That said, many exclusive repackers operate in a legal gray zone in countries with lax enforcement. They argue they provide a service for abandonware (games no longer sold) and for users who already own the original but lost the disc.

Think of it as a —folded so tight it fits in your pocket, only to unfold into a massive, playable world.

: While you save time on the download, you spend more time on the installation. A highly compressed game can take anywhere from 10 minutes to several hours to "unbox."