What kind of nonsense?

Post » Thu May 03, 2012 10:38 pm

I just got home from a long search of Morrowind for PC. So, apparently everyone in Houston Texas decided they wouldn't sell computer games -_- I went to a few local shops in Alvin and Friendswood and no one sells computer games. sure they still sell stuff for the NES but not computer games. One store i settled to buy an original xbox to get Morrowind. They had the Morrowind disc but no original xbox -_- I'm gonna have to order it off Amazon i guess.
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Jessie
 
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 1:14 am

Like I told you before, the chances of actually finding the game are practically non existent. It would be much better to beg a relative or close friend to let you charge $20 on their credit or debit card to buy Morrowind either over Steam or Amazon.com, and then pay them back the $20 bucks.

The reason gaming stores are phasing out computer games is because everyone who is a computer gamer buys stuff digitally now, or if they must have a hardcopy they order it online. It's so much more convenient to buy over Steam, plus you take advantage of amazing deals that retailers simply could never match. It's just how it is, and it's the future of gaming.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 9:10 pm

Like I told you before, the chances of actually finding the game are practically non existent. It would be much better to beg a relative or close friend to let you charge $20 on their credit or debit card to buy Morrowind either over Steam or Amazon.com, and then pay them back the $20 bucks.

The reason gaming stores are phasing out computer games is because everyone who is a computer gamer buys stuff digitally now, or if they must have a hardcopy they order it online. It's so much more convenient to buy over Steam, plus you take advantage of amazing deals that retailers simply could never match. It's just how it is, and it's the future of gaming.
Yeah. I heard some stores would still have it in stock. damn you Target!!! Found a good deal on Amazon though. Now where are my Beggar's rags?
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 11:48 pm

There is one reason second hand places that specialize in video games don't sell used PC games. I actually asked the person at the locally owned game store why they don't sell PC games. The reason was because of CD keys. Basically, DRM is a reason why you will have trouble finding a game store selling used PC games. Even the ones that pretty much lack DRM... Like Morrowind(no version of Morrowind has a CD key as far as I know. I checked my copy and was confused as to why nothing had the CD key and found out it doesn't have one at all.).

I actually asked a Gamestop employee once if they had a copy of Morrowind. He said, "Morrowind for the Xbox?" I said, "I'm looking for the PC version, and was wondering if you had a copy of it?"

Of course Gamestops have the world's smallest selection of PC games. Even Same's Club stocks more and half of those are just things for advlts to waste time at work playing. Heck, the only place that has a smaller selection of PC games is the Sears over in the city closest to the town I live in. Sears has hardly even five PC games in stock half the time.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 9:25 pm

There is one reason second hand places that specialize in video games don't sell used PC games. I actually asked the person at the locally owned game store why they don't sell PC games. The reason was because of CD keys. Basically, DRM is a reason why you will have trouble finding a game store selling used PC games. Even the ones that pretty much lack DRM... Like Morrowind(no version of Morrowind has a CD key as far as I know. I checked my copy and was confused as to why nothing had the CD key and found out it doesn't have one at all.).

I actually asked a Gamestop employee once if they had a copy of Morrowind. He said, "Morrowind for the Xbox?" I said, "I'm looking for the PC version, and was wondering if you had a copy of it?"

Of course Gamestops have the world's smallest selection of PC games. Even Same's Club stocks more and half of those are just things for advlts to waste time at work playing. Heck, the only place that has a smaller selection of PC games is the Sears over in the city closest to the town I live in. Sears has hardly even five PC games in stock half the time.
My Gamestop, Sams, and Sears don't sell PC games. Target sells newer ones like Skyrim. which i can't run on my laptop.
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