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saspa 07/22/20 2:49:29 PM #1:	I mean it's a sweet gesture but do they realize what year it is? I don't think most people even have a CD player anymore. Atlus, Falcom, these companies include a soundtrack CD like Falcom did with Ys memories of celceta ps4 port, but it kinda feels unnecessary in this day and age. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942445258] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>I mean it's a sweet gesture but do they realize what year it is? I don't think most people even have a CD player anymore. Atlus, Falcom, these companies include a soundtrack CD like Falcom did with Ys memories of celceta ps4 port, but it kinda feels unnecessary in this day and age.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 07/22/20 2:50:17 PM #2:	and it costs money to print them --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:942445288] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>and it costs money to print them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Megaman50100 07/22/20 2:50:20 PM #3:	I have a computer with a DVD-RW drive --- move all remaining groundhog mercenaries to the front lines. Have sheep troopers squadrons A and B flank the cows. They're using DC-17 hoof blasters. <cite>Megaman50100 posted [p:942445291] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>I have a computer with a DVD-RW drive </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wii_Shaker 07/22/20 2:55:48 PM #4:	saspa posted... Atlus... Atlus is a god tier developer when it comes to fan service. I still have my Rikki keychain that came with a River City game on 3DS. It was literally crammed into the game box and sealed like that. Whatever works, lol. --- "He busted in, blessed be the Lord Who believe any mess they read up on a message board" -MF DOOM <cite>Wii_Shaker posted [p:942445504] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote><quote>saspa posted... </cite> Atlus...</quote> Atlus is a god tier developer when it comes to fan service. I still have my Rikki keychain that came with a River City game on 3DS. It was literally crammed into the game box and sealed like that. Whatever works, lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheVipaGTS 07/22/20 3:00:44 PM #7:	the entire point for it is to be a collectible of some kind. Costs them a few cents to print, raises the price of the "special edition" by $20. It encourages nerds to upsell themselves. --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:942445689] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>the entire point for it is to be a collectible of some kind. Costs them a few cents to print, raises the price of the "special edition" by $20. It encourages nerds to upsell themselves. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KeeperOfShadows 07/22/20 3:01:16 PM #8:	Copy_X_Mk_ll posted... hahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha no you cant go try it the PS4 doesnt play CDs, it refuses to even though it has a disc drive fully capable of it, you sure cant Wow, I really would have thought it capable of doing that. Good thing I never tried, lol. --- Currently playing: Dissidia Opera Omnia, Tales of Vesperia <cite>KeeperOfShadows posted [p:942445713] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>Copy_X_Mk_ll posted... </cite> <quote>hahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha no you cant go try it the PS4 doesnt play CDs, it refuses to even though it has a disc drive fully capable of it, you sure cant</quote> Wow, I really would have thought it capable of doing that. Good thing I never tried, lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarqueeSeries 07/22/20 3:01:26 PM #9:	Just stick the CD in your PC and rip the tracks --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.2 <cite>MarqueeSeries posted [p:942445723] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>Just stick the CD in your PC and rip the tracks</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Cookie Bag 07/22/20 3:02:08 PM #11:	MarqueeSeries posted... Just stick the CD in your PC and rip the tracks Pretty much this... --- https://imgur.com/gGHBH0F https://imgur.com/rNfCKIS https://imgur.com/Fj3wSVn https://imgur.com/OoMcG77 <cite>Cookie Bag posted [p:942445758] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>MarqueeSeries posted... </cite> <quote>Just stick the CD in your PC and rip the tracks</quote>Pretty much this... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SevenTenths 07/22/20 3:03:16 PM #12:	Cookie Bag posted... Pretty much this... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. --- If you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all. I Like Toast Alt <cite>SevenTenths posted [p:942445798] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>Cookie Bag posted... </cite> <quote>Pretty much this...</quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/22/20 3:03:48 PM #13:	I mean, I'm not saying to look at a gift horse's mouth but it just comes across as completely out of touch, like when you get that kind of present that makes you go "well it's the thought that counts" --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942445819] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>I mean, I'm not saying to look at a gift horse's mouth but it just comes across as completely out of touch, like when you get that kind of present that makes you go "well it's the thought that counts"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Nintendo Master 07/22/20 3:04:03 PM #14:	Imagine thinking Japanese culture is the same as your own --- He who laughs last thinks slowest. <cite>The Nintendo Master posted [p:942445827] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>Imagine thinking Japanese culture is the same as your own </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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AzurexNightmare 07/22/20 3:04:10 PM #16:	SevenTenths posted... