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[Radical_3d]

A month? incredibly easily.

Maybe even half a year or more.

Same here. Imagine spend time on gaming.

 

[Topher]

My backlog is begging for this to happen

 

[Wildebeest]

I wouldn't even need to dip into my physical media.

 

[Fbh]

No problem.
Between my Ps5, Steam and Laptop I probably have some 200 hours worth of single player content downloaded and installed.

 

[jshackles]

My backlog is begging for this to happen

I usually beat 52 (or more) games a year. I probably play closer to 80-100. It's typically always a mix of new and old games (this year was about 50/50), but if I didn't have access to newer games I'd still be fine and have plenty of stuff to play and enjoy from my existing library. Every year around January I vow to do exactly this - to save money - and always fail when something awesome comes out.

 

[Humdinger]

Oh yeah, easy. I actually play unplugged most of the time, because of router/wiring issues in my home. I only plug in once every few weeks or so. If the net went out, I would have enough to keep me busy for a year, probably.

 

[Salty Pickle]

If I get tired of my physical backlog I’ll just connect my pc/console to my phone and use it as a modem. 5g will get you pretty far.

 

[Pelao]

I have hundreds of games across multiple systems. I'd be ok.

 

[Kupfer]

 

[chakadave]

I wouldn’t notice. I have a Switch loaded and a lot of carts I haven’t even touched.

Also access to a bunch of retro libraries.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Last time my internet went out i couldn't log in to Xbox and wouldn't let me play any games offline, even with a disc. And the console is set as my home console.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Not really, but I'll just do something else then.

 

[jshackles]

Agreed. Premise should be something like "you're in an area that's just had a natural disaster, and your local infrastructure is absolutely fucked".

There was a huge storm here in 2007. I live in a somewhat isolated area, and the power was out for three days, and internet / fiber lines were fucked. Cell service was out for weeks (granted, this was before smartphones were everywhere), and cable internet had to be rebuilt from the ground up by the local company, which took months.

I guess the new answer is "I'll just get Starlink". I suppose hypotheticals are hard, when you're talking about taking away something that is so ubiquitous in all our lives now.

 

[Team Andromeda]

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

Why don't you add 'You lose all electrical power' too?

That satisfies you...

 

[envyzeal]

Spoiler

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

All working plus some other consoles boxed somewhere else. Worse part is I have a problem with space.

Bonus: Live a Live signed by Takashi Tokita

 

[Wolves hunt in packs]

Nope, I'm all digital, and only play one game a time, and usually don't download more then 2-3 at the same time, i have Stalker 2 on XSX and Darksiders 2 on PS5 right now.

 

[Aenima]

Yup i still havent finished Metaphor and Unicorn Overlord, and i own them both in physical format, just those 2 would be enough to fill a month of gaming. I could even be good just replaying the games i own for a year.

 

[reinking]

I have a closet full of retro games and consoles. I do not want to but I could ride out no access to internet indefinitely if I had to.

 

[MayauMiao]

Very much so as I've already set up a special corner for retro consoles. I've bought a couple of PS2 slims, restore OG Xbox, Wii titles too.

Plenty of the old games I have yet to play (Drakengard, Fatal Frame III, Bully, etc).

Waiting for Skynet to screw up my ISP.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Yes. I have so much crap installed over 2 computers, a steam deck, and a tablet.

 

[R6Rider]

No problem for me. Tons of games installed and even more on discs I can play, be new or old systems.

 

[KloetenQuetsche]

More than 3000 Games of so many Systems in on cool device. I hope the downtime lasts a year.

 

[Gamerguy84]

Yes I've got games but.damnt my whole home is ran through fiber.

I have decent cell service that I could buy a mobile hot spot router for and use my phone hot spot temporarily.

I'm overthinking the question. Yes I have plenty of physical single player stuff to keep me busy.

 

[Nickolaidas]

No, because I'm in the middle of downloading my wanted games after uninstalling everything for a clean slate.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I’m ready to roll if the internet goes out.

