The recent Halo Wars data wipe of the Xbox Live Leaderboards has raised a concern with me regarding digital distribution. I love the ability to browse, buy, and play with the furthest distance I move is to the fridge to get a cold one and the bathroom to drop the kids off at the pool. One of the things (just one, don’t dive any deeper than one today, ok?) that scares the crap out of me about this is not having the physical media in my possession. Why is this a big deal? Because one person pushed one button or tripped over a plug and thousands of Halo Wars players all screamed out at once as their Leaderboards were silenced. All data regarding Leaderboard status was lost forever. There is no chance of recovery, hours of gameplay are gone, no one will believe that guy that he was king of the hill.
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