Do yourself a big favor, buy the DVD. In the long run you'll be glad you did.

AFAIK, the Amazon download puts exactly the same files on your hard drive that you get when you buy the DVD. It is not the same as Steam, or similar systems, that do not allow you to install an executable copy of the game, but instead provide a unexecutable file that can only be used after it is modified by a runtime patch from the Steam website. You can back up the Amazon install package to removable media and save it. That is a HUGE difference.

Then burn the download to a DVD for future use.

What for? it calmly placed on my hard drive and does not collect dust around..

There is always the possibility a hard drive can become corrupted.

Yes.. :) and also there is always the possibility that the DVD will become corrupted..

I know which has the bigger chance...make multiple disc copies then.

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Should always back up your hard drive anyway.

"Jesus saves. You should too." - M. Ryback

That's true, but there are times that before you get to it your HHD can go poof.... right when you least expect it. ;) :yep:

If you buy a download - does it not live in your cloud forever (well as long as the company that sold you it does)

I luv clouds:D

Yes, at least with Amazon, you can re-download it as many times as you want.

Viper, Game Stop is saying that within the next 5 years all PC games will be downloads only. IMO that sucks for those of us that won't use gaming consoles like XBox and PS3. Companies are catering to gaming consoles and leaving us out in the cold. There will be a day that I just give up and quit computer gaming altogether with anything new. So save all those cd and dvd games you now have. They will come in handy if you're not overly bored with what you now have. ;)