There is another problem not touched upon, back in the day, if a game was large enough, it came with multiple disks. But now, if a game doesnt fit on one disk, you need an internet connection to complete the install, pretty much all xbox games are like this, at least as far as I can tell. So there is potentially the point where even owning the disk wont allow you to install the game. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems even owning a physical copy of a game isn't the same guarantee it once was.,(reply>), @m as much as I enjoy still having the case on my bookshelf, that does annoy me,(reply>), @Diner50 What seemed like a joke? That is an odd way to start a response that seems like it mostly expands on what I said and doesn't refute anything.<br><br>FO76 is an odd choice to bring up, code or disc it is an online game and only playable while servers are available, unless something has changed since launch, I haven't followed its life so far.<br><br>No reason to buy physical games anymore, that's a subjective reason and my bookshelf full of game cases disagrees with that statement. Sure lots of people like the convenience of an online library but there's still plenty of us that like having the physical media just because.<br><br>The DRM issue has been around for much longer than the always online generation of games, some old EA games for example, wont work if you have newer versions of windows because they dont recognize it and, without a fan patch, will then think you are playing a pirated version.<br><br>There are many issues regarding how the the people at the top treat our hobby. I was just focusing purely on the disc issue.,(reply>), I'm pretty sure that is already a thing.,(reply>), Dom of my ps3 and ps4 games needed downloads to play. My first experience though? Skyrim. Pc version $60 purchase, on preorder.... And I got a disc. Popped the disc in, needed internet connection.... to install steam.... to get the game to download install. I was pissed. Like, seriously? Why not just say, hey, don't goto box stores for this, it's all download digital now! Urgh. Just thinking back on it ticks me off,(reply>), @BrianBCG Thats why fan-patches are there for.  It shows that a dedicated Fan-base can work wonders while tripple A swimming in their incompetence with their " remasters " . <br><br>There are games that dont need patches because those run perfectly from the beginning and even glitches and exploits can enchance the experience while giving this game some personality in its coding and technicality .  Strafe-jumping , Bunny-hopping and  Rocket-jumping were glitches/exploits that revolutionised shooters and are added as intended features nowadays thanks to the coding mishapps . Even memes, jokes and references were made by those glitches/exploits because they became cultural in gaming bounded by its games. Ironing the interesting / experience-enchancing ones out with patches and updates ruins that significance what could made these games legendary . <br><br>Performance problems and gamebreaking bugs should be ironed out . Dont get me wrong . Its more complicated than that.