Hofmaimaier to [email protected] • 2 years agoI am not gonna buy one.....feddit.deimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1563
arrow-up1563imageI am not gonna buy one.....feddit.deHofmaimaier to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink20•edit-22 years agoYou can find an external DVD RW drive for under $20 online. Then you can rip your disks into ISO images and play them any time.
minus-squareBruceTwarzenlinkfedilink13•2 years agoAt what point do you not just pirate the game that you already own?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoSteam used to allow you to convert certain physical games to digital if you put the CD key into Steam’s “Add a Non-Steam Game” menu. It wasn’t all games but quite a few, so if you’re sitting on a big physical library this is a legitimate option.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoActually you can legally download torrents of games that you already own.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 years agoYou can download them sure, I think seeding makes things less legal.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoPretty sure it’s a federal determination. You can’t be pirating if you have the rights to the property.
minus-squareRaivoKullilinkfedilink2•2 years agoI just wanted to know what jurisdiction. I know Americans take it for granted that the US is the default lol
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoIt’s also just about the only country in the world where these things are enforced.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoThey even have external Blu-Ray drives too, if you want to shell out the extra money and get fancier with the setup. Great if you want to rip some Blu-Ray movies or newer generation console games and also usually compatible with DVD/CD.
You can find an external DVD RW drive for under $20 online. Then you can rip your disks into ISO images and play them any time.
At what point do you not just pirate the game that you already own?
Steam used to allow you to convert certain physical games to digital if you put the CD key into Steam’s “Add a Non-Steam Game” menu.
It wasn’t all games but quite a few, so if you’re sitting on a big physical library this is a legitimate option.
Actually you can legally download torrents of games that you already own.
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You can download them sure, I think seeding makes things less legal.
In what jurisdiction?
Pretty sure it’s a federal determination. You can’t be pirating if you have the rights to the property.
Are you talking about the US?
Yes. On Earth, adjacent to Sol.
I just wanted to know what jurisdiction. I know Americans take it for granted that the US is the default lol
It’s also just about the only country in the world where these things are enforced.
They even have external Blu-Ray drives too, if you want to shell out the extra money and get fancier with the setup. Great if you want to rip some Blu-Ray movies or newer generation console games and also usually compatible with DVD/CD.