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. Why would I want a pc without a disc drive? Pathetic. --- Latest Game Completed 100% Resident Evil VII <cite>AzurexNightmare posted [p:942445832] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted... </cite> <quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc.</quote>Why would I want a pc without a disc drive? Pathetic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 07/22/20 3:04:38 PM #17:	The Nintendo Master posted... Imagine thinking Japanese culture is the same as your own ...why wouldn't you? --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:942445850] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>The Nintendo Master posted... </cite> <quote>Imagine thinking Japanese culture is the same as your own</quote>...why wouldn't you? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SevenTenths 07/22/20 3:04:55 PM #18:	Copy_X_Mk_ll posted... imagine sawing off your own leg because oh Ill probably never use it in the digital age it's more like you buying condoms for the sex you'll never have. But maybe you'll need them one day! --- If you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all. I Like Toast Alt <cite>SevenTenths posted [p:942445862] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>Copy_X_Mk_ll posted... </cite> <quote> imagine sawing off your own leg because oh Ill probably never use it in the digital age</quote> it's more like you buying condoms for the sex you'll never have. But maybe you'll need them one day! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MarqueeSeries 07/22/20 3:07:56 PM #19:	SevenTenths posted... Cookie Bag posted... Pretty much this... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. Feels good man --- Posted with GameRaven 3.5.2 <cite>MarqueeSeries posted [p:942446002] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted...</cite> <quote>Cookie Bag posted... </cite> <quote> Pretty much this...</quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc. </quote> Feels good man</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cookie Bag 07/22/20 3:09:14 PM #20:	SevenTenths posted... it's more like you buying condoms for the sex you'll never have. But maybe you'll need them one day! I mean for you maybe --- https://imgur.com/gGHBH0F https://imgur.com/rNfCKIS https://imgur.com/Fj3wSVn https://imgur.com/OoMcG77 <cite>Cookie Bag posted [p:942446070] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted... </cite> <quote>it's more like you buying condoms for the sex you'll never have. But maybe you'll need them one day!</quote>I mean for you maybe </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
coh 07/22/20 3:11:20 PM #21:	SevenTenths posted... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. I used it to install Windows 10 <cite>coh posted [p:942446173] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted... </cite> <quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc.</quote>I used it to install Windows 10 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 07/22/20 3:12:10 PM #22:	saspa posted... I mean it's a sweet gesture but do they realize what year it is? I don't think most people even have a CD player anymore. Atlus, Falcom, these companies include a soundtrack CD like Falcom did with Ys memories of celceta ps4 port, but it kinda feels unnecessary in this day and age. You can play them on your blu ray or dvd player, so actually youre kind of off on this one. Idk if this is not widely known, but yeah. --- Fervent appearing <cite>masticatingman posted [p:942446211] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>I mean it's a sweet gesture but do they realize what year it is? I don't think most people even have a CD player anymore. Atlus, Falcom, these companies include a soundtrack CD like Falcom did with Ys memories of celceta ps4 port, but it kinda feels unnecessary in this day and age.</quote>You can play them on your blu ray or dvd player, so actually youre kind of off on this one. Idk if this is not widely known, but yeah. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 07/22/20 3:14:16 PM #23:	A CD is less bullshittery than a download code that requires signing up for another damn service you don't want or need, and very few publishers are willing to just hand out a URL to a zipfile (though I seem to remember Bloodstained doing that). <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:942446280] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>A CD is less bullshittery than a download code that requires signing up for another damn service you don't want or need, and very few publishers are willing to just hand out a URL to a zipfile (though I seem to remember Bloodstained doing that). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bad_Mojo 07/22/20 3:14:45 PM #24:	This is a touch off subject, but the best thing about the original XBOX was it being a music box for all my songs --- https://i.imgtc.com/hQ5SuG6.gif https://i.imgtc.com/QrhAq36.gif https://i.imgtc.com/Yjov9DU.gif <cite>Bad_Mojo posted [p:942446309] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>This is a touch off subject, but the best thing about the original XBOX was it being a music box for all my songs </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/22/20 4:49:08 PM #25:	The Nintendo Master posted... Imagine It's funny I remember reading an article a decade ago that despite Japan's image of being futuristic and technologically advanced, they're actually extremely stuck in the past, with stuff like the fact that their businesses still heavily used fax machines. