I am mostly a Nintendo player and the prices do not fall that fast for Nintendo games. And also there is limited space.

I was on the edge of buying a PS3 to get to play Ni No Kuni and with prices like that I might be inclined to look into PS4 now.

The Nintendo tradition of keeping prices high (does anybody know how they do that?) makes my mind wonder if a game that goes from hyped to $5 in a year is any good at all!

Anyway: All digital has to be the future!

1. Digital games in consoles are long time rental. Once server is shut they are gone forever.
2. Physical games means you own the game.
3. Dont want to wait for the game being downlaoded.

Well, if you think about it, accounts only get truly banned from downloading games for extreme cases. Most of the time they are just banned from the community. Even then, Microsoft and Sony can disable your entire system if they choose through an update, like Microsoft when they banned 360s from accessing the internet for modifications. 

I still think that you have a higher chance of being able to download your games a decade or two down the road than you do having your physical game in perfect condition. Physical games, like any physical media, can be damaged over time, no matter how protective you are. Sometimes, if your console accidentally gets moved just a little bit, you risk getting major scratches. With digital games, as long as you keep the console in good condition, you will be able to play them down the road anyway, even in the off chance Sony/Microsoft take down their servers.

I think that the servers will last a while, because software-BC is always an option. The PS4 may get PS2 BC, and through PS Now PS3 games will always exist. Thus, there will always be a market for those downloads, just like how there is still a market for PS1 downloads on PS3/Vita and NES/SNES/N64 downloads on the Wi/WiiU/3DS.

Of course, there is always that chance that something major will happen and you will be unable to access all your games, but there's also a chance that your house burns down and you lose all your games with it, so there's a downside to everything I guess, lol.

So, you're saying that the only reason you prefer physical over digital is because of purely emotional attachment, even though the games are all identical other than pure convinience?

People said the same thing when publishers moved from cartridges to discs. People didn't like that discs were flimsier and wouldn't last nearly as long, and that they didn't have the retro feel of cartridges. Publishers didn't care because discs were cheaper and could hold much more data. The same thing is happening now, as digital downloads are much cheaper for publishers and HDD installations are superior to running off of discs, so why not go pure digital? As more and more people drift to digital downloads, Sony and Microsoft will feel less need to include disc drives in all their consoles, and developers will decide to go purely digital more often. There are already rumors that we will be seeing consoles without disc drives this generation, even.

Idk when I have a system I either do all digital or all downloadable. If I do both it ruins the consistency in my opinion. Though download only can be awesome, I love my PSPgo XD

I loved my Go as well. Best PSP iteration, imo, and I have the 2000 and 3000 as well. It was what introduced me to just how awesome digital downloads are. Having a library all-digital is a boon, as I don't have to worry about my discs getting scratched, and all my games are available for me to play as soon as I start the console up.

Of course...isn't the whole purpose of games to have fun with? If I can have more fun for a longer period of time with a physical copy, why would I buy a digital copy? I love physical copies because they give me more enjoyment. If the gaming industry goes to all digital I will always be missing out on that one little bit of enjoyment that I get from moving a game to the "completed" pile. There is also some stuff about how I am a bit of a collector, but in the end it really all comes down to emotional attachment. I don't see anything wrong with that, in fact I think it is wonderful. I will be a sad man if physical games are ever done away with...

Just sayin' but Ni No Kuni isn't very good....if you want to look at something pretty, watch a Ghibli movie :P

All digital games on Wii still work and you can still go on the shop...I just bought Mega Man X on it a few days ago.

4. I have no definitive yes if my downloads will work on my PS3 in 20 years. Look at Wii's NWFC. It's dead. All the stores/shop channels can have that fate in the next 10 years. While my cart or disc on my shelf will work. The only digital games I have are from promo's. But eventually I buy a physical copy of the digital game. Like I recetnly bought the back to the future game, Minecraft PS3, and Ducktales. If Marvel VS Capcom 2 was physical I would of bought it. Since its not, I got the ps2 copy. Plus I can't stand downloading 20GB files. When i just install them in a few minutes from disc. Run out of HDD space. Whocares. Delete and reinstall later from the disc. Then redownloading that 20GB.

Plus I maintain and repair my game systems. Even if a disc drive fails I can replace them. I have a 21 year old Famicom and its disk system. All working like new. Change cart batteries, clean the contacts. I still play with my ROB in Stack-up. And I never scratch my discs ever. All my disc games work. If you or someone throws around your discs, or don't care if you touch the bottom. That's your fault. I have music CD's from the 80's that are perfectly fine.

I don't hate them, most of my 8th gen games are digital :)

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with an emotional attachment, by all means it's your game and you enjoy it the way you want.

What I am saying is that my digital version of the game and your physical game are exactly the same. No difference, other than you have a physical disc that can easily get damaged, while I have a download that I can keep stored on my console, as part of my digital collection. I just have all my games available to play instantly in one place, that's the only difference. 

Publishers don't see that though. Publishers care about maximizing profit, not in that tiny bit of magic you miss out on by playing a digital game. Digital games mean that more and more developers can publish their material without having to pay for manufacturing and shipping, along with competing for retail space. This means that more games get published in the long run, and more money can be spent straight on the game rather than manufacturing and shipment costs.

There are still many people who miss the "magic" of cartridge gaming, but publishers don't care about that. They'll do whatever is best for them and the games they release.

In the end, that's just the cold, hard truth.

Edit: Also, Ni no Kuni is freakin amazing.

Well I don't particularly care about Publishers :P They can do whatever they want but I am going to be as vocal as possible to make sure that they know my dollar is going to go to physical games before digital games! You asked why people hate digital, so I explained why I love physical. I know the monetary benefits of digital games but I don't particularly care ;)

PS: Ni no Kuni is average at best ;) This isn't the time or place for this discussion but I'll link you to Kupomogli's review as he and I are fairly like minded on the subject ( http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=170924&page= ). I find faults in pretty much every aspect of the game though, which go far beyond the complaints that he has :P