• katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 hours ago

    the only thing i hate about the rise of steam gaming is the loss of owning physical media since you can’t by physical copies of steam deck games.

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      2 hours ago

      Is it ownership you’re worried about? There are other ways to have backups. Also, aren’t most PC games digital?

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        2 hours ago

        most of the time i play switch and ps5, which i can get physical copies though. i just like to have them given the way a lot of streaming companies have just pulled content without warning.

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      that’s true but i think compared to most other consoles nowadays it goes a very sustainable path. valve does nothing to prevent you from running gog games, which are true digital ownership at least. i know physical media are the most tangible option in the moment, but in the long run blurays for example actually have a limited lifespan