Subj : Re: game consoles
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Dec 19 2025 06:25:21

  Re: Re: game consoles
  By: Nightfox to Accession on Thu Dec 18 2025 10:41 am

 >
 > When you buy video games from an online store, at least you can download the
 > game and have it on your PC (or other device).  I have quite a few games
 > I've bought from the Steam store.
 >

That is a bit of a poisonous download, though, since depending on the platform and depending on the game, your download might not be self-sufficient.

Many games from Steam and Epic have the Steam or Epic launchers as runtime dependencies, for example. Many of those games also need some sort of online validation in order to run. In this regard, the PCGamingwiki is a good place to visit in order to learn if you download is self-sufficient.

I don t buy many games anymore, but when I do I tend to pick Zoom-platform or Gog games just because they are guaranteed to be runnable completely off-grid. I think itch.io is also a good source but I have never used it myself.


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