Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc

Re:Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc by saghm on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @09:51AM (#49169007)

Sure, but that's orthogonal to discs. Nothing prevents a game developer from making "check the server" the first thing that happens when the game on a disc loads.

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Re:Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc by dd8601fn on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:16AM (#49169342)

And, in my mind, there’s a real difference between providing a hosted service and layering on DRM.

Though it would be nice if more game makers ultimately provided a server. That used to be more common.

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Re:Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc by throwatdem12311 on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:19AM (#49169379)

This is why Stop Killing Games exists.

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