Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Dimensional Traveler Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: God of War: Rakgnarok for PC requires PSN account Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:56:43 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 47 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:56:43 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="74fab4a281b0d5445f5896ca238a1ba2"; logging-data="2403687"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+6rjcIE8cKv34GuWMVfd+o" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:X58bnq0Q2H2YmymxtqLQMvJWD0M= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3659 On 9/30/2024 12:33 AM, JAB wrote: > On 30/09/2024 03:29, Dimensional Traveler wrote: >> On 9/29/2024 1:33 AM, JAB wrote: >>> On 28/09/2024 17:50, Dimensional Traveler wrote: >>>>> Steam and GoG also although it's possible that I do have some other >>>>> accounts that I've forgotten about. The last game I bought that had >>>>> its own client was I think Battlefield 1 as it was dirt cheap on >>>>> Steam. The good thing was it meant I could finally get to use the >>>>> refund option! >>>>> >>>>> Basically if a game isn't on Steam or GoG I just won't get it even >>>>> as a freebie. >>>> >>>> "The Amazon Effect".  Getting spoiled by one-stop shopping. >>> >>> That's definitely a part of it. The nice thing about Amazon is they >>> are probably going to have what you want at decent price and you know >>> up front if anything goes wrong it's fairly hassle free. >>> >>> Saying that I do try and avoid them if I can so for books/CDs/DVDs >> >> Understandable but not really an option in the US.  The last remaining >> book seller competition to Amazon here is Barnes & Noble and they are >> a shadow of what they used to be.  They were also the only brick-n- >> mortar alternative for CDs/DVDs/BRs but I don't even know if they >> stock those anymore.  Walmart and to other stores that used to sell >> optical discs have all stopped because of streaming, though that's not >> really Amazon's doing.  All the rights holding studios are responsible >> for the destruction of the disc market, trying to kill the at home >> viewing on disc for streaming by preventing consumers from actually >> owning a copy. Even RedBox is kaput, folded up and went bankrupt >> shortly after Netflix shut down their disc by mail rental arm. >> > > World of Books is an online operation only (based not that far from were > I live strangely enough) which deals mostly in second hand books/CDs/ > DVDs. For books it's really good value as you can get a hardback in very > good condition for probably an average of £5 if that. > > I think they do have an operation in the US. For me personally the "used" part is the killer. I want NEW, as in newly written books, newly released movies and shows. -- I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky dirty old man.