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Originally Posted by SwiftDeath
I am of a similar mind
If DRM exists on both new systems (X1 and PS4) then we are not buying games so much as renting them for as long as the activation servers remain active
As you said, once those servers go so do the games unless they remove the authentication procedure but I cannot imagine MS being that benevolent
I think we are coming to the tailend of the golden age of collecting but that's just my thoughts of course
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The servers going offline will be the nail in a games coffin. The second Steel Battalion for the original xbox for example,fantastic game & ahead of its time really. Problem is its an online only game & as no more online access is available its simply a dust collector that has no use except as an ornament. This,to me is just one example & theres plenty more of a great game now rendered completely useless simply because it has no online access available anymore. If this is what the future will hold for all games from now on,again we will be simply completely & utterly screwed sooner or later. The golden age of collecting may yet continue,only if we can use a disc on any console & only if we dont need online access. Until further details are forthcoming,video game collecting as we know it is on the edge of a cliff,by the years end we will know if we have been pulled away from the cliff or shoved over the side with no remorse
