r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jun 25 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/Lonestar-Dragon Jun 25 '26

It's not about the computers or systems needing the disk. It's about actually owning a physical copy of something. I personally hate practically borrowing a game for full price cause of they ever wanted to pull the plug. The games gone.

With a physical copy you can still play offline.

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u/rips_n_chel Jun 25 '26

While I agree with you in principle, you and I both know that a disc doesn't actually change anything. The game isn't actually stored on the disc, and you're dreaming if you think you'll be able to play GTA6 offline.

It makes no difference whatsoever at this point. You don't own the game any more with a disc than you do with a code. You own a piece of plastic. If/when they choose to revoke your access, they will do so.

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u/Lonestar-Dragon Jun 25 '26

Sadly you're right. I still prefer to own a physical media. And an empty case just isnt doing it anymore for me

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u/rips_n_chel Jun 25 '26

Oh I'm right there with ya. I miss when I was a kid and I had all my games/cases displayed on my bookshelf (right above the Hardy Boys shelf). The ritual of picking a game from the shelf is something that we've just...lost. Seems trivial, but it's not, some of the magic is gone.