#1

Hi. I bought in the first week the Online Version of Borderlands 3 directly from epic Games. I didnt get any Product Key. downloaded Online and installed. Everything works. For Future Installations for example when i need to set up windows entirely new. i want my Product Key so i can install even when i dont have internet connection. why cant i get a product key like when i buy a physical DVD or Blu Ray version Box? Sorry if my Englisch is not perfect.

#2

You’d need to ask the Epic Game Store that question, since it’s their system. My guess is the purchase is tied to your Epic ID so you shouldn’t need a code as long as you have the EGS client installed.

Note that it’s the same situation with XB1 and PS4 digital purchases - it’s recorded in your store purchase history and no code is issued.

About the only time I know of when you’ll get physical codes is if you buy through a third-party retailer.

#3

And how you think it would work? You need something with data, so disc for physical version or internet connection to download the data for digital. I’m not a PC player, but I know that even physical version (most or even all of them) of games are without the disc, so only codes for download are included.
And even if you have a code, it’s one time use, because after that it’s linked to your account and the code is no longer active.

#4

If i now buy a an additional physical DVD Box from a PC Store, will i get a product key in the Box which is not restricted to Epic Games? and Thanx for thr Reply.

#5

Not right now, no. Epic has exclusive PC sales until about the middle of March.

#6

if i found a dvd box in the pc store nearby on which is written “DVD Rom” doesnt that mean that i will get the product key in the box as well as a DVD Rom to install without Internet connection?

#7

As I said, I’m not a PC player, but is there physical version of BL3 for PC? I don’t think there is.
If you manage to find a physical version for PC it should be stated on the box if internet connection is required to install the game.

#8

thanx for the reply :slight_smile:

#9

i found a dvd box in the pc store nearby me, on which is written “DVD Rom”. doesnt that mean that i will get the product key in the box as well as a DVD Rom to install without Internet connection?

#10

I don’t know - I haven’t bought a physical disk for several years. One thing though - the game is way bigger than a 4 GB DVD. So if the box *only * contains an actual physical DVD it probably just contains the download key/DRM licence and will trigger a digital download. You’d need Blue Ray to store an actual copy of the game on physical optical disk (maybe more than one?)

#11

i thought so too, DVD Rom is max 9 GB. any way thanx for the Reply and sorry if may Englisch is not perfect. :slight_smile:

#12

This this only the 2nd game I’ve ever played that’s tied to the Epic launcher, so I’m not entirely sure how it works here. But I would assume the basics are very similar to Steam.

Which means that you don’t get a “CD key” like in the old days; you get a product key which allows you to activate the game on your Steam/Epic account. For which you obviously need to have Steam / Epic launcher installed and have a working internet connection. Running Steam / Epic launcher is a requirement for starting the game. However, both launchers support offline play after you’ve installed the game.