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Two Game Retailers Are Refusing To Sell GTA 6 Until There’s A Disc (kotaku.com)
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[–] 10 points 1 month ago* (5 children)

a disc

Considering the size of the game, it would need at least 3 discs. Doubt they're gonna redesign every case to accommodate that.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The issue isn't that the game doesn't fit on one disc. The issue is that without a disc, the games can't be resold, rented, or lended. The disc is effectively a DRM check.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago

    Unless the entire game is provided, then it will always be a DRM check. If they're just providing data for a preliminary download, then the buyer is still left to rely on being give access to download the rest of the data.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    No, see, you include a disk but all that disk has on it is the installer for the launcher with a “download gta6” command thrown on the end.

    This is nowhere near the first “doesn’t contain a disk” game and choosing gta as the one to throw a fit over feels performative. This has been a thing for over a decade.

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