• 4vgj0e@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    One big reason people still play on consoles to this day is because they own a physical copy of their games and can play on their consoles even offline.

    Sometimes

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      2 months ago

      I couldn’t play Baldur’s Gate 3, a single-player game, when my internet went out. That pissed me right off.

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        2 months ago

        Yeah that’s what I meant by sometimes

        Its becoming a trend where game companies are now making single player games require a internet connection just to play. I saw some games on Steam where single player games come with anti-cheat, like wtf.

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          2 months ago

          Becoming a trend? This has been a regular frustration in gaming since the PS3 generation.

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        2 months ago

        If you pirated it you could have played it offline though. Paying customers get a worse experience than pirates

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          2 months ago

          Xbox series X. I couldn’t sign in to my profile, so the game wouldn’t load because I bought it electronically and it’s tied to my user. I sent them a little love letter for that.

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            Generally this works just fine if the console you are using is set to your “home console”. That’s what the home console toggle is for. I could see this being an issue if you have multiple consoles in your house, or you are game sharing with another profile.