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adjl posted...

To call that "available" is kind of a stretch, if we're talking about normal consumers. The vast, vast majority of people are not going to choose to spend $150+ on one old game instead of $60 on a new one. That's only something you would ever consider if you really, really want that specific game, and even then that's not a price point that's accessible for many people.

Idk I call it available if its available Just because its expensive doesnt change that Its not like people want to pay more than it use to cost. People dont even want to pay what it cost most of the time But your option are to buy it and own it, or not buy it and own it

adjl posted...

I think you're confusing "available for longer" with "more available." "More available" simply means it can get to more people, and being sold through official channels and at typical prices for longer absolutely accomplishes that. By its very nature, digital can get to more people, by virtue of not drawing from a limited supply. The problem certainly exists that that availability disappears when storefronts get shut down, but before that (which is often quite a while, in the case of services like Steam that have been around for decades), digital increases availability.

I think more available and available for longer can compliment each other, though Since physical copies are available for longer, they have the capacity to reach more people even long after the storefronts are down They could keep changing hands in some cases It was better when games sold better you more money, but plenty of people still only buy games used Which isnt exactly a thing you can do with digital It can go on sale, but stores can also have sales

adjl posted...

A big part of that is that the Wii was just starting to dabble in digital distribution. Most modern services tie purchases to accounts instead of systems now, so if your initial system fails for whatever reason, you can still access the games.

Saying that, in the event that you lose access to games that were purchased legitimately, I see no reason whatsoever not to just pirate new copies, especially when buying them from the publisher is no longer an option (and there's therefore zero room to claim any sort of loss from that piracy).

Im not sure if that one was set up like that, as I dont remember doing it I think my Wii U is set up, though Possibly As for pirating, I have no idea how to even do that Plus, I assume thats something better done on PC, which would not really work for me to well Id have to have something better than what I have right now