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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Sometimes I do that now. Rebuy or re-download an older game because the one I have needs to run on XP and I would prefer it to run on Windows 7.
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Ow yeah. I've rebought everything I have at GOG.com.
If I want to install a 10-15 year old game, designed for XP or even 98, I often have to go through 4-6 CD's, then install the (incremental) patches and then apply an (unofficial) no-CD crack. That is, if the game runs straight out of the box, on Windows 7 x64. If not, one needs to do additional tweaking and/or file hacking. (And I haven't even touched expansions: do it all over again!)
GOG.com did all of it already, packing the games into a nice installer, including ALL expansions, patches, and tweaks, to make the game run immediately after installation, requiring no CD or internet connection. Best of, all, they include art, manuals, and soundtracks; they even started including them in FLAC format recently. (I must see if they are updating earlier releases in this regard.)
Yeah, I'll rebuy a game again for $5 to $10 for all that convenience and extra stuff. I did, and gave all my old versions away. Actually, a few days ago, Jade Empire was on sale, and being one of my favorite action-RPG's, I've replaced my 2007 DVD version.
The games are stored at GOG.com for download at any time, but I also download and backup them to my own computer and hard drives. This means that, as long as I have a computer that runs Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8, I can run these games... forever.