hn • r/hackernews
Comment on: Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc
Maybe I'm an old fart - but I miss when you could purchase a game and play it. No need for internet or signing up. Insert, press power, and play.I understand times have changed. You cannot just insert a cartridge or CD\DVD and run. Games are so large that running off a disc is not good enough anymore. They need to be installed on a hard drive. I wouldn't be surprised that some games are so large they require more than 1 bluray disc. However, they should still work "out of the box"Well this should be the case for single player mode. For multiplayer then you may need to create an account, etc.I