That person created NFC tags that can be scanned to automatically start a game when the tag is scanned.
The tag is added to a physical small box, cartridge-sized
Regarding ownership of the games files, they made a point about it at some point in the video, saying that they now only buy games from GoG to be able to just store the .exe files, DRM-free.
The tags only launch the game? They do not contain the game? So it is not actually physical media then is it?
The tags launch the games that have been already installed on the computer.
The person made a point about the physical ownership of the games at some point in the video. They said that they now only buy games from GoG to be able to just store the .exe, DRM-free.
Not only is this cumbersome, it feels really… commercial and antithetical to the point of physical media.
Digital only media is a problem because your ownership of something you paid for is tied to a service that may or may not exist in the future, just to name one issue.
This is just adopting an aesthetic of physical media without addressing any of the problems of digital media while also making that media more tedious to access. It’s not actually physical media at all. It’s just digital media with extra steps and a bauble to purchase too.
They made a point about the physical ownership of the games at some point in the video. They said that they now only buy games from GoG to be able to just store the .exe, DRM-free.
Someone made a physical tag to launch their digital games
actually accurate headline
Possibly an unpopular opinion here, but I actually prefer digital games for convenience of use. I like switching between games all the time, and it is much faster with digital.
Using tags would be inconvenient for my play style.
Yeah I am the same. Haven’t bought a physical game in like 15 years, and even then it was inadvertently - I got a copy of FIFA for free when I bought a PS4.
I understand the potential dangers of buying something and not actually owning it, but the convenience of having a sortable digital library is just overwhelming. And even stuff like saving records of what you’ve played to your account has some advantages for stuff like game recommendation algorithms.
Plus, there is a good chance I die before Steam does anyway.
One downside of this with ADHD is its way too easy to have thousands of games you only ever play 1% of.
When i have my ps2 out, the disc is in and I’m invested. Unless I get really annoyed I’m not gonna swap in another game. With an emulator or something like an ever cart, its 1 button away from a menu with 1000 games.
Hmm… I never really saw digital media as an issue. Problem is the lack of ownership that comes with it.
If the choice is between the GOG installer or the GOG installer on a desk, I’m taking the GOG installer every time, TBH.
I can copy it and back it up without using up much resources or space IRL, unlike physical media, so I don’t see any downside to it.
It was a bit hipster+nostalgia fun some 10 years ago (my friends made a shooter game on cartridge 2-3 y ago but it felt like too late. They had fun doing it so there’s that).
My drop off old physical media was when I realised a CD holds like 12-20 songs. I can put 1000 onto a tiny 20€ usb stick. It’s just too much hassle, IMO ofcoure.
Edit: played around with a rpi + camera as a jukebox with small QR code paper squares, disc photo on one side, qr code on the other, show it and the music plays. Fun to do but just not practical.
Music is a good topic they, that channel only has 2 videos, the second one being about using a dedicated music player ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EKV0oNN1Ak )
That player is 50 bucks, looks like a cassette player, has 8 GB of internal storage and supports SD cards up to 256 GB.
I still buy quite a few CDs, to support artists and to own the physical copy witht art. Same on records.
My issue is the human brain isnt made to have access to a billion songs. My collection is a part of my likes (and my random puchases that initially I didnt like but then grew on me). I have maybe 200 records and 150 or so CDs.
The issue with the digital world is many people dont get invested into the art any more. Its too easy to obtain and there’s too much of it, everything is just flash in the pan and onto the next billion songs. I’d wager 99.9% of people couldn’t even list 30 artists they listen to, let alone millions. And if they can list 30, how many can name the members, or the discography etc.
Not to mention, my physical collection is often a point of conversation when people visit. They like to look through my collection, and then sometimes we trade stuff (temporarily or permanently ). Its just a fun organic human thing.
Yes, old man yells at cloud. But I do feel this is something the young really missed out on, and would not be surprised if we found that it factors into high rates of depression nowadays.
