I've started buying tapes for music instead.
>>743291207The problem with that is you never get the physical release or physical boxes. A 3DS case only fits 3DS carts.3DS carts use flash memory, which are very easy to fail, and will fail in the future unlike discs that are mostly stable if stored properly.
>>743286690Digital collections outlast tendie physicals.3DS is already dying and in 20 years Switch cartridges are gone.
>>743292487and? all the physical games I owned with maps and booklets in the early 2000s is long gone, either thrown away or at the bottom of a random moving box.
>>743287167play your games, stop being a faggot collector
>>743286690Just keep playing older games
>>743292859So just hold empty boxes on a shelf? Why even have physical game library then? You're basically saying accept the all digital future.No.
>>743292915All games are digital, no matter on what they're stored.
>>743286690>takes up space>is ugly>pussy repellant>smells like plastic>dust collectorsWhen you buy a license to a game, it is no different from buying a license to any other digital program. Just back it up, if you're afraid it will be discontinued/removed. Or pirate it, that is and has always been the ultimate solution.The real issue is when closed ecosystems - consoles mainly - want to tighten their grip and hold on exclusivity and demand more money from its users. The prices won't drop with the removal of physical discs, you are beholden to their download service (which they can throttle and then say "pay premium for faster download") you most likely won't be able to back the game up or have a way of installing/transfering it onto the console offline. The problem is the reason for discontinuing physicals.
>>743293069*On top of this, pray we do not see a return of Ubicuck's infamous "you may only install this game 5 times in total :)" or see the game locked to a specific console's hardware ID rather than user.
>>743293046>>743293069Digital offers a hollow experience compared to physical boxes.Digital sucks. I want to go to the store and buy my games, and own them physically.I dont want a code, I don't even want the files. I want it PHYSICALLY.
>>743293502Just buy a bunch of CDrs. Burn your own CDs, buy cases in bulk and print out covers. This is what we did in the early 2000's when selling pirated games and movies. I understand what you're saying I just don't understand why it means so much. But that's on me I suppose
>>743286690I've got about 150 games on disc for PS1 all the way to PS5, and I've only played about half of them since the late 90s. In a way it is a relief that I won't feel the need to keep up with the new release bullshit anymore, and I'll just focus on my backlog. I lost interest in new Nintendo games after they announced Switch being a fucking tablet and ditched the discs too.
>>743293758Because I want to have a unified physical library on physical media. Honestly the disc way thats not a bad idea but it will take immense work and decisions. Also with this method, you lose the original box for things like the 3DS, since nobody makes 3DS cases with discs, You could try to fit flash carts for every single game but that's too much work.Even down to deciding whether to keep the original box art, or do a freehand cover art design. The problem is its hard to make it look good, while also being third party.I think at this point I'm going to do a "Collection" type set and try to make it look as nice as possible.
I haven’t been to Gamestop in decades
>>743294270I have. It's like visiting somebody on hospice. The physical game sections are shrinking. More floor space is dedicated to nerd swag like coffee mugs, puzzles, and replicas of Tiger handhelds. The employees look miserable.
>>743286690Objectively they should outsource it. Like give 3D models, PDF files and other stuff to some company and that company could make them on demand
>>743286690Cloud gaming with physical NFC game cards.If you would like to play a game, you will travel to the store, purchase an official Sony or Microsoft NFC Game Reader™ and Game Card of your choice. Then, with a stable internet connection, you will connect the NFC Game Reader™ to your game console device, and carefully place the card on top of the reader.If it reads, it's a success! And you can game :)If it fails to read, it is a failure!! Please ensure you have enough social credits, and then report to your nearest Department of Transportation office for a complimentary bus ride to the nearest re-education camp.
Consider trying to find something that gives your life a little more meaning than "the feeling of opening a brand new game."
>>743286690Also no players choice / greatest hits / whatever xbox had.The 29.99 version that was the same basic game, but with a black and white manual.Shame.
>>743286690I bought so many games when I was younger and thought I was "doing my part" for some niche thing or "building a collection". I'm so glad I grew out of that. I still buy shit I'll probably never play but I never spend more than $5 on it.