 

[LectureMaster]

 

[GymWolf]

Why don't you add 'You lose all electrical power' too?

That satisfies you...

Because you can play without internet but you can't play without electricity??!

 

[jburdick7]

Yup, I almost exclusively play single player/offline games. If anything it would stop me from buying more crap and focus on my backlog lol.

I’m sure I could be held over by Triangle Strategy, Pentiment, Resident Evil Village, and Age of Empires 1/2/3/4 for a month, never mind the tons of other games I’ve got on my Steam Deck & Switch.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Because you can play without internet but you can't play without electricity??!

No, I just got the pub in that case

How does one post on NeoGAF without no internet btw?

 

[cinnamonandgravy]

all console games are physical and all pc games are cracked (except one or two)

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Yes since I have modded Fallout 3 which I already spend nearly 2000 hours on and could still have fun going back to it. It's not tie to Steam so I won't be required to log in every 30 days or so. The other modded Bethesda games won't be playable after 30 days when Steam's going to require a forced sign in requirement after some time but Fallout 3 is on my PC forever even offline until my PC dies that is. And even then I already copied the whole folder to a USB.

 

[Skifi28]

I have 5TBs of installed games just on PS5. Assuming steam also works offline which I haven't tried in a while, I have another 2TB. I think I'm good for a few years.

 

[Jigsaah]

If my internet goes down for a month I'll be travelling. My work requires the internet.

 

[RoboFu]

Yup got a lot of Saturn, PlayStation, snes, genesis , pc engine games. That's what I mostly play now anyway.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

*looks around at my ~ 1000 physical games* yeah think I'd be just fine.

 

[dottme]

I'm a digital only guy but single player. I think I should be ok for a month.

 

[rm082e]

Digital only player here. I have about 20 games each on PC, PS5, and Steam Deck. A few like Diablo IV wouldn't work, but the rest would be fine. It's plenty to keep me busy for a long time.

 

[rofif]

Yep. Most of it on ps4/5 on disc and single player.

 

[IAmRei]

Elden ring for a month is enough
Dragons dogma as well
ToTK as well

These three will took more than a month for me..

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Complete Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast libraries here. I can't complain.

 

[hemo memo]

My Switch backlog alone would be enough. The problem is I have to check HLTB before starting a new game, and that can be an issue with the internet is out. Also checking GAF between sessions. Other than that, yes, I am more than fine. I don't play online games.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Absolutely, I already play offline only.

(Oh, pics thread, I'm not really prepared but here are pics from my where I am right now)

 

[NeonDelta]

Only have a few discs but I’d probably get round to finishing fallout 4 or rift apart if that can be played offline

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Just a month? Easy. Id finish up my current play through of Half Life 2 and then start Path finder Wrath of the Righteous.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I think ive got enough stuff to last if we didn't have the internet anymore, period.

 

[marquimvfs]

Yadda yadda ginormous backlog, yadda yadda retro junk, yadda yadda buy physical only.
I think I would be covered for years. I could live for a month with Diablo 4 only, if that shit wasn't online only.

 

[Goliath77]

Yea like others have said, got loads of retro consoles and a raspberry pi filled with stuff. As I found out recently, i had loads of stuff already downloaded on my ps5 but when my internet went down it wanted to verify the licenses before I could play anything so nothing worked. There is a solution, set gamesharing as on via the settings menu but I ran into a problem....to switch this setting on it needed an online check. With no internet my ps5 was essentially a brick. I had Immortals: Fenix Rising on disc and that was it.

 

[Spiral1407]

I have a modded back-compat PS3 + PSP combo with over 150 games. Alongside my PC emulators, I could probably survive a DECADES without internet.

 

[Danjin44]

100% of the games I play are offline….this I see no value of getting PS+ or Nintendo online.

 

[Spiral1407]

Why don't you add 'You lose all electrical power' too?

That satisfies you...

I'd probably have to kms then...


Jokes aside, I'd just switch to books. That's what I did when I had playtime limits as a kid anyways