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[hariseldon]

You obviously didn't "buy" driveclub!

Anyway, this is beside the point, the point is: You are no longer in control of what you "owned", it can be taken from you at any time (most often when some content licensing ends).

One obvious example is the music being pulled from Steam versions of Vice City and San Andreas.

 

[Portugeezer]

Well you will always be able to download it illegally, rejoice!

 

[Silent Duck]

I don't get this thread. If you bought it digitally, you can still redownload it. It's not disappearing completely like some are saying. You just won't be able to purchase it if haven't already bought it.

If you delete it from your hard drive, just select your library and download it again. I just did on my PS3.

Then I remembered why I deleted it in the first place, it's a "talk" heavy, less charming version of the NES classic.

 

[DeepEnigma]

You obviously didn't "buy" driveclub!

What do you mean by this?

 

[alabtrosMyster]

What do you mean by this?

If you have it in your games library it's no longer possible to download it from the PlayStation store, there are similar examples on all electronic distribution platforms. Sega removed some titles from download a while back.

All Delisted Games

This page gives you direct access to all delisted games on the site. Just use the dropdown below to select a platform and start browsing.

delistedgames.com

I'm not sure what happens on different platforms if the publisher go bankrupt.

 

[DeepEnigma]

If you have it in your games library it's no longer possible to download it from the PlayStation store, there are similar examples on all electronic distribution platforms. Sega removed some titles from download a while back.

All Delisted Games

This page gives you direct access to all delisted games on the site. Just use the dropdown below to select a platform and start browsing.

delistedgames.com

I'm not sure what happens on different platforms if the publisher go bankrupt.

I just went to it on my PS4, the webstore and the phone app. All 3 say, "Download to your PS4" and it works.

 

[WorldHero]

This sucks, reminds me of the TMNT Arcade and X-Men Arcade getting pulled from last gen.

 

[EightBit Man]

David Jaffe been reading this thread:

It's very worrying. Video Games should be as much respected as any other form of media, but alas. I think copyright is a huge part of the problem. These laws need to change, otherwise there's not much left in the future. It's like 1984 when it comes to this.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

I think copyright is a huge part of the problem

copyright actually damages culture in so many ways. biggest example i can think of is going back and removing songs from games a la GTA: San Andreas. the license expired so the already released game must change. that's some bullshit.

as usual, piracy to the rescue. in many ways pirates are more considerate of the works than the people who own them. take a look at the massive music industry fire where all the priceless masters were burned. just careless.

 

[EightBit Man]

copyright actually damages culture in so many ways. biggest example i can think of is going back and removing songs from games a la GTA: San Andreas. the license expired so the already released game must change. that's some bullshit.

as usual, piracy to the rescue. in many ways pirates are more considerate of the works than the people who own them. take a look at the massive music industry fire where all the priceless masters were burned. just careless.

Exactly. It shouldn't be this way. But it shows how much love there is from actual gamers vs. the so-called industry. There's so many games that will never ever be released again, thanks to movie or other licences for example. We should respect our heritage. Video Games are more than just mere escapisms, these are snapshots of a particular part of our lives. Hell, even games I didn't grew up with I like to be preserved in one (code) or more forms (manuals, promotional material, etc.).

 

[alabtrosMyster]

I just went to it on my PS4, the webstore and the phone app. All 3 say, "Download to your PS4" and it works.

It looks like I was wrong.

It's still a problem, just not as bad as I though, eventually Sony will shutdown those psp, ps3, vita... And later ps4 servers.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Let's not wholesale shit on copyright laws. If they didn't exist, we'd be operating in the same wild west as China, and you don't exactly see a lot of advancement of the arts happening over there.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

DuckTales: Remastered is back on Steam

The HD remake of the 1989 NES game was removed from digital storefronts last year.

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