Do we have to buy 2 copies to play on Xbox & PS?
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Dumb question but would also be dumb to buy the same software twice
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Well.... Since they are two different systems and companies that want to make money... I would say probably ?
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when you buy a license for a piece of software, you dont buy 2 keys to use the software on your laptop and desktop, but thanks for your input
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Ok, but realistically you are buying two different pieces of software here that run on two differnet systems. I get what you're trying to say but can you honestly see two competing companies say... Nah, it's ok. Don't buy ours because you bought it on another system ?
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must be pretty earth shattering that you can play steam games on your windows PC and linux PCs amirite
but i get it ... #capitalism ftw
edit - the appropriate way to handle this is to provide a 2nd key for the other 'system' at a significantly reduced price, to cover the 'overhead' that comes with compiling a codebase, and cover whatever cut sony/microsoft take
paying full price for the exact same codebase is genuinely idiotic and isn't a practice that people should feel is normal or acceptable... if you're buying a disc version, that's another story
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@saucymainter_xbl said in Do we have to buy 2 copies to play on Xbox & PS?:
must be pretty earth shattering that you can play steam games on your windows PC and linux PCs amirite
but i get it ... #capitalism ftw
edit - the appropriate way to handle this is to provide a 2nd key for the other 'system' at a significantly reduced price, to cover the 'overhead' that comes with compiling a codebase, and cover whatever cut sony/microsoft take
playing full price for the exact same codebase is genuinely idiotic and isn't a practice that people should feel is normal or acceptable... if you're buying a disc version, that's another story
It's not earth shattering at all..... But you're buying and playing the game through ONE hosted system right ?
I get what you are saying. I do.. And it would be nice if people did have multiple consoles. But it isn't anything they offer.
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yeah, given that crossplay and digital downloads are certainly staples of modern gaming, it'll be interesting to see how it plays out
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@saucymainter_xbl said in Do we have to buy 2 copies to play on Xbox & PS?:
Dumb question but would also be dumb to buy the same software twice
Not a dumb question at all. Portal 2 for PS3 came with the Steam version as well which meant we also got it for Mac and PC at the same time.
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@red_ted_is_back said in Do we have to buy 2 copies to play on Xbox & PS?:
@saucymainter_xbl said in Do we have to buy 2 copies to play on Xbox & PS?:
Dumb question but would also be dumb to buy the same software twice
Not a dumb question at all. Portal 2 for PS3 came with the Steam version as well which meant we also got it for Mac and PC at the same time.
Nice - glad to hear the precedent is out there. IIRC that franchise is critically acclaimed too
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