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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (10 children)

You could sell the NFT and lose access to the game just like a disc

You wouldn't be able to modify it as the nft would just allow you to download (edit and run) the game.

Edit: But allowing people to freely resale their digital copies would be a big win for people. No gatekeepers just like with discs

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (5 children)

As long as the network exists

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

If it's a networked game, but there's no reason a offline game shouldn't work other than incompetence.

Also since the NFT is the DRM the game could be available for download outside of the publishers purview, such as a public torrent site.

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But if the game has to call home every time it starts and there is no server your game won't work. StarCraft can be played offline, as it was created, but you need to connect to play because Blizzard.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You don't need to, you can play offline. You just need to call home every 30 days to keep the remastered graphics since the base game is free to play now

[–] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every 30 days but you have to call home or have a degraded experience.

[–] iopq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but at least it's not always online

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