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[atyourservice]

Just curious what people would be stuck playing if their internet went down at a random time
Physical media, offline games, etc

I'd be stuck with the games installed on my ssd:
RIsk of rain 2
Sifu
Elden ring
Don't starve together
Pillars of eternity
State of decay 2

for a month
I think I'd be fine. Decent spread there

 

[Deerock71]

I buy mostly single player stuff. I have about 70 downloaded on the Steam Deck alone. I'm not even counting Switch. I'd still have a massive backlog in a month.

 

[Punished Miku]

Yeah. More than enough to play for several years.

 

[cireza]

Of course. I have a MegaDrive.

 

[Tommi84]

Yes. I have quite a few downloaded on my Switch, then I have more downloaded on my ps5 and thrn EVEN MORE on discs

 

[keefged4]

Terabyes of games installed. I'm sure I'd find something to do.

 

[adamsapple]

A month? incredibly easily.

Maybe even half a year or more.

 

[Impotaku]

I don't buy anything that needs an online connection so I have several thousand carts/disks to choose from.

Digital only is for suckers.

 

[twilo99]

I've got Tetris DX on my phone so I'm good for a year

 

[Pantz]

At all times I'm thinking about playing Koudelka. This would be the chance.

 

[STARSBarry]

Got Mass Effect legendary edition, Witcher 3 complete edition and Final Fantasy 7 remake (both parts) installed on my PS5 Pro currently, I'm sure I can make do.

 

[StereoVsn]

I have whole bunch of games from previous console generations as well as current , all on disk.

I also have a few TB of downloaded and installed games with more installers saved to NAS (GoG is awesome).

And I have whole bunch of ROMs for emulation that I ripped from my gaming collection.

I will be fine for years.

 

[Mr Hyde]

I'm very prepared for an extensive period of Internet free gaming.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Good topic. My Pro has about 2.5TB of games installed, I'll be good for a while.

 

[TexMex]

Yes, I love my GameCube!

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I'm good for the next decade

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I have physical games in my collection that can be installed and played offline enough to last me a lifetime.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

yes.

elden ring (i'd not care if i played offline)
persona 3 reload
quidditch (i don't play it online)
cyberpunk
stellar blade
shin megami tensei v
digimon world next order
balatro

the only online/multiplayer games i have are Diablo IV/LoL/Valorant

if it really came to it i could use my phone to download a game through tethering since i have unlimited internet data. if my internet goes down i just hook my phone up to my PC/laptop for internet access.

i still have 2TB free storage on my PC

 

[mayham2199]

Yea I have Dying Light 2 with I just started really, Rebirth, DD2, Spiderman 2, Miles.

 

[ssringo]

I'd have a bigger problem not being able to use wi-fi for phone calls than what games I have available.

That aside I have plenty of stuff readily available across PC, PS5 and Switch to keep me occupied for several months, let alone one.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

I have physical games in my collection that can be installed and played offline enough to last me a lifetime.

i didn't recognise you with the new profile pic.

edit: i actually thought you were someone else... ignore me haha

 

[flying_sq]

For sure, I have all the games I need for the next year or two, as long as steam offline doesn't freak out. I know GOG will be fine

 

[GymWolf]

Just started a new run on witcher 3 so i'm probably set for a month just with that one.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Fine here, but I would like to play Indy this week, so if the internet could hang on a few days, that'd be great.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Yes, but if my internet were to go down for a month, surely there was some sort of catastrophic event that has occurred that I will need to take care of. So, I most likely wont waste my time playing video games.

 

[DelireMan7]

95% of my games are physical so going offline is not an issue(and not into MP).

I could play for years offline

 

[Spukc]

diablo 2 and 3

and the games i do play online i play like single player games... they just force me the online shit

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Yes, but if my internet were to go down for a month, surely there was some sort of catastrophic event that has occurred that I will need to take care of. So, I most likely wont waste my time playing video games.

yup. i think the longest my internet has ever went down was maybe like 5 days and that was the worst downtime in maybe the last 10+ years.

 

[acm2000]

if my internet was going to be down for a month i would use my mobile data and use the compensation to buy more data if need be

 

[Unknown Soldier]

All my PS4 and PS5 games are on discs, I would be just fine for a month

 

[Guilty_AI]

i doubt i could even finish the games i'm already playing within that month

 

[envyzeal]

Guess I'll be fine

 

[Team Andromeda]

I just use the mobile phone network and share it with the console, next....

 

[willothedog]

Router has 5G fallback, not an issue.

 

[Kupfer]

I've got some physical games here ...
I don't mind if the internet is down for 3 years, then I can work off the PoS for once

 

[UltimaKilo]

If my Internet goes out for a month, I'd have bigger problems than video games.

 

[existensmaximum]

Of course. I have a MegaDrive.

Came here to post this

 

[Saber]

All my games are physical disks off-line or have full off-line version, so yeah this is not a problem to me. Specially since my country isn't the best for good and neither stable internet.
Honestly I would have to worry about work things to do without internet.

 

[mckmas8808]

1000% YES!!!!! LOL!

 

[cormack12]

I console share, and don't have physical so my PS5 would be dead. Xbox I'm not sure, it's set as my primary. Switch would be same as always

 

[atyourservice]

Guess I'll be fine

Spoiler

Really though, that's genuinely impressive if they're all in working condition

 

[Nankatsu]

All good on my end OP. Thanks for worrying about it.

 

[atyourservice]

Router has 5G fallback, not an issue.

I just use the mobile phone network and share it with the console, next....

if my internet was going to be down for a month i would use my mobile data and use the compensation to buy more data if need be

I'll rephrase:
You lose all possible internet access. Are you satisfied with the games you have access to right now?

 

[ResilientBanana]

yup. i think the longest my internet has ever went down was maybe like 5 days and that was the worst downtime in maybe the last 10+ years.

Not to mention, if my ISP is out for a month, I'm switching ISP's if there isn't a catastrophic event.

 

[SHA]

Of course not, Ms exaggerate the necessity to always be online, even local saves can be a problem being off-line.

 

[jshackles]

Yeah, I'm good

I also have a NAS that has my library of GOG games (about 750 of them) backed up. And that's in addition to the 15 or so games I have installed presently.

In fact, I'd go so far as to say I could be cut off for a year and still be perfectly fine.

 

[killatopak]

Why yes, I buy physical discs.

 

[MarkMe2525]

I'll rephrase:
You lose all possible internet access. Are you satisfied with the games you have access to right now?

Hypotheticals are hard for some

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Not really, no.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I would literary hire a new ISP ASAP