Yeah wtf is physical good for if only like 10 of the 100gb is on the disc or if the game forced you to install a day 1 patch to play them.
Yeah, the value of physical has gotten nerfed along with less convenience vs digital.
A big drawback of physical is you need the hardware to run it. Thats means keeping an old system hooked up (instead of selling it or going through the hassle getting it out of the closet to play some cartridges or discs). Only the most hardcore gamer or family collecting games is going to have a TV stand with 5 generations of consoles sitting there ready to go.
Why would stores continue to sell physical when most people dont give a fuck? The gaming world is just catching up to what PC gamers have been doing for decades.
Consoles have been a laggard since they didnt have e-stores like Steam which started in the early 2000s. And when they did add them, it was relegated to indie games. Full downloads I think came to Xbox of PS3 till later in the 360/PS3 generation. And because consoles have gimped HDD compared to a PC user, it makes it even harder to go full digital.
Good how? To be locked into a digital marketplace where they have full control over pricing without the added pressures of competitive inventory and stock management?
Yes, how are those savings going for you? Oh, what's that? The digital versions are the same price?
Well yeah there was $1.7 billion spent on physical, it's just that it is a fraction of what it used to be.
It sounds good to always have the option, but by restricting it to "just an option" on the periphery, it will inherently discourage publishers from releasing physical titles. It's a compounding effect - rest assured the optional disc drive won't be long to go after primary consoles are digital only.
Agreed. Unreal how people are so quick to go all in on digital and not have choice anymore.Yep, both BestBuy and Target don't have much anymore.
I strongly dislike this upcoming all digital future.
These two statements have nothing to do with each other.
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The point is the market is still alive and profitable so no need to remove physical especially in the future ps6. And hopefully release a ps5 pro with disc drive. Give people a choice just like removing on the mandate on obligatory ev cars for example ( off topic: I dont believe on blaming carbon on climate change. Its more of lack of reforestation and proper forest management and lack of proper anti pollution device )
No borrowing, no returning if you change your mind, no selling the games when you're finished or if the game sucked, no price competitions between different stores to drive down prices, no buying cheap used games...
Ya I feel you, but the masses have spoken. The convenience factor is enough that the vast majority of people are ok with those downsides.
Of course, I realize that I'm in a minority. It is what it is, I'll keep buying physical games for as long as they're available and after that we'll see. There's absolutely no way in hell I'm buying a new game full price without the possibility of reselling it later.
I agree with you, I almost always wait for a sale. There's some exceptions for games I really want and know I'll play like Monster Hunter, but for the most part I always wait a year or so and find a good deal. My backlog is huge any way lol I definitely don't *need* any more games.
One of the reasons why physical games are not sustainable.
I bought 80+% of my games for €20 or less.
I understand what you're trying to say but the analogy only works if there was the same laws for the trade and access of digital libraries
He's saying that paper/coin currency is physical and your bank account/bitcoin/whatever is the digital. Money is either ones and zeros or physical currency. So if people have no concerns having their life savings on servers instead of physical why not games. The difference between games and money is though
Mmmh… I think you may find out they can…
Yep, totally fixable problem, but there is no will to do so. The fight is on ownership itself.
I suppose they can freeze your account due to criminal activity regarding that money. However they cannot freeze my account if I get a parking ticket or swear at somebody.
In the same way as "I waited X months/years until I could buy it at a car booth sale with another 10 games for $5"?
Consumers have spoken. Embrace the future.
Yup. There is no ownership in digital game distribution. You basically lease the game. I'm going to keep buying physical as long as I can, and that probably means migrating from Xbox to PlayStation more than I already have. I am absolutely confident Xbox will never offer a disc drive ever again.
Problem is, you still need a disc drive to play the games from LRG.
Most don't give a fuck due to convenience. People are lazy cunts. They'll regret it.
People have and will always try to get a free ride, I don't see it ramping up simply because physical software copies might not exist in some misguided moral outrage middle finger.
