You could always just order them

I just order the physical copies either at Amazon or occasionally from Gamestop .
 
 

As soon as you buy a hard copy PC game it has a patch that is just as big that needs to be downloaded anyway. You might as well just download the latest version and burn your own disk.

agent8
I hate hard copies. I have started weeding out my collection and as of now, the only disks I have that I will ever use are, Windows 7, Microsoft Word, Wolfenstien, The Orange Box and a Tomb Raider game. Even if I am super careful keeping them in their cases, disks always seem to get scratched and they just take up too much space. Most of the time, once I finish a game, It's pretty rare that I go back to it anyway. I did have a disk of some old school video games and music that I wish I could find. 

I would never buy a game unless I could get the CD but those days are gone for good it seems. These days if you can even get a game on CD you wind up having to activate the game on Steam, Uplay, or Origin and it downloads from there anyway. I am just old school and like something I can see and touch and hold in my hand.

Zuhl3156

agent8
I hate hard copies. I have started weeding out my collection and as of now, the only disks I have that I will ever use are, Windows 7, Microsoft Word, Wolfenstien, The Orange Box and a Tomb Raider game. Even if I am super careful keeping them in their cases, disks always seem to get scratched and they just take up too much space. Most of the time, once I finish a game, It's pretty rare that I go back to it anyway. I did have a disk of some old school video games and music that I wish I could find. 

I would never buy a game unless I could get the CD but those days are gone for good it seems. These days if you can even get a game on CD you wind up having to activate the game on Steam, Uplay, or Origin and it downloads from there anyway. I am just old school and like something I can see and touch and hold in my hand.

I'm with you there, I like physical copies, I also like not needing a 3rd party software who controls your ability to use software you paid for.  I have had great experiences with Steam so far, however I know they can revoke anything of mine they want at any time, or if my internet dies there is a lot of stuff I can't play.  I am not crazy about those restrictions, or theoretical restrictions.

I was just talking about this on another forum about music cds and old physical games. There was something special about sitting down and looking through liner notes and listening to an entire cd or reading the instruction books and waiting on the "start screen" of an old Nintendo game to see the intro. Now, kids just want to hurry up and button mash or crank whatever song that bumps on their iphone or pandora while they drive to the next party. 
   I also don't really feel comfortable about control of my games on steam either. I've never had an issue but it is kinda weird how everything seems to be going digital or cloud based.

 
Slow internet or not, I still prefer the boxed DVD.

EVGATech_DaveB

Zuhl3156

agent8
I hate hard copies. I have started weeding out my collection and as of now, the only disks I have that I will ever use are, Windows 7, Microsoft Word, Wolfenstien, The Orange Box and a Tomb Raider game. Even if I am super careful keeping them in their cases, disks always seem to get scratched and they just take up too much space. Most of the time, once I finish a game, It's pretty rare that I go back to it anyway. I did have a disk of some old school video games and music that I wish I could find. 

I would never buy a game unless I could get the CD but those days are gone for good it seems. These days if you can even get a game on CD you wind up having to activate the game on Steam, Uplay, or Origin and it downloads from there anyway. I am just old school and like something I can see and touch and hold in my hand.

I'm with you there, I like physical copies, I also like not needing a 3rd party software who controls your ability to use software you paid for.  I have had great experiences with Steam so far, however I know they can revoke anything of mine they want at any time, or if my internet dies there is a lot of stuff I can't play.  I am not crazy about those restrictions, or theoretical restrictions.

^ this.
 
Not interested in "Digital downloads"..but then again, I don't care for "You must be on steam to play the game you just paid 70 dollars for"..

I don't WANT to be connected to the internet to play a single player game.
 
 
 

Mekhed
 
Sorry you had an issue with Steam Zuhl, I've been with Steam since they started and have had a great experience. I've found their service to be a very convenient way to manage my game files. I'm pretty sure you can play offline if you don't have an internet connection. As far as customer service, I've never had to use it.

I think the last game that I bought that didn't need Steam, Origin, or Uplay was CoD: Modern Warfare and I have a hard copy CD of that game. Before MW I wouldn't play a game unless you could use a joystick but I thought it was so neat that I learned to use a keyboard just to play that. I think that was the beginning of my downfall. Now I can't get enough of PC games and can't wait for some new FPS game. In a way it's nice to have all of my games in one place but when I bought MW2 I was really mad that I needed to install Steam to play the SP campaign. I remember ranting about buying a game at NewEgg and not that stinking bloatware called Steam but what did I know way back when?

enigma442
 
Yup,i am also one of those old cranky guys!

Us old cranky guys have to stick together to keep these gaming companies from pushing us around. A call to arms, "Geezers of the world unite in our quest against this tyranny!".

Buying from Gog Galaxy is too much of a hassle for me since it's an international transaction. The last time I tried to buy something from them my bank declined payment and then froze my debit card through an automated fraud alert. I didn't find out until I went grocery shopping and my debit card was declined. That was truly embarrassing for me. I went on the web and couldn't even find out where Gog was located. I think it just said Europe.

Zuhl3156
Buying from Gog Galaxy is too much of a hassle for me since it's an international transaction. The last time I tried to buy something from them my bank declined payment and then froze my debit card through an automated fraud alert. I didn't find out until I went grocery shopping and my debit card was declined. That was truly embarrassing for me. I went on the web and couldn't even find out where Gog was located. I think it just said Europe.

Hmm, I have never had that problem.  But that wasn't specifically my point, I think meaning their implementation of a game service I think is a better done idea that is more friendly to our types of concerns.

EVGATech_DaveB

Zuhl3156
Buying from Gog Galaxy is too much of a hassle for me since it's an international transaction. The last time I tried to buy something from them my bank declined payment and then froze my debit card through an automated fraud alert. I didn't find out until I went grocery shopping and my debit card was declined. That was truly embarrassing for me. I went on the web and couldn't even find out where Gog was located. I think it just said Europe.

Hmm, I have never had that problem.  But that wasn't specifically my point, I think meaning their implementation of a game service I think is a better done idea that is more friendly to our types of concerns.

It sounds like a much better solution than what others are offering. My bank which is a small savings and loan just has an auto alert for international charges. That came in handy once when some genius in London, England tried to buy a $5 game after hacking my Steam account. I delete all of my debit card info after each purchase especially since my heart attack.

enigma442

Zuhl3156

enigma442
 
Yup,i am also one of those old cranky guys!

Us old cranky guys have to stick together to keep these gaming companies from pushing us around. A call to arms, "Geezers of the world unite in our quest against this tyranny!".

I am with you Zuhl3156,now just let find that cane.
 

In my 50s myself. Get off my lawn!
 

 
lol!, man...this thread. I'm out