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The fact that you can "pre-buy" a digital game is insane to me!
Like what's the point! You still can't play it until it comes out!
If it allows you to pre-download it so you can play as soon as it's available it makes some sense.
That's what I thought. But after pre-ordering a game recently, when I went to launch, the process of unpacking/unencrypting took at least as long as downloading the thing from scratch.
So if you've a good internet connection and a mid cpu like me, pre-downloading is not an advantage.
And games these days are digital copies. It’s not like the supply is limited.
Last time I pre-ordered a game was Diablo 3. I could choose a hard copy for RSP or a digital copy for an extra "convenience fee". As if that wasn't ridiculous enogh, I ordered the hard copy and on release day, they told me that I was on a queue since so many people pre-ordered and they ran out of copies.
I tried to cancel my pre-order and these actual scumbags told me, I couldn't cancel until I received my copy. Pristine customer support, I really felt they did everything to accomodate my needs. So, I contacted Actiblizz to let them know about the practices of their "official reseller" and the next day, my pre-order was canceled and my money was being wired back.
Also the game was trash, but that's besides the point.
Diablo 3 was also the last game I pre-ordered. I took the day off work on release day, had the game downloaded, and spent the next 14 hours on an error screen because their servers were overloaded for an always online SINGLE PLAYER GAME!
Fucking bullshit.
I may be mistaken but isn't Diablo 4 also force online?
It is tragically.
Worst is, "buying" digital games off a store/launcher doesn't mean you own it.
Technically you didn't own the games you bought on physical media, either.
But you own the physical media it's on, meaning the "license" to own it can be traded, sold, etc.
I said "technically". What more do you want from me?
You can move your games to a different folder, the storefront won't be able to remove them. But that requires you to download all your games and keep them stored somewhere.
I have a few games I do that with.