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General discussionGifting my games collection to GOG?(32 posts)(32 posts)
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Posted October 16, 2016
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OldOldGamer: And digital games are, to me, worthless. They exist today, but will be gone tomorrow.
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teceem: We're talking about computer games here, right? They're all digital.
But I'm sure you mean downloadable games, that are not on tape/cartridge/floppy/CD/DVD/Blu ray-ROM.

If your GOG games are gone tomorrow, you should've invested in a better backup system.
DRM'ed (online activation) downloadable games on the other hand can indeed be gone tomorrow. But so can games on physical media. Floppies stop working all the time, and I've even had 2 CD-ROMs that called it a day.
That said, I have a collection of around 300 boxed games - but they're all also archived on hard disks, just in case.
I don't know how perceived is the value of a downloaded game backed up on a CD, or a game in it's original box, maps, premium addendum and paper manual.

Those games are gems from a past that, probably, will never return. This is why they will be worth much more then a downloadable Witcher 3..
Post edited October 16, 2016 by OldOldGamer
Posted October 16, 2016
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OldOldGamer: I don't know how perceived is the value of a downloaded game backed up on a CD, or a game in it's original box, maps, premium addendum and paper manual.

Those games are gems from a past that, probably, will never return. This is why they will be worth much more then a downloadable Witcher 3..
I guess I misunderstood you then... my bad!
To me, the value of a game is the enjoyment that I get from owning/playing it. I never see them as a financial investment and I never resell games.

I bought TW3 GOTY boxed + the Prima hardcover guide. I think a boxed game should at least have a nice manual (like cardboard boxed games and DVD case games up to 2007 or something like that). TW3 collector's edition was, like most collector's editions these days, a big disappointment to me - as it replaced what once were basics with gadgets. (a big statue instead of a nice manual/guide)
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