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Finally bought a physical PS2 copy of Most Wanted — for the kid in China who couldn't pay back then (lemmy.world)
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The first time I played Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Black Box Studio was already gone. Disbanded. I wanted to give them my money, but there was no one left to take it.

That hit me hard — missing the chance to pay for a childhood favorite.

See, back in the day in China, most of us played this game as a cracked copy. No other way. No official retail. No Steam. No way to pay even if you wanted to. We were kids with dial-up internet and a dream — and a pirated ISO from a local PC café.

So years later, I thought: maybe a physical PS2 import copy would help. A kind of spiritual closure.

Luckily, I didn't get scammed. Found an old-school seller who knew his stuff. Got it at a fair price. We talked a bit about why I was buying it — he was genuinely happy for me.

Also grabbed a few titles on Steam during sales. Two bucks each on average. Felt good.

I have mixed feelings about this franchise. Part of me still hopes it can rise again. Make something world-changing. Like it once did.

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[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 points 56 minutes ago

This is exactly what Gaben always said: Piracy is a service issue, not price issue. Relevant interview with Gabe Newell on Video Game Piracy from 2009 (3:39mins):

[–] Jimbo@pawb.social 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Funnily enough there's still no Steam, official retail or official online way to buy that game lol. There are so many people who have missed out playing an absolute classic because of that. Fuck EA.

[–] tonyn@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

One can buy a PS2 and a physical copy of the game aftermarket. Put some money in a fellow gamer's pocket.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

加油 !

I know how you feel, I have similar regrets about Psygnosis the PS1 era - so many games that meant so much to me growing up, that I we couldn’t afford to buy. Most I either got to experience through demo discs, renting, or piracy.

But it’s OK - they might not exist as a company anymore. But their former employees still do, their art continues to live on, and you now own a piece of it yourself.

[–] MrNobody@quokk.au 4 points 2 hours ago

One of the best and last good NFS games made!

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 hour ago

I had this game too and it was such a great need for speed game.

The need for speed hot pursuit for windows was really good in my opinion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Need_for_Speed:_Hot_Pursuit_(2010_video_game)

[–] Elilol@fedinsfw.app 9 points 3 hours ago

That kid would be proud, and you should too.