Machiavellian said:
nuckles87 said:
There are some very big reasons to sell physical games when the internet exists: retail games are huge downloads and are only going to get bigger, which is going to require even more hard drive space then what current consoles are offering. I mean, we are talking about massive games upwards of 20 to as much as 50 gigs for some of these retail titles. PS3 already has games of this size. Uncharted 3 is so massive I couldn't even fit it on my hard drive along with the other PS3 games I wanted to download, and I have a 160 gig drive! Now imagine a console generation where blu ray is the standard across all gaming platforms and games the size of Uncharted 3 become the norm....even that 500 gig hard drive the One is sporting is going to start to look tiny.
And then there is the simple fact that many people don't even have the download speed for these games! Why is it that so many of these industry proffesionals live in a bubble where all of their customers have access to high speed internet? |
This really is not something people can use to justify physical media. Back in the day when people were download GB from torrent sites, and it took a day for the download to happen, millions of people still did it. The only thing diffrerent here is that if your net speed is slow you will make a purchase and have it the next day. Its not like people purchase a bunch of games at once. Also on another tip for preorders just like steam, the games can be preloaded so you have it on release day.
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Its extremely inconvenient for me to digitally download, and I buy three games a month on average physically during a healthy gaming season. You're really not thinking about the vast gaming community. I am lucky to have cable internet, but I share it between people in my house and it gets caught up, but theres people in America or around the world with DSL or worse, dial up or nothing at all. They need physical copies so they can just save to the HDD and get to the gaming. Those without the internet need to have the local multiplayer (Military, rural, second and third world). Until those things are remedied you cannot deny the majority.
You also have the issue of ownership and collecting, which publishers have actually invested into to satisfy the most hardcore of gamers who like collectibles (which mind you are in limited supply). When everything goes digital, that market is forced out. Only at cons and first party can you buy collectible decor for the house of your favorite characters and games complete with the titles themselves. That and the collectibles themselves without the bundles are at hiked up prices, generally speaking.Collectors have the choice to save them and sell them off for much more if they are a big title in mint condition. Plenty of people are doing that today. Its much more expensive to buy first party. The collectibles also save you money.
