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LaunchBox 10-Year Anniversary Sale - Premium with Big Box $15, Forever-Update $45 (PC DRM-Free)

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Launchbox [launchbox-app.com] is celebrating their 10-Year Anniversary sale with up to 50% off Big Box Premium and Forever-Update Licenses. This sale only comes around once a year and usually in November... however it's a special occasion! Celebrate this milestone... but it won't last long, so act quick before the party is over! Buy a license for yourself, or gift one to a friend. The time is now!

Windows DRM-Free Licenses:
  • Regular License - $15.00 (50% Off)
    The regular license will allow you to use LaunchBox Premium and Big Box forever, but you'll be required to renew your license for $15 in order to access new features after one year.
  • Forever-Updates License - $45.00 (40% off)
    The forever-updates license includes updates to LaunchBox and Big Box until the heat death of the universe, or until the program becomes self-aware and renames itself to LaunchNet.
  • Renewal - $10.00 / Upgrade - $30.00
    Have a regular license to upgrade or renew? Click here for the upgrade/renewal wizard. You'll need your current license file and $10 to renew or $30 to upgrade.

Android Licensing Options
  • Regular License - $7.50 (50% Off)
    The regular license will allow you to use LaunchBox Premium and Big Box forever, but you'll be required to renew your license for $15 in order to access new features after one year.
  • Forever-Updates License - $25.00 (37% off)
    The forever-updates license includes updates to LaunchBox and Big Box until the heat death of the universe, or until the program becomes self-aware and renames itself to LaunchNet.
  • Renewal - $5.00 / Upgrade - $17.50
    Have a regular license to upgrade or renew? Click here for the upgrade/renewal wizard. You'll need your current license file and $5 to renew or $17.50 to upgrade.

What is LaunchBox?
  • LaunchBox is a frontend organizer for your Windows PC video games.
  • Supports everything from retro games, emulators, to modern games.
  • Ideal for easily keeping a collection of PC games in one slick, easy to use interface
  • This does not include any games. LaunchBox is an organizer software.

Deal Editor's Notes & Price Research:
  • About this Offer:
    • This regular license is $15 lower (50% savings) than the normal price.
    • LaunchBox only goes on sale once per year (right now!).
    • This $15 regular license is DRM-free and lets you use LaunchBox Premium and Big Box forever. Updates are included for the first year. After one year, you can pay $15 to get another year of updates.
    • Alternatively, you may purchase the Forever-Updates license which includes all future updates.
  • Refer to the forum thread for additional deal discussion.

Retro gaming and emulation continue to grow and finding the best front end launcher that seamlessly integrates with your home arcade gaming system is key. The community participation within forums, the Games Database, and the creation of custom themes makes Launchbox a smart choice for any emulation system!

Launchbox Big Box Multi-Theme Demo Video [youtu.be]

No DRM
Your LaunchBox Premium for Windows License is DRM-free, which means that you can deploy it to as many personal computers as you wish. We believe that the time and investment spent fighting piracy and trying to prevent people from stealing from us is better spent adding new features and fixing bugs, and paying users don't deserve to be inconvenienced by DRM. Take that, society.

Cut-and-Paste Installation
There is no complicated installation process required to upgrade to LaunchBox Premium for Windows. Simply copy the license file you receive into your LaunchBox folder, and your instance of LaunchBox will take care of the rest the next time it starts. There is no data loss, no library corruption, no errors or bug reports, and no headaches.
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boourns84
08-28-2023 at 02:42 PM.
08-28-2023 at 02:42 PM.
Thoughts? Never heard of this
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08-28-2023 at 02:54 PM.

Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank AJR214

08-28-2023 at 02:54 PM.
Quote from boourns84 :
Thoughts? Never heard of this
Opinions are all subjective. Launchbox is a front end game launcher for arcade, console, Steam, GOG, DOS, Windows, etc. It is feature-rich to help you customize your collection(s) however big or small. 200 or 20,000 games, Launchbox can scrape most images, sounds, snaps as you add games/lists.

HyperSpin, RetroArch, and others that you may or may not have heard of do very similar things as LaunchBox. Your best bet is to download the free Launchbox and play around with it yourself. You will be missing some premium features in Big Box that help make LaunchBox that much better - custom fields, color themes, filters, automation, and other features that get added and updated. It is well supported by the creators with continuous updates, as well as the community with plug-ins, add-ons, custom themes, etc. You can do most of what you want with LaunchBox, but Big Box mode adds that special touch to the boot, launch, view, play, and even shutdown.
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mrmochi
08-28-2023 at 02:59 PM.
08-28-2023 at 02:59 PM.
Quote from boourns84 :
Thoughts? Never heard of this
Software grandmaster here. It is considered widely to be the best front end for game emulators for Windows.

Jason raised the price to $75 for lifetime so if you're looking to buy this,NOW is the time

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08-28-2023 at 03:05 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:05 PM.
This usually goes on sale during Black Friday as well. In the past it looks like about $40. Some claim $20. I speak in terms of lifetime. You can find details on Reddit.
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08-28-2023 at 03:09 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:09 PM.
Hmm, this is relevant to my interests. If anything, it'll prevent me from purchasing the same game twice because I keep forgetting to check my other launchers
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08-28-2023 at 03:24 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:24 PM.
Well I'm not usually this well timed. I was JUST about to pull the trigger on a mame setup and was just thinking I need to still need to buy Launchbox. Thanks!
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sflsurfer
08-28-2023 at 03:32 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:32 PM.
pretty interesting, but how is this compared to Playnite?
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Scaevola
08-28-2023 at 03:40 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:40 PM.
Quote from mrmochi :
Software grandmaster here. It is considered widely to be the best front end for game emulators for Windows.

Jason raised the price to $75 for lifetime so if you're looking to buy this,NOW is the time

Never heard of.

But Bought based on your comments. Ty kind sir/madam
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Scaevola
08-28-2023 at 03:42 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:42 PM.
Quote from mrmochi :
Software grandmaster here. It is considered widely to be the best front end for game emulators for Windows.

Jason raised the price to $75 for lifetime so if you're looking to buy this,NOW is the time

Does it support mods like nexusmod? Or do they need to be done externally. I wish there was a one stop shop for eveything
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Scaevola
08-28-2023 at 03:45 PM.
08-28-2023 at 03:45 PM.
Any chance it's steam deck compatible anyone know?
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08-28-2023 at 04:15 PM.
08-28-2023 at 04:15 PM.
Quote from Scaevola :
Any chance it's steam deck compatible anyone know?

It's for Windows or Android so no. Maybe the Asus ROG Ally…
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TheRealVassago
08-28-2023 at 05:23 PM.
08-28-2023 at 05:23 PM.
This is by far my favorite front-end for games. Big Box is highly customizable. I highly recommend it.
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DesertEagleXIX
08-28-2023 at 07:52 PM.
08-28-2023 at 07:52 PM.
Quote from mrmochi :
Software grandmaster here. It is considered widely to be the best front end for game emulators for Windows.

Jason raised the price to $75 for lifetime so if you're looking to buy this,NOW is the time
I'd argue that EmulationStation Desktop Edition (ES-DE) is the best. It's free, works well, and looks great once your scrape art.

https://www.es-de.org/#Download
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08-28-2023 at 07:53 PM.
08-28-2023 at 07:53 PM.
Quote from Wiznaz :
Hmm, this is relevant to my interests. If anything, it'll prevent me from purchasing the same game twice because I keep forgetting to check my other launchers
You can use GOG to sync most games on different launchers.
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