The Lone Courier
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Alright cool. I thought it was just the discs since I didn't see an insert.
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Retail copies of GTA5 come on 7 DVD discs
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Alright cool. I thought it was just the discs since I didn't see an insert.
Hamster Plugin
Member
Rockstar wants to push their own shit, it redeems on Rockstar Social Club.
Lurgan1337
Banned
yep. retail Rockstar games are on Rockstar Games Social Club. just like retail Ubisoft games are on Uplay. and you can't activate them on Steam in any way.
styl3s
Member
I am 100% for selling games on thumb drives and it shouldn't be too expensive to produce them i mean shit i can walk in best buy and get a 16GB drive for like $8
I haven't had an optical drive in like 4 years.
I am ready for Solid State Sonic
The fuck it doesn't... Optical media is obsolete. Solid State is where it's at.
Am I like the only one here excited to receive the retail version? It's going to look fantastic on my shelf, and I can't wait to read the over the top manual Rockstar always puts in.
Really feels like I'll get my money's worth out of it, instead of just buying a download key for a service that will inevitably go down at some point in the future and render any purchases useless
Really feels like I'll get my money's worth out of it, instead of just buying a download key for a service that will inevitably go down at some point in the future and render any purchases useless
SneakyStephan
Banned
I believe it's time for a comeback for these babies:
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neotokyo360
Member
I don't have BD Drive.
uncredited male
Member
The bottom right made this auto-buy for me back in the day. Five times as good!
This is funny, but also, I remember the "old days" so it doesn't seem that bad I suppose. I just hope that people buying this don't also have to download the 7 DVDs worth of patches on launch day.
EDIT:
Looking at the bright side, at least you don't have to put up with hours of this sort of thing as you and your friend try and load the game.
EDIT:
Looking at the bright side, at least you don't have to put up with hours of this sort of thing as you and your friend try and load the game.
NecromorphTX
Member
1 disc for every month of release date delayed.
xemumanic
Member
That's a nice alternative. Reusable too. And much faster for the retail angle.
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
Banned
Jesus, that takes me back.
TouchMyBox
Member
Pretty much. I won't buy a laptop if it has a disk drive in it, for example. All that wasted space that could have gone to more battery, better cooling, or more powah.
I eagerly await intel's next-gen flash technology that apparently will allow us to get rid of our HDDs with 2.5 inch SSDs up to 10TB.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
Hard drives spin...
I'll be buying this physical version. Putting in all those discs is STILL faster than downloading it on my internet connection, and that 60GB is a decent chunk of my data cap.
At least this game on PC comes in a nice box. I'm tired of games like Wolfenstein just stacking four DVDs on top of one another.
And about Blu-Rays, GTA IV on PC actually had a Blu-Ray ROM version. Guess it didn't go so well.
At least this game on PC comes in a nice box. I'm tired of games like Wolfenstein just stacking four DVDs on top of one another.
And about Blu-Rays, GTA IV on PC actually had a Blu-Ray ROM version. Guess it didn't go so well.
snickothemule
Member
Great. Now for a 40gb day one patch!
PC digital accounts for 92% of PC game sales as of 2013. You can go check their methodology, but when a PC (and European) focused publisher like Paradox announced 90% of their sales were digital back in 2011, it isn't hard to believe that figure.
Digital on PC superseded Blu-ray for gaming, much like streaming services like Netflix superseded it for mass market video content.
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
Member
Yeah, about that...
I've got a physical version on preorder but now I'm thinking of canceling it and try to get a digital version cheaper from that Brazil thing. I hate that DVD is still the defacto format for PC games and everything is now 4+ DVDs just to install. Thankfully you at least no longer have to have a DVD in the drive to play.
The only reason I still buy the physical versions (from UK online sellers) is that it's usually about 45 euros and the digital on Steam is 50-60.
The only reason I still buy the physical versions (from UK online sellers) is that it's usually about 45 euros and the digital on Steam is 50-60.
They're not going to change the standard from DVD to bluray discs for PC games. Just stop asking for it.
Why would a company EVER deliberately cut off ANY consumers from their game when it's a game that installs and you put the discs away anyway? Bluray drives play DVD's, but not the other way around. It's no mystery why PC physical games still come on DVD because these companies want as many sales as possible, and alienating any potential buyers because of something as frivolous as installation medium is bad business. What difference does it really make outside of the installation inconvenience?
Why would a company EVER deliberately cut off ANY consumers from their game when it's a game that installs and you put the discs away anyway? Bluray drives play DVD's, but not the other way around. It's no mystery why PC physical games still come on DVD because these companies want as many sales as possible, and alienating any potential buyers because of something as frivolous as installation medium is bad business. What difference does it really make outside of the installation inconvenience?
Mohonky
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I literally cannot work out why I put a bluray drive in my PC.
I have to buy software to play bluray movies and all the games I purchase, when i do buy physical copies, are on DVD's; made worse by the fact its actually faster for me to download the game than it is to install by disc.
My bluray drive just sits in the PC doing nothing.
I have to buy software to play bluray movies and all the games I purchase, when i do buy physical copies, are on DVD's; made worse by the fact its actually faster for me to download the game than it is to install by disc.
My bluray drive just sits in the PC doing nothing.
SubiyaCryolite
Banned
Glad I got a BluRay drive for my desktop. DVD should be phased out.
SubiyaCryolite
Banned
I watch a lot of movies with mine. Buying software to get proper support does suck though.
How many games have you used that for? I got a BR drive for my PC a while back, never used it for games due to everything being digital, never used it for movies due to more things being on Netflix or HBO Go (or in my old DVD collection). The technology, for me at least, has been a massive disappointment.
I would have preferred HD-DVD to win due to it's better multimedia capabilities. At least then it would have offered me something wholly different than what I was already getting.
Mohonky
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How much and which software? Thing is I am likely to just run it to my TV anyway, but i was curious to put my copy of Digital Video Essentials bluray in the PC to double check that my OC output is correct and even do my PC monitor setup.
cyberheater
PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 Xbone PS4 PS4
Talk to anyone who used to game in the mid-90's PC days. We were installing games off floppies for days.
Y'all ain't shit
Yep. Installing some stuff was a near all day event.
SubiyaCryolite
Banned
Power DVD, and by a lot I mean 7 XD
The Xbone got you covered if you want to reminisce!
LQX
Member
Some keep mentioning Blu ray. Oh please. Not enough games are that huge to really justify having one and this would have probably been the first game to really do so and then many would be trying to justify dropping $50 on new drive and $60 for the game. Hell, if doing a new PC build tomorrow I would probably not buy a Blu ray drive and just stick my old DVD drive in there.
SiegfriedFM
Member
Actually, the PC version was around that size. I'm assuming that the 256 colour graphics (rather than 32) and the speech made up the difference.
Caayn
Member
Ahh a thing of beauty
Besides in Europe practically every retailer that sells games also sells physical PC games. I still buy a lot of physical PC games and I love it. Most of the time buying physical is also cheaper than Steam.
Doubt it.
Besides in Europe practically every retailer that sells games also sells physical PC games. I still buy a lot of physical PC games and I love it. Most of the time buying physical is also cheaper than Steam.
The software came with my blu-ray drive. Hell, it even writes BD-R and plays HD-DVD. It's a fantastic drive.
tringworldso
Member
Wrong. GTA IV had Nico on the DVD. EFLC had Johnny and Luis.
MasterOfPastures
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serversurfer
Member
Gave you plenty of time to read the manual! Back when boxes still included manuals...
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