Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Gaming's conundrum
From:    Arelor
Date:    Mon Jul 20, 2026 17:27

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  Re: Gaming's conundrum
  By: phigan to Nightfox on Thu Jul 16 2026 04:16 am

 >   Re: Gaming's conundrum
 >   By: Nightfox to Arelor on Tue Jul 14 2026 06:02 pm
 >
 >  > Yes, I understand the issue.  And specifically for streaming services,
 >  > that' why I've never bought a movie from a streaming service.
 >
 > But the same goes for games on Steam. If Steam goesdown and you try to run
 > or install a game you got from them, it's not going to work. Epic too, iirc.
 > From what I hear, games from GOG would work fine.
 >
 > Or you could just warez? But I guess that doesn't work for online games.

GOG, Itch.io and Zoom-Platform provide installers that work fully offline. If WW III happens and game servers worldwide are nucked, you will be able to play those games as long as you have your installers stored in your hard drive.

Regarding warez games, that is hit and miss. There are online games that have warez server packages available, or retro-engineered servers. IN theory you can play Phantasy Star Online  (which is a Sega Dreamcast game) on a pirate server, or download a warez/retro-engineered server package and host your own games.

Mind you, many online retrogames supported LAN back in the day. If your warez game supports direct LAN connectivity you can play it over the Internet as long as you care to set a VPN. There are commercial VPN packages out there for people to play their retrogames online this way.


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