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Spec Ops: The Line to be delisted from all digital storefronts
- Thread starter Thick Thighs Save Lives
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GHG
Gold Member
As long as the key is valid, yes.
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YeulEmeralda
Member
Movies are never pulled because of their soundtrack are they?
John Bilbo
Member
I think I've played this game twice and I am still not sure if it is even a good game.
Shake Your Rump
Member
This game is so old, it was released on PC DVD, not to mention PS3 and 360 copies still exist.
xrnzaaas
Member
Sucks to hear, it may not be the greatest shooter gameplay-wise, but it's definitely worth preserving because of how it focuses on inconvenient stuff resulting from the use of weapons of mass destruction in modern conflicts. I lost my PC disc copy somewhere, but already bought an X360 version a few months ago.
crackajack
Member
It's ridiculous. I don't think Spec Ops is even close to being a true classic, no matter how much many gamers talk about the extremely hamfisted you are the baddie twist to be good, I'd also disagree with a lot of supposed to be movie classics, but that's irrelevant. Imagine Godfather, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Full Metal Jacket, Metropolis, Vertigo etc pp not getting 50th anniversary DVD/BR reprints/remasters or whatever and disappearing from streaming services. Movie music was not necessarrily licensed, especially the old classics probably have original orchester stuff but Baby Driver, Guardians of the Galaxy or Mamma Mia and whatever certainly are. It makes zero sense that games have that abandonware value mindset established by the publishers themselves. On one hand IPs are the important pieces when getting any independant studio but too often they don't care if stuff gets old and lapses into oblivion. It makes not even sense with sports and racing games where one might argue those become obsolete with their successors, but one can also say that previous game has done this and that differently and better, or has the soundtrack you love!, or just out of principle having it as an option to play, and buy!, should be in the interest of publishers. The devs lose their usually proud work of many years work, the publishers don't sell it, new gamers lose access and old fans might have to resort to still piracy if their physical copy dies and replacements are also nowhere to be found. Just weird from every perspective.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Great game that is not a call of duty, but breaks the fourth wall and has a very interesting story.
I liked it on PS3, the intro is good and here the decisions are important to have different endings.
I liked it on PS3, the intro is good and here the decisions are important to have different endings.
schaft0620
Member
Buy this physically, it will be worth $80 to $100 soon. I think I got it for $8 at a local mom and pop.
BouncyFrag
Member
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00_Zer0
Member
It might. I haven't tried them before and don't know their reputation. One time I got lucky and got the original Prey Steam key on eBay. I put it in and it just works. I am so happy that I got it when I did. It's a shame that games get delisted on Steam. I missed out on digital releases of Outrun Coast 2 Coast(but my hard copy still works on PC DRM free too), and all the good Transformer games, and the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games were taken down too. It's a shame that DRM on hardcopies of older PC games don't run on modern Windows OS.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The game will be de-listed from *ALL* digital stores soon.
Get a copy while you want it.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
can you edit this into the OP ?
Get a copy while you want it.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
can you edit this into the OP ?
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