Official SEN Games Thread (Sony Network)

[Space Pirate Roberts]

People who bought these games still get to keep them forever, the issue is that new people can't buy them. You know, one of the problems digital distribution was supposed to solve.

[Bacon McShig]

Why do companies make these stupid arrangements? Can't they make a deal that the license applies to that specific game forever? I don't hear of movies getting removed from existence a few years later because a company decided it no longer wanted its product placement in it. The video game industry is retarded.

Movie and TV show rereleases are quite often held up or hacked apart because of lapsed rights on songs that appeared in them.

[cka]

People who bought these games still get to keep them forever, the issue is that new people can't buy them. You know, one of the problems digital distribution was supposed to solve.

but if they replace their console or whatever, they can't really download the game again if it's de-listed/removed from the distribution channel

[Mzo]

You can definitely re-download a delisted game if you purchased it before.

[MechDeus]

People who bought these games still get to keep them forever, the issue is that new people can't buy them. You know, one of the problems digital distribution was supposed to solve.

Piracy has always been the only way for media to stay around forever and be obtained, and will likely remain that way. Every digital distribution platform will eventually go away and/or be replaced, that's never been a question.

[cka]

this is true, marvel vs capcom will always be around on whatever iteration of ggpo is out at the time (ggpo, supercade, ggpo-ng, fightcade)

also didn't know that you could still download de-listed games, I had figured once it was gone it was gone for good... still though the physical market has the advantage of buying used too


vv yes I know about the download list, I thought when a game was de-listed they took the whole thing off the service

[MechDeus]

also didn't know that you could still download de-listed games, I had figured once it was gone it was gone for good...

Sony and MS have a previously downloaded list, you can dig through that. Nintendo probably doesn't.

still though the physical market has the advantage of buying used too

Sometimes an advantage, sometimes subject to supply and demand and either isn't there or commands stupid prices on eBay.

[Timber]

Nintendo probably doesn't

I know they do on the 3DS, it's called "your downloads" and in the settings menu somewhere.

[MechDeus]

Surprising! Still, good to know.

[Shin Johnpv]

They do on the Wii U eShop as well, and there was one on the Wii eShop also.