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[georly]

Shadow of mordor, because GCU saved me 20% at best buy. I'll keep buying physical for as long as best buy provides physical copies.

 

[SoundPulse]

Most recent release was probably Battlefield 4 so I wouldn't have to download it all.

Most recent purchase? The Warcraft 3 Battle Chest, haha.

My last will probably be Legacy of the Void to finish off the SC2 series.

 

[littleworm]

Civ V

 

[Rezae]

D3 Reaper of Souls - I had a gift card for Target, so...


Before that was Skyrim. I was low on cash at the time but had a Best Buy credit card. I think this was before Steam cards, but oh well. I got a cool box.

Before those 2 ... I don't remember. Years.

 

[levelplane]

FF XIV ARR

 

[Lumpy Onion]

FF XIV 1.0

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Witcher 2 back a bit after launch at the only Gamestop in my area at the time worth a damn.

 

[Keratay]

I think it was one of these...

It's been a while, especially since my current laptop doesn't even have a cd drive.

 

[ChiefGrim]

Wolfenstein: The New Order

It's really only Valve, Bethesda or Blizzard games that I go out of my way for physical copys if possible.

 

[JamesJoyce1882]

Something cheap with Steamworks, I think Amazon had Shadow of Mordor for half price shortly after release.

In a way I just consider the physical box as an envelope for a steam key and even throw the box out later. And I only do this for exceptional deals.

 

[King Gilga]

SWTOR.

 

[dralla]

Quake 3 Arena.. so it's been a while

 

[Linkark07]

World of Warcraft Battle Chest back in 2008.

 

[diggmcbadass]

SWtor which I promptly read the code off of the cover before dumping in the trash.

Last game I actually bought and installed was probably UT3 or something. Steam took off for real shortly after that.

 

[PulseONE]

I believe it was Divine Divinity...back in 2003.

I literally do not think they sell physical PC games in my country anymore

 

[DevilSnake]

The Sims 2, back in 2004.

 

[BinaryPork2737]

I'm pretty sure that the last physical copy of a PC game that I bought was Civ IV's Beyond the Sword expansion. I think I purchased it around Christmas of 2007.

 

[radjago]

Unreal Tournament 2004 Special Edition DVD set

It came with a Logitech headset, which my roommate promptly usurped. It was also the first game I remember buying on DVD.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Stupid question: Once you activate a physical disc on Steam is there a need to keep the disc/package?

 

[Barry Burton]

It was definitely back in the late 90's, but I have no idea what the last PC game I bought was. I had made the switch over to consoles by then. I'm thinking it was Tomb Raider 2 or Riven, those came out around the same time IIRC.

 

[John Cowheel]

The Darkness II

It was really cheap and activated on Steam, so why not?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Wolfenstein: The New Order. There was a cracking pre-order deal on ShopTo, if I recall correctly.

 

[Yusaku]

Battlefield 4. Amazon had some deal on the physical version ages ago.

 

[Lemonte]

WoW: Cataclysm

 

[fork_bomb]

Deus Ex, Thief II, and Max Payne. Bought them last week at a flea market.

 

[jaydub6669]

WOW Battle Chest with Burning Crusade.....

 

[thelastword]

Need For Speed Most Wanted: Black Edition

 

[Big Blue]

The Counter Strike Anthology

 

[darth_infamous]

Knights of the Old Republic 2

 

[orborborb]

 

[Yarbskoo]

Halo: Combat Evolved, about a month ago.

 

[dmshaposv]

Mass effect 2 back in 2010.

 

[Modest Mauser]

Civilization IV

 

[Zimbardo]

pretty sure it was Starcraft 2. (bought on release day)

 

[Morning Star]

Civilization V

 

[Coinspinner]

FF14, argh.

 

[Holdfing]

MGSV if preorders count. If not, then WoW WoD. Ugh...

 

[danmaku]

Final Fantasy XIV v1.0

What a game to close my physical PC collection! :-/

 

[KingGreasy]

Starcraft II Wings of Liberty. Before that, it was the Orange Box. I think those two are the only box games I've bought in the last 8 years.

 

[d00d3n]

Really hard to remember, because it must have been many many years back. I remember re-buying a used copy of Outcast (since lost) when a local computer show closed its doors. That was around 2005 if I remember correctly. I honestly think that is that last physical copy PC game I bought.

 

[Later Alligator]

starcraft battlechest

was at target for 6 bucks. blizzard lets you redeem the cdkey for a battle.net digital copy, which was cool

 

[DarkOneX]

Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls for $20 from Best Buy

 

[jrcbandit]

Diablo 3 CE or Fallout New Vegas LE, whichever is newer. I also have Fallout 4 Pipboy Edition on order for pc. Aside from collector editions, I got a few MMORPGs as boxed versions, everything else has been Steam/digital since mid 2000s.

 

[soulassssns]

Diablo III and Crysis 3


Scratch that...

I purchased Halo 2 PC about a year ago.

 

[Olengie]

Dawn of War Dark Crusade at a Thrift Store. Before that was my second copy of Battle for Middle Earth II.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

Baldur's Gate II that I found at a thrift store for $3 in 2010. Was just all the discs and the manual, it worked, and I had nothing else to play for a few months. It was awesome.

 

[TheOmegaSpartan]

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion back on release day (so 2006, right?) for the collectors edition stuff. I really wanted the coin.

 

[Stupid Sexy Flanders]

GTA V
After installing all 7 DISCS I still had to download a couple of GB's worth of patches

 

[ghibli99]

SC2, and I never opened it. It was also the last time I ever paid anything close to full price on a PC game. It's been an interesting mindset change that doesn't necessarily benefit the industry. I'll drop $40-60 on a physical console game without hesitation, but never on PC.