Re: God of War: Rakgnarok for PC requires PSN account

On 9/30/2024 12:33 AM, JAB wrote:

On 30/09/2024 03:29, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 9/29/2024 1:33 AM, JAB wrote:

On 28/09/2024 17:50, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

Steam and GoG also although it's possible that I do have some other accounts that I've forgotten about. The last game I bought that had its own client was I think Battlefield 1 as it was dirt cheap on Steam. The good thing was it meant I could finally get to use the refund option!
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Basically if a game isn't on Steam or GoG I just won't get it even as a freebie.

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"The Amazon Effect".  Getting spoiled by one-stop shopping.

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That's definitely a part of it. The nice thing about Amazon is they are probably going to have what you want at decent price and you know up front if anything goes wrong it's fairly hassle free.
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Saying that I do try and avoid them if I can so for books/CDs/DVDs

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Understandable but not really an option in the US.  The last remaining book seller competition to Amazon here is Barnes & Noble and they are a shadow of what they used to be.  They were also the only brick-n- mortar alternative for CDs/DVDs/BRs but I don't even know if they stock those anymore.  Walmart and to other stores that used to sell optical discs have all stopped because of streaming, though that's not really Amazon's doing.  All the rights holding studios are responsible for the destruction of the disc market, trying to kill the at home viewing on disc for streaming by preventing consumers from actually owning a copy. Even RedBox is kaput, folded up and went bankrupt shortly after Netflix shut down their disc by mail rental arm.
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 World of Books is an online operation only (based not that far from were I live strangely enough) which deals mostly in second hand books/CDs/ DVDs. For books it's really good value as you can get a hardback in very good condition for probably an average of £5 if that.
 I think they do have an operation in the US.

For me personally the "used" part is the killer.  I want NEW, as in newly written books, newly released movies and shows.
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