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942450029] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>The Nintendo Master posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine </quote> It's funny I remember reading an article a decade ago that despite Japan's image of being futuristic and technologically advanced, they're actually extremely stuck in the past, with stuff like the fact that their businesses still heavily used fax machines.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 07/22/20 4:50:19 PM #26:	SevenTenths posted... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. It's not much money to buy a USB one for the rare times you need it. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:942450074] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted... </cite> <quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc.</quote>It's not much money to buy a USB one for the rare times you need it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AmericaTheBrave 07/22/20 4:55:07 PM #27:	Japan is behind the times, as usual. --- https://imgur.com/Asq1ds6 <cite>AmericaTheBrave posted [p:942450271] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>Japan is behind the times, as usual. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 07/22/20 5:11:44 PM #28:	SevenTenths posted... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. The removal of disc drives is one of the worst aspects of modern computers --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v https://imgur.com/N43HJYv <cite>FL81 posted [p:942450938] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted... </cite> <quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc.</quote>The removal of disc drives is one of the worst aspects of modern computers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_SilverX 07/22/20 5:12:40 PM #29:	agreed That is why there is Youtube. --- Maketh thy Countries Greateth Again don't compare games to feces -- if you've an opinion worth mentioning, do so civilly <cite>Dark_SilverX posted [p:942450980] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>agreed That is why there is Youtube. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sneakysnake 07/24/20 2:16:53 AM #31:	I collect OSTs and vinyl records <cite>sneakysnake posted [p:942515006] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>I collect OSTs and vinyl records </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
action52 07/24/20 8:24:03 PM #32:	saspa posted... It's funny I remember reading an article a decade ago that despite Japan's image of being futuristic and technologically advanced, they're actually extremely stuck in the past, with stuff like the fact that their businesses still heavily used fax machines. YES. The company I work for still makes us fax in timesheets at the end of every month. It's maddening. I would say it's less that Japanese people are resistant to new technology and more that they don't want to give up the old. VHS was still quite popular in the mid 2000s. Rental DVD places have seen a decline in business but are still fairly popular. One of the big reasons people are slow to switch to monthly streaming services like Netflix is because almost every night they have broadcast TV shows that they loyally watch. And I imagine that part of the reason CDs are included is because more Japanese people have CDs now. I think part of it is also that they want to give you a physical object to keep in your collection though. I think it's good, although if I were in charge I would include a code to stream/download with every CD. --- When I was a boy and I saw scary things in the news, my mother would say to me: Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. -Fred Rogers <cite>action52 posted [p:942547152] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>It's funny I remember reading an article a decade ago that despite Japan's image of being futuristic and technologically advanced, they're actually extremely stuck in the past, with stuff like the fact that their businesses still heavily used fax machines.</quote>YES. The company I work for still makes us fax in timesheets at the end of every month. It's maddening. I would say it's less that Japanese people are resistant to new technology and more that they don't want to give up the old. VHS was still quite popular in the mid 2000s. Rental DVD places have seen a decline in business but are still fairly popular. One of the big reasons people are slow to switch to monthly streaming services like Netflix is because almost every night they have broadcast TV shows that they loyally watch. And I imagine that part of the reason CDs are included is because more Japanese people have CDs now. I think part of it is also that they want to give you a physical object to keep in your collection though. I think it's good, although if I were in charge I would include a code to stream/download with every CD. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 07/24/20 8:30:44 PM #33:	I liked that Atlus put effort in printing a soundtrack CD for Catherine, meanwhile Sony literally markets digital soundtracks like that's actually a consumer desire lmao. