levyjl1988
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With the latest news of Battleborn shutting down.
comicbook.com
It got me thinking, these games will not last forever, in any form to revisit.
So many games are spread way too thin.
A game even on a physical disc doesn't mean that it will be playable, they are just a way of the console verifying if you own the license.
Games are digital too the point that it isn't complete on the disc anymore.
"There is the base game (on the disc) + Patches v.1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, etc + DLC (Big expansions or small downloadable content and bonuses) + Connecting to some publishing server like EA servers, or uPlay + Online servers etc."
If one thing is shut down it removes content forever. You will never be able to access that content ever again.
Games are spread way too thin. Remember back in the Gamecube era where when you bought a game, that's what it was, fully complete. Play tested to hell and refined.
Now we get games that are incomplete and rushed and patched out later abominations. With promises for adding more content, but because of the broken state players never want to return, it left an awful first impression.
Games like Gravity Rush 2 shutting down their servers.
What was lost:
I was also reminded of The Saboteur which was connected to EA's online service.
What was lost:
www.xboxachievements.com
Bioware Social Network was removed entirely and the ability to get those extra bonus DLC goodies.
What was lost:
Dragon Age: Origins
Memory Band, Feral Wolf Charm, Guildmaster's Belt, Band of Fire, Dalish Promise Ring, The Edge, Embri's Many Pockets, Helm of the Deep, The Lucky Stone, The Lion's Paw, Mark of Vigilance, Amulet of the War Magel The Wicked Oath
Dragon Age 2
Staff of Parthalan, Pendant of the Morning Frost, Arlathan Focusing Crystal, The High Lords' Belt, The Antivan Garrote, Band of Stolen Shadows, The Deep Green, Hawke Family Crest, Ring of Whispers, Air of Confidence, Amulet of Ashes, Boots of the Frozen Wastes, Fadeshear, Lion of Orlais, Dura's Blue Flame, Evra's Might, Evra's Trophy Belt, The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall, Hindsight, Hayder's Razor, Ivo Family Crest, Lothering's Lament, The Irons. Of Things Not Lost
A bunch of Halo games servers is being removed and attached to it are spartan customization and statistics.
www.halowaypoint.com
Also, Xbox used to have a website, https://support.xbox.com/en-CA/xbox-360/store/view-download-history
which they removed it had a Quality of Life way of selecting from a filtered list to download content onto your Xbox 360 console directly. Now you are forced to painfully scroll through a list on your console and search for the content to your game that is not filtered, mind you.
Playstation also did this when you couldn't make purchases of PSP, PS Vita, and PS3 games through the Sony Playstation Network store anymore.
All this inconvenience to push players to the next-gen console, but at the same time losing out on a bit of the history, nostalgia that we grew up with and want to revisit in the future.
Anyway, what are your thoughts?
Video game preservation is important after all.
Video games are often licensed with expiry dates, DLC becomes impossible to purchase eg) Forza cars being discontinued,
Retail Store exclusive preorder bonuses don't become available anymore, even for purchase,
Servers being cropped out, cutting content that was interconnected with it initially, to begin with now removed.
Game publishers are just killing their products and their IP by spreading their game way too thin, so much interconnection, destroy one and the game is losing limbs and the content attached to it.
Video games just mean it is the end of a product, now a service, a service that can and will eventually shut down and remove your content, even take away stuff from a single player.
Video game preservation is more important than ever.
Imagine when UPlay gets shut down, all that bonus content for your Assassin's Creed game just vanishes.
Battleborn Servers Are Shutting Down for Good Soon
Remember Battleborn, the beleaguered hero shooter from Gearbox Software that’s been winding down [...]
It got me thinking, these games will not last forever, in any form to revisit.
So many games are spread way too thin.
A game even on a physical disc doesn't mean that it will be playable, they are just a way of the console verifying if you own the license.
Games are digital too the point that it isn't complete on the disc anymore.
"There is the base game (on the disc) + Patches v.1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, etc + DLC (Big expansions or small downloadable content and bonuses) + Connecting to some publishing server like EA servers, or uPlay + Online servers etc."
