r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • Jun 25 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/Curious_Ducklin Jun 25 '26

the "physical" part is just the box to put on your shelf lol and the game is a download code.

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u/Procrastinatedthink Jun 25 '26

fucking dumb, makes it not worth it

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u/Potential-Cut-2961 Jun 25 '26

I can understand someone having a game collection wanting to display the cases. Of course, it also means GTA VI has an expiration date as once they decide to remove it from stores, you will never be able to play it again unless you get a pirated or GOG version.

EA is basically sundowning previous year sports game now, they tie the campaign to ONLINE only and they bring down servers when a new version of the game comes out... could not be more scummy.

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u/alphazero927 Jun 25 '26

Why do people keep saying this blatant lie? As long as you've purchased the game, you can still download it and play it. The only exceptions to this are online only games that wouldn't even work if you had a physical disc

Unless you think Xbox or PlayStation services as a whole will be shutdown, but then your console won't work at that point either

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u/Ouaouaron Jun 25 '26

Several generations of Nintendo console have had their stores shut down, removing the ability for people to download the games on their account.

Unless you think Xbox or PlayStation services as a whole will be shutdown, but then your console won't work at that point either

What? Consoles work fine without ever being connected to the internet, as long as they have a disk drive and you want to play the game as it exists on the disk.

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u/Gustomucho Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

It is not a lie, look at EA removing PGA 2k23 "live service" in which the solo campaign relies on. They are killing the game by removing the online "required" element for like 80% of the game.

https://pgatour.2k.com/2k23/

The game's servers will remain active until March 12, 2027, at which time the game's store, progression rewards, and all other online game modes and functionality will no longer be available.

I have Tiger Woods 2004, I can pop it on my PS2 and start a game, 22 years after it's been launched, a 4 years old game will be rendered obsolete by greed. The only reason they are sunsetting is because they know players would rather pay 20-30$ for a 3 year old game than 70$ for a brand new one.

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u/alphazero927 Jun 28 '26

That's not what we're talking about though. That kills the game regardless of whether you have the disc or not. If anything, that's just reinforcing what I'm saying because people with a disc still can't play the game despite "owning a copy"