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:942547451] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>I liked that Atlus put effort in printing a soundtrack CD for Catherine, meanwhile Sony literally markets digital soundtracks like that's actually a consumer desire lmao. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GiftedACIII 07/24/20 8:36:14 PM #34:	SevenTenths posted... imagine having a disc drive on your pc. Laptops don't but I thought most desktops do? --- </topic> <cite>GiftedACIII posted [p:942547668] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>SevenTenths posted...</cite> <quote>imagine having a disc drive on your pc. </quote> Laptops don't but I thought most desktops do?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AlisLandale 07/24/20 8:39:33 PM #35:	I used to listen to the Kirby Anthology music CD on my way to work in the morning lol. The Zelda Skyward Sword CD was alright, too. But Im never buying an Atlus collectors edition after the bullshit SMT 4 cd with its 5 whole tracks lol. --- https://imgur.com/mptS9Qj I stan Kayako Saeki <cite>AlisLandale posted [p:942547792] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>I used to listen to the Kirby Anthology music CD on my way to work in the morning lol. The Zelda Skyward Sword CD was alright, too. But Im never buying an Atlus collectors edition after the bullshit SMT 4 cd with its 5 whole tracks lol. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
saspa 07/26/20 7:02:12 PM #36:	action52 posted... YES. The company I work for still makes us fax in timesheets at the end of every month. It's maddening. I would say it's less that Japanese people are resistant to new technology and more that they don't want to give up the old. VHS was still quite popular in the mid 2000s. Rental DVD places have seen a decline in business but are still fairly popular. One of the big reasons people are slow to switch to monthly streaming services like Netflix is because almost every night they have broadcast TV shows that they loyally watch. And I imagine that part of the reason CDs are included is because more Japanese people have CDs now. I think part of it is also that they want to give you a physical object to keep in your collection though. I think it's good, although if I were in charge I would include a code to stream/download with every CD. I bet some of them still have a discman that they carry around and listen to on the train etc. --- https://imgur.com/0UFI0T9 <cite>saspa posted [p:942620176] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>action52 posted...</cite> <quote> YES. The company I work for still makes us fax in timesheets at the end of every month. It's maddening. I would say it's less that Japanese people are resistant to new technology and more that they don't want to give up the old. VHS was still quite popular in the mid 2000s. Rental DVD places have seen a decline in business but are still fairly popular. One of the big reasons people are slow to switch to monthly streaming services like Netflix is because almost every night they have broadcast TV shows that they loyally watch. And I imagine that part of the reason CDs are included is because more Japanese people have CDs now. I think part of it is also that they want to give you a physical object to keep in your collection though. I think it's good, although if I were in charge I would include a code to stream/download with every CD. </quote> I bet some of them still have a discman that they carry around and listen to on the train etc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
action52 07/26/20 8:45:26 PM #37:	saspa posted... I bet some of them still have a discman that they carry around and listen to on the train etc. Discmans have never been very popular here. Minidisks were the big thing in the late 90s and 2000s. They actually kept their popularity even when iPods were big. However I don't see them much anymore. One technology that HAS caught on is the smartphone, and having ways to conveniently listen to music on a device you already own is hard to turn down. Especially because putting new music on the old technology means you have to buy new MDs then copy the songs you want onto them. And of course you can have pretty much your whole music collection on one device if you want to at this point. So yeah, I think almost everyone has switched to smartphones as their music listening device. --- When I was a boy and I saw scary things in the news, my mother would say to me: Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. -Fred Rogers <cite>action52 posted [p:942623722] in It's adora... [t:78864366]...</cite> <quote>saspa posted... </cite> <quote>I bet some of them still have a discman that they carry around and listen to on the train etc.</quote>Discmans have never been very popular here. Minidisks were the big thing in the late 90s and 2000s. They actually kept their popularity even when iPods were big. However I don't see them much anymore. One technology that HAS caught on is the smartphone, and having ways to conveniently listen to music on a device you already own is hard to turn down. Especially because putting new music on the old technology means you have to buy new MDs then copy the songs you want onto them. And of course you can have pretty much your whole music collection on one device if you want to at this point. So yeah, I think almost everyone has switched to smartphones as their music listening device. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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