If one thing is shut down it removes content forever. You will never be able to access that content ever again.
Games are spread way too thin. Remember back in the Gamecube era where when you bought a game, that's what it was, fully complete. Play tested to hell and refined.
Now we get games that are incomplete and rushed and patched out later abominations. With promises for adding more content, but because of the broken state players never want to return, it left an awful first impression.
Games like Gravity Rush 2 shutting down their servers.
What was lost:
- Treasure hunts, challenges, leaderboards and picture ratings.
- Furniture for Kat's Pipe (also makes a trophy a lot harder to get).
- Outfits for Kat
- A bunch of talismans, including one that gave you an infinite gravity gauge.
I was also reminded of The Saboteur which was connected to EA's online service.
Saboteur Online Service Shutdown (loss of The Midnight Club DLC access) - The Saboteur
For The Saboteur on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Saboteur Online Service Shutdown (loss of The Midnight Club DLC access)".
gamefaqs.gamespot.com
- Midnight Club Single-Player Paid for DLC
Click here to unlock all DA:O + DA2 Bonus Items
Don't know how active this board is but I thought I should post this here for anyone interested. Choose Language | BioWare Social Network Adds all of the following to your Bioware account so that they can be used in game. Which is pretty much all the previously exclusive pre-order items and promo...
www.xboxachievements.com
What was lost:
Dragon Age: Origins
Memory Band, Feral Wolf Charm, Guildmaster's Belt, Band of Fire, Dalish Promise Ring, The Edge, Embri's Many Pockets, Helm of the Deep, The Lucky Stone, The Lion's Paw, Mark of Vigilance, Amulet of the War Magel The Wicked Oath
Dragon Age 2
Staff of Parthalan, Pendant of the Morning Frost, Arlathan Focusing Crystal, The High Lords' Belt, The Antivan Garrote, Band of Stolen Shadows, The Deep Green, Hawke Family Crest, Ring of Whispers, Air of Confidence, Amulet of Ashes, Boots of the Frozen Wastes, Fadeshear, Lion of Orlais, Dura's Blue Flame, Evra's Might, Evra's Trophy Belt, The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall, Hindsight, Hayder's Razor, Ivo Family Crest, Lothering's Lament, The Irons. Of Things Not Lost
A bunch of Halo games servers is being removed and attached to it are spartan customization and statistics.
Halo News - Sunsetting Halo Xbox 360 Game Services in 2021
In approximately one year, December 2021, online services for legacy Halo Xbox 360 titles will be discontinued in order for 343 Industries to fully focus on the future of the franchise. Owners of these titles will still be able to play these games indefinitely but some experiences will be...
Also, Xbox used to have a website, https://support.xbox.com/en-CA/xbox-360/store/view-download-history
which they removed it had a Quality of Life way of selecting from a filtered list to download content onto your Xbox 360 console directly. Now you are forced to painfully scroll through a list on your console and search for the content to your game that is not filtered, mind you.
Playstation also did this when you couldn't make purchases of PSP, PS Vita, and PS3 games through the Sony Playstation Network store anymore.
PlayStation Store Is Removing PS3, PS Vita, And PSP Content
Sony is introducing new changes to the PlayStation Store which will remove the ability to buy PS3, PSP, and PS Vita games, and add games to wishlists.
www.player.one
All this inconvenience to push players to the next-gen console, but at the same time losing out on a bit of the history, nostalgia that we grew up with and want to revisit in the future.
Anyway, what are your thoughts?
Video game preservation is important after all.
Video games are often licensed with expiry dates, DLC becomes impossible to purchase eg) Forza cars being discontinued,
Retail Store exclusive preorder bonuses don't become available anymore, even for purchase,
Servers being cropped out, cutting content that was interconnected with it initially, to begin with now removed.
Game publishers are just killing their products and their IP by spreading their game way too thin, so much interconnection, destroy one and the game is losing limbs and the content attached to it.
Video games just mean it is the end of a product, now a service, a service that can and will eventually shut down and remove your content, even take away stuff from a single player.
Video game preservation is more important than ever.
Imagine when UPlay gets shut down, all that bonus content for your Assassin's Creed game just vanishes.
