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Steam or Retail DVD ROM? What ARE YOU BUYING?


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How can you NOT have a disc drive? How do you like listen to CD's and stuff, or rip content from console games to analyze the files, etc?

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How can you NOT have a disc drive? How do you like listen to CD's and stuff, or rip content from console games to analyze the files, etc?

The hip thing now is computers without DVD drives cause hurr durr USB OS installations are the future and heil the Cloud. I for one still have a DVD drive.

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How can you NOT have a disc drive? How do you like listen to CD's and stuff, or rip content from console games to analyze the files, etc?

Some people just like to inconvenience themselves for the sake of being edgy.

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DVD ROM...

 

 

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But seriously now. who even has a disc drive. Everyone I know that built their own PC doesnt use one and if they do then they had to go buy an external drive lol

Yup. 0 likes. Nobody's laughing. 0/10 for this post.

 

And I really feel sorry for all the Steam users. Let's see how you guys feel when they'll remove content without your notice. Not to mention how long radio station songs will be there in GTA V Steam version. Good f*cking luck!

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The hip thing now is computers without DVD drives cause hurr durr USB OS installations are the future and heil the Cloud. I for one still have a DVD drive.

 

 

I got a BD drive and DVD drive. F*ck clouds.

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And I really feel sorry for all the Steam users. Let's see how you guys feel when they'll remove content without your notice. Not to mention how long radio station songs will be there in GTA V Steam version. Good f*cking luck!

 

What do you mean? Long radio station songs?

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And I really feel sorry for all the Steam users. Let's see how you guys feel when they'll remove content without your notice. Not to mention how long radio station songs will be there in GTA V Steam version. Good f*cking luck!

 

What do you mean? Long radio station songs?

 

Vice City had songs removed from the Radio in 2011, San Andreas had songs removed last year. When the music rights are up, rather than renew them, Rockstar will patch them out where they can, and Steam allows them to do so with ease so their PC versions will always be at risk of losing content because Steam simply grants you a "licence" to play the game which the developers can change when they like.

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I don't have a DVD-ROM, is it possible to redeem retail copy in Rockstar socialclub and download it from there?

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I don't have a DVD-ROM, is it possible to redeem retail copy in Rockstar socialclub and download it from there?

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I'm getting the retail version. Not because it's cheaper (50 euros) but I own every gta on CD/DVD and I want to own gta 5 on DVD too. I like the box and posters and stuff. Not that I hate steam. I love it. And my Internet isn't that bad 120mbps

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there is just no reason to have a disc drive these days. I got blu ray and a dvd player. I got a sterio system and I have a laptop with a disc drive my wife uses to store music or w,e the hell she wants. I can buy every game at least 15% cheaper online than I can at the store so why would I waste money?

 

There are plenty of reasons to still have a DVD drive in your PC. I could understand the "why would I waste money ?" argument if a DVD Drive was like $60 or $70 but we are talking about a $10 piece of equipment here. To buiild a PC and leave out something that costs so little but gives the PC so much flexibility is pretty stupid in my opinion.

 

As for DD being cheaper not till several months after release it isn't. Just looking now and Steam is selling GTA 5 for £39.99 yet you can get the retail version of GTA 5 from amazon for £34.85 (free postage). Unless you are talking about digital key resellers, in which case I wouldn't trust those f*cking crooks just to save 15%

 

Now I don't mean to poo poo DD like I said I love DD and steam I find it incredibly convenient and it is my preferred method of buying games. However with Rockstar I would NOT go the dd route simply because Rockstar has a history of removing content from the game (when licensing expires). They removed songs from GTA VC and GTA SA they will no doubt remove songs from GTA 4 at some point and it is inevitable they will remove songs from GTA 5. With a digital copy you are screwed but with a physical retail release you can always reinstall the base game.

 

Another thing to note is that with digital download if Rockstar releases a patch that f*cks GTA 5 up you are STUCK with a broken game till they can be bothered to fix the patch (remember Steam has removed the ability to NOT update games). It happens, hell it happened several times with GTA 4. You just need to look at how updates have gone with the console version of GTA 5 to see Rockstar still has a habit of f*cking the game up with patching. However with the retail version of GTA 5 if Rockstar f*cks the game up via a patch you can either not patch the game or just uninstall and reinstall the base game again.

