Buying PC Games
Overview
These days, there are many different places to buy PC games from. These places can fall under one of two umbrellas, either brick-and-mortar or digital. Brick and mortar sales come from buying a physical copy of the game from a physical store, and digital is purchasing a digital copy of the game from one of the numerous online services out there.
Examples of Brick and mortar stores include:
- Best Buy
- Gamestop
- Target
Examples of digital storefronts include:
Differences
One of the important differences between a physical copy of a game and a digital copy of the game is licensing. In most cases a physical copy of a game is considered a good, while a digital copy of a game is often considered a service. For example the first sale doctrine allows you to sell your physical copy of a game, while most digital storefronts disallow you from selling your game. This isn't the only important distinction. Because of the myriad of rights that apply to a game, games can conceivably be pulled from a digital storefront, or even removed from your library after a purchase.
That being said, digital storefronts have their perks as well. Most digital storefronts allow you to install games from any computer with a simple log-in. Games can usually be found for much cheaper digitally than their physical counterpart.
Sales
Game Sales Resources
SavyGamer
SavyGamer is run by LewieP.
CheapShark
A number of subreddits focus on delivering news about game deals.
- [www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/ r/GameDeals]