It is generally assumed that old PC games have a certain lifespan, as the world moves on with new technologies. Not so.
In 2020 the sheer number of game streaming subscriptions makes you wonder where you should focus your energy and money. Are you are looking for a streaming subscription to satisfy your gaming needs? Well, we put together a table overview for you to peruse and possibly see which ones you might prefer, or see why some of these are now redundant services.
Sony just needs to up its resolution and framerate and it'll be quite the service, still don't like streaming though so doesn't really matter to me.
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Here's the link from the engineers themselves talking about Xcloud at Xbox London Event 2019.
"There's 2 things.. We are going to give you the games you own from the cloud or the games you've purchased in the future, and we will bring Game streaming to Xbox Game Pass so you are Free to discover and play anywhere and everywhere"
https://youtu.be/VTveV4Yfh2...
Once again, why is Xbox GamePass on this? Your comment only further proves my point.
The only game streaming services are PS Now, Stadia and GeForce Now.
Xbox Game pass, Uplay plus and Origin aren’t streaming.
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A 24-year-old inhabitant of Poland has received nearly 9 thousand charges of illegal distribution of games. His idea was to buy digital versions of the games and then resell access to the account to many people. Losses he caused were valued at nearly $260,000. He pleaded guilty to all charges.
these cretins are all over ebay you search for a game key and something cheap comes up once you click on the post its actually not a game key but rather access to a account. theres no option on ebay to report them
Should be, what does not participate in digital sales (unless something changed im unaware of) so a sale like that is against there terms and conditions
I was wrong, they do allow digital items now.
https://www.ebay.com/help/p...
But I checked and there is still a reporting tool on the mobile website at least. You have to scroll pretty far down to get to it though
not sure about that. i used to sell digital codes from blu ray movies i bought. i never used them so it seemed like a waste. i usually put them up for sale for a third of what the entire movie package cost me. the last time i tried to do this (around 2 months ago) i get message that trying to sell digital copies isn't allowed.
so true. i was always curious as to how people were allowed to do that. now i know - they aren't supposed to.
This week on the Game Deflators #podcast, John and Ryan discuss the loss of Nintendo Exclusives, Pokemon, and TemTem. Also in the gaming world, we can't forget about the Xbox and PlayStation. Microsoft is re-hiring a a marketing exec of the Xbox 360 days and the PlayStation continues to proove why it will be a force to be reckoned with this next console generation.
To round off this episode the duo tilt their Game Boys and play some Pokemon Pinball. This classic game came out in 1999 to relatively good reviews. Does it still hold up for gamers?
That is one of the advantages of the PC as a gaming platform. As there are no third party dealing with the distribution of the software like on a console. The lifespan of a game is only dictated by the interest of the creator or studio in keeping it running.
And even if those finally move on to other projects. Is not rare to see fans teaming up to develop new unofficial updates or even a complete revival of a once loved game.
It's stuff like modding that we'll always keep PC as my main platform.
Tibia from 1997 regularly gets updated
When he said old in the title I didn’t think he meant ancient. I don’t think I actually was doing much on the pc when these were released.
I think the limit of my old games time period started with Kings Quest, Doom, Tie Fighter, and then Jagged Alliance.
I recently got into PC gaming from console and it was the best decision in gaming I ever made. I love the openness and flexibility of PC as a platform and the modding community.
I can go to GOG and buy old games that people still play and modify to this day, I can play Phantasy Star Online even though it's a japanese only game (yes I know it's coming to states FINALLY!).
I also love the fact that people rebuild and revive long lost games that have been officially shut down by the main developer like NFS World for example. I just absolutely love PC.