So I just got a new phone recently and went to download a few games that I had bought a while back, but didn't play much because they were taking up too much space on my old Nexus 4.
Half of them have now been withdrawn by the publishers (mostly EA and Gameloft), and the ones that I were able to download, most of them now say my device is incompatible or they get stuck trying to acquire a license or sign in to google play.
This is worrying to me. We're looking at a digital distribution-only future for gaming in the next few years, one where publishers can just discontinue games whenever they feel like it, and if you bought it, well, fuck you, you can't play any more.
A bunch of mediocre mobile games are no great loss, but it sets a precedent for what's going to happen on consoles, and probably PC as well if Microsoft have anything to do with it.
Anyone else been burnt by this?
jesus christ what did they do to harold
>>332962886
just kys family
>>332962886
dumb harold poster
that pic is scary
DELETE THIS
>>332962990
>harold
all life is pain
>>332962990BONITIS
>>332962990
TRUST THE FUNGUS ANON
is this the trypophobia thread?
>>332963654
Why would you waste peanut-butter like that?
>>332963654
this is just caramel with holes in it right? You can see the skin is intact under the beige stuff.
>>332962886
I'm not usually made uncomfortable by trypophobia but this is pretty gnarly.
Can I post cute spiders in this thread?
>>332962886
steam has rules for this. A publisher can remove a game from the store, but it still stays in users libraries. So relax. For example, I own Universe at War: Earth Assault, but you can no longer find it in the steam store. And I can install it and play it right now if I wanted to.
>>332962886
fuckn this thread
>>332963952
sure
>>332964486
>spider with hands
THEY'RE EVOLVING
>>332964297
but what happens when more and more games start requiring connections to master servers all the time? On PC it can be worked around most of the time, but if it's consoles you're screwed
>>332964756
Then this isn't a problem with digital distribution but just games in general.
>>332964486
NO
NO
NOOOO
>>332964486
The fuck is this?
>>332962886
DELETE THIS
>>332964486
Damn nature, you scary
>>332964486
>the obvious cgi
people will fall for this
>>332963914
this desu. something about the fact that it should look like a human face but doesn't is really fucking disturbing.
>>332964673
>>332965019
>>332965096
Guys, it's just a cave spider
>>332962886
This is why you also have to be a pirate on the phone.
At least you will keep the installers.
still...
>playing games on a phone that are not emulated
why that pain and shit taste?
Tell me a good game for android, better than any other game you can just emulate.
>>332963952
YES
>>332965136
Its a real arachnid, whip scorpion
As far as i know theyre mostly harmless oddly
>>332965136
You sure anon?
>>332965386
that's not a cute spider. that's doom and despair.
this is a cute spider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCFGCganiuE
>>332965615
scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch scratch...
mhmhmhm....
[muffled spider noises]
>This entire thread
I actually miss when bug threads turned into furrfaggotry and everyone wanted to fuck the moths.
>>332965267
I'm kind of enjoying Implosion at the moment
>>332965863
Fuck off you scary motherfucker
>>332965867Spiders have furr, kinda
>>332965867
you called, family?
>>332962886
>delete threads that hurt your feelings
>leave up /b/ shit
welcome to 4chan
>>332966218
Sauce on this?
>>332966218
>Liking worst moth
No
>>332966218
Oh boy look at the time!
>>332966218
>>332966560
which moth is best moth then? improve my taste in mothpussy, please.
>>332966695Mountain Princess' Cocoon
ayo mang where dem vidyogames at can't see dem vidyogames mang
>>332967028
oh my god that's hot. also finally something that's not fucked up.
go ahead, touch it, you know you want to
>>332967910
I'm actually tempted to, the pattern and color is hypnotizing
>>332962886
>A bunch of mediocre mobile games are no great loss, but it sets a precedent for what's going to happen on consoles, and probably PC as well if Microsoft have anything to do with it.
This is exactly why games for windows live failed and why Windows Marketplace is going to fail.
Of course, we have no room to complain. I own 200 games on Steam and Valve has zero reason to continue their service forever. They could cut it off at any time.
This is just the future we chose. Physical media is inconvenient, and having platforms which you are able to customize and control is also inconvenient.
>>332968110
Pretty soon there's going to be games that are lost forever because the plug was pulled and there's no way to play them offline. It's a shame.
You're in your shed and this gal walks up and slaps your shota ass
What do you do?
>>332967910
Come with us, you will have some fun.
>>332964486
c-cute
This is my pet
>>332964486
its like a koksal baba video
>>332971158
pretty
what's the yellow stuff?
>>332969435
lick her feet
>>332971378
It's a goofy plastic aquarium plant. I have another tarantula just like him, but he made a web in such a way that I can't see him a lot. Ha.
>>332971158
I hope his name is "Mittens"