 

There are clear advantages to buying GTA 5 on DVD, if you are happy to go dd then that is up to you. However no one should be laughing at those that decide to go retail for GTA 5. The ones buying GTA 5 on DVD are showing some common sense and want to ensure that their copy of GTA 5 will not get f*cked 6 ways from Sunday by Rockstar.

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Cannot believe some ISP's does limit the monthly bandwidth on the DSL/fibre connection in XXI century... I have 16.5 Mb/s down and 1.1 Mb/s up unlimited.

f*ck them! :p

 

on-topic: I've got Steam version.

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Steam version mostly because it's easier to connect with people while playing GTA 5.

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Steam version mostly because it's easier to connect with people while playing GTA 5.

It will be most probably the same (for steam and retail), you will have to invite them via RGSC and not via steam.

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Steam version mostly because it's easier to connect with people while playing GTA 5.

It will be most probably the same (for steam and retail), you will have to invite them via RGSC and not via steam.

 

Really? Is everything integrated with RGSC wow.I thought it was only login and stuff..

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Steam version mostly because it's easier to connect with people while playing GTA 5.

It will be most probably the same (for steam and retail), you will have to invite them via RGSC and not via steam.

 

Really? Is everything integrated with RGSC wow.I thought it was only login and stuff..

 

Nope. RGSC is a much user friendly DRM. Play Max Payne 3 and you'll see how amazing it is. :)

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I preordered on Amazon back in June. Not earlier simply because I couldn't. I love STEAM and how it works, but I want to have my map and instructions like in the old times.

 

I love GTA saga above any other game.

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Steam version mostly because it's easier to connect with people while playing GTA 5.

It will be most probably the same (for steam and retail), you will have to invite them via RGSC and not via steam.

 

Really? Is everything integrated with RGSC wow.I thought it was only login and stuff..

 

Nope. RGSC is a much user friendly DRM. Play Max Payne 3 and you'll see how amazing it is. :)

 

I don't have maxpayne 3,I may get it later hope you're right

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But Max Payne 3 have some 3rd party DRM, don't? AFAIK the only R* game that is handled directly and fully by RGSC is L.A. Noire

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But Max Payne 3 have some 3rd party DRM, don't? AFAIK the only R* game that is handled directly and fully by RGSC is L.A. Noire

Nope. The only DRM it had is RGSC. Invite people, watch other's profile, sending messages, live chat, all are controlled by RGSC in MP3. And it's really user friendly. I never had any problem with it.

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Probably the same thing I've stated in the other million f*cking topics. First get the Steam version as I want to play it as soon as possible and a month later get the retail version because it's always nice to really own the game and not just some digital license which can be revoked at any moment.

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Probably the same thing I've stated in the other million f*cking topics. First get the Steam version as I want to play it as soon as possible and a month later get the retail version because it's always nice to really own the game and not just some digital license which can be revoked at any moment.

I like your point, but what's the purpose to have 2 copies of the game?

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How can you NOT have a disc drive? How do you like listen to CD's and stuff, or rip content from console games to analyze the files, etc?

Ummm, just download .iso? Ez pz lmn sqzy

 

Faster than loading up with those slow reads.

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How can you NOT have a disc drive? How do you like listen to CD's and stuff, or rip content from console games to analyze the files, etc?

Ummm, just download .iso? Ez pz lmn sqzy

 

Faster than loading up with those slow reads.

 

Why don't people get that Internet is not cheap in all countries? I'm tired of this motherf*cking sh*t.

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Will Steam and Retail users won't be able to play with each other??

They would be. Both Steam and Retail are managed by a common DRM RGSC!

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Will Steam and Retail users won't be able to play with each other??

They would be. Both Steam and Retail are managed by a common DRM RGSC!

 

Nice! I thought those 2 will have their own servers.

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Will Steam and Retail users won't be able to play with each other??

They would be. Both Steam and Retail are managed by a common DRM RGSC!

 

Nice! I thought those 2 will have their own servers.

 

Why do you people even get this idea ? It's the same game, same platform, why would the servers be different ?

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