It might just be nostalgia speaking, but I honestly miss having physical copies of the base games, expansion packs, and stuff packs. I remember being a kid and experiencing the excitement of saving up money, going to the store, and buying the newest pack for my Sims game. I remember the excitement of opening up a new pack on Christmas or for my birthday. I even miss having to type in those codes in order to install them (even though it often got tiring after awhile). I also miss those screenshots each pack had while installing the game... it added to the overall excitement and anticipation. Also, I always loved watching my collection grow as more packs got released... I would often sometimes just take them all out, place them on a table (in order), and just admire them... lol
I understand that the way it is now has made things more convenient in some ways... and the process is much faster... however, I just kinda miss all of these things.
Am I the only one who misses all of this? What do you think?
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Sims 4: Strangerville Game Pack
Does anyone else miss actually having physical copies of Sims games? 161 votes
Yes, I miss physical copies.
No, I much prefer digital.
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That said, I'm glad I have Sims in digital form. My Sims 2 disks took up a lot of room (before they got stolen) and even cramming as many disks as possible into one case, I still had several cases stuffed with booklets and disks. Sims 3 was shaping up to be the same way, and at this point in my Sims career, if everything was a physical copy, I'd have a full box of boxes of stuff.
I loved going through the booklets, referring to them, looking at the art. There's something that feels very special about having physical things, but there's also something to be said for knowing that I can't lose them, no one can walk off with them, and even if my computer died, I could log into my account from somewhere else.
I resisted the change, but I've assimilated. I'm okay now, and I like it here.
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I sure wish I had all my packs on disc. My Sims 1, 2, and 3 are lonely on the shelf without their Sims 4 companion.
I did see another simmer create their own cases. I'll probably do that when my lazy trait isn't so strong. Heck, I'd pay someone to do it for me. 😂
Yes, I miss them from a collectible standpoint, just like I miss DVDs. No, I don’t miss the clutter and the lack of convenience.
It is a real shame GP's and SP's are not even available separately in stores. At least there are origin cards available in stores because I try to avoid using credit cards online as much as possible.
I do like to be able to register discs online so I can download them should I ever need to. (scratched disc or discs being lost)
The big advantage of digital is the sales on origin (games are rarely on sale in physical stores here) and I can use shelf space for other things.
This way, less fossil fuel is used to ship the physical items across the world. Plane, car, personal emissions to the store, manufacturing materials, etc.
Something wicked this way comes!
I don't use MCCC.
Then again I am pretty old school. I miss the days when you put the disc in your PC/console and installed the game or had it just launch. No waiting for updates, no internet concerns, just you and the game. That and the way digital live service games work is kind of worrying.
Digital obviously has its advantages too, of course.
In any case, I'm all in favour of reducing my environmental footprint wherever I can, so less stuff is always a good thing (and I certainly don't need more stuff in my house). Plus, not having to shuffle disks all the time is a big plus.
This is quite funny that I just came across this poll.
Last night I got Island Living on sale for $21.99 at Best Buy (not inc tax) and open it on way home, and OMG there was the physical disc inside!
I was completely surprised.
Best Buy only had the physical copy on sale (digital version was still regular price ).
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-sims-4-island-living-macwindows/6348478.p?skuId=6348478
I've got some pre-registration games, like the Terry Pratchett Diskworld ones which I would love to play again though so I would keep those.