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Rumour: No physical release for Batman: Arkham Knight PC
- Thread starter JaseC
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CadetMahoney
Member
poorer countries will be at the mercy of digital overlords, just how some ppl welcome them.
chromatic9
Member
We had this no UK DVD copy with a Codemasters F1 game a while back. Strange thing is the English version was still made and printed which I was able to buy via a supposed EU retailer. I found that to be a bit shady, like they're trying to steer people into buying digital for a bigger markup around launch. Both Watch Dogs and the F1 game were £25 at release day but the consoles and PC download keys are around £40.
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
I haven't even thought of getting PC release physically in a while.
Never really knew there was a market for them as they usually can't be traded back for any value.
CEs seem to be the exception to the rule though.
Never really knew there was a market for them as they usually can't be traded back for any value.
CEs seem to be the exception to the rule though.
It's not on PC.
Most certainly is here in Australia. I've got the Batmobile edition pre-ordered for PC, unless PC doesn't stand for my computer anymore.
These sentiments really bother me. Why do physical or non-steam editions of games 'need to die' if:
1. There are still people who favour physical copies or different publisher platforms?
2. Disks are a good solution for customers dealing with bandwith caps?
3. Shops, be it on- or offline, and delivery services can employ people because of them?
4. It can encourage competition between publishers and/or retailers?
5. They are often cheaper, both on day one and on sale?
6. They sometimes (physical) or always (GoG) are drm-free?
The list goes on.
*Brofist.
My main gaming platform is the PC, and all of my games are physical editions. Sometimes I stare at my beautiful collection and lose the notion of time (well, not like that, but you get the point)
Oh BTW, if the op is true, then that's a bummer for me
It's so much nicer having stuff on display,not on a screen. Hell, I've gone so far as repeatedly skim Ebay for an Akiba's Trip Vita box because I own the digital version.
I just like boxes man!
MrFrankFontaine
Banned
Well I just received an email from Best Buy stating that my Windows Pre-Order for Batman Arkham Knight was delayed until 6/23.
Not sure if this is just for the PC version or if this will extend to other versions. They still haven't updated their website though.
Yes, I still buy PC physical editions due to my BB GCU discount.
Not sure if this is just for the PC version or if this will extend to other versions. They still haven't updated their website though.
Yes, I still buy PC physical editions due to my BB GCU discount.
Infernal Monkey
Member
In this thread, Americans discover that physical PC games are still a huge thing everywhere else in the world.
renegade_dewitt
Member
It's gonna take forever to download otherwise! Especially with the rich graphical textures this game has, it can easily be 20+ GB. I am not gonna wait 2 days to download this game. That is why I rely on physical media.
superchunk
Member
I don't understand why PC still uses discs at all. I'd never consider it. Steam, that is all.
pretty much.
It's not hard to understand.
people with Bandwidth cap and slow internet. a person will internet Bandwidth cap or slow will rather install from the Discs instead of waiting 24hours or more downloading and wasting 30~50GBs of data (this is the size for many AA games now, hell GTA V migh hit 60GB)
and speaking of Steam, many of these disc releases from big publishers are steamworks so this mean you have Steam key in the box but you just use the discs to install and still get steam features.
My mistake, it's not the case in Europe. Hardly surprising considering PC gaming is mostly digital.
Why send little Billy the game directly through Steam as a gift of course.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Just got this email from Amazon uk.
Infernal Monkey
Member
Now that's a limited edition!
AHA-Lambda
Member
Can a mod change the title? As it's obviously not a rumour now, but a limited print run.
"Limited physical release for Batman: Arkham Knight PC; pre-orders only, up to 30/03" would be fine. I've updated the OP.
Yep.
Looks like we're nearing the end of the CD-ROM multimedia age. Apple removed them from all their laptops, just like they removed the floppy disk.
Blu-ray doesn't store enough, can't be burned fast enough and can't be read fast enough.
Thank god for cracked games. They are the only thing preventing games from disappearing from our cultural heritage in the future when all games are digital only and DRMed to death.
Obviously, I'm not encouraging piracy. most savvy PC gamers crack their legitimate games so they don't have to keep swapping DVDs every time they want to switch games.
digitalrelic
Banned
I'm confused though. I'm a Best Buy GCU member, and I just logged onto bestbuy.com and I can still preorder the physical edition of Arkham Knight. In fact, I'm going to do so right now to make sure I don't miss out on a copy. Or is this a UK only thing?
GayForMaster
Banned
Could be. If there's no update for other regions within the next few days I would assume that's the case.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Try telling his 50 year old mother.
giant_frying_pan
Member
This is a nice solution. I mean, I'd be more than willing to get it digitally for the same price, but... c'est la vie.
Me too!
And I don't plan on buying the last expansion for SC at retail. That damn box is still sucking up space and dust in some corner of my room. Must throw it out!