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How much money are you willing to pay por a digital game?

1 11 6.92%
 
2 1 0.63%
 
5 4 2.52%
 
10 13 8.18%
 
15 17 10.69%
 
20 32 20.13%
 
30 45 28.30%
 
50 25 15.72%
 
100 2 1.26%
 
All of the money. 9 5.66%
 
Total:159
soony_xbone_U on 02 December 2014

Depends on the game obviously.
Digital new realse just should be cheaper. Thats for sure



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ICStats on 02 December 2014

I prefer physical media, so $0 unless it's the only option.



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JEMC on 02 December 2014

I only buy digital games for PC, so I'll talk with this in mind, but I could never pay as much for a digital game that I'd pay for a physical, retail one.

And it's not because I feel they are less valuable, but because of fear. Most of the digital games are tied to an account and a software platform like Steam or Origin. Without them you can't play those games, and that's what worries me.

What would happen if, for some reason Steam disappears? Or EA goes down and so does Origin? WIll we still be able to download our games? Will they run without Valve's/EA's servers verification?

It is because of that that I only buy digital games when they are available for a price that makes me think, "Well, at least I didn't pay much".

Two years ago, that price was below 10€, nowadays I can (and have done it) buy games for as much as 15€ but only if it's the definitive/complete/whatever-name-they-use version, but that's my max.



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CladInShadows on 02 December 2014

I'm willing to pay exactly the same for digital as I am physical. Hell, half the time for PC physical purchases, you are required to activate the thing in Steam anyways. Dark Souls 2 didn't even have a game disc! Is my enjoyment of the game any less? Nope. My physical PC purchases are now limited to collector's editions only.

I'm more inclined to get physical on consoles just because of limited storage space compared to my PC. But that has little to nothing to do with price.



V-r0cK on 02 December 2014
Burning Typhoon said:
V-r0cK said:

Well there were a few flash sales that had games for a few bucks but I honestly wouldn't pay more than like $10 max.  Full games that has a physical version will always win me.  I rather pay more for physical then dirt cheap digitally.  There have been few digital-only games that have interested me and if I'm ever interested i'll wait til it hits $10 if its more expensive.


If it's cheap enough, I may not mind getting both digital and physical.  It saves my disc reader.  But, I'm not going to wait too long.  But, games often go on sale when I think about them.  A friend showed me a video of Far Cry 3...  I thought it looked amazing, and said I'd like to get it if it went on sale...  Next day, there's a flash sale....  I ended up not getting it though.  I have too many games as it is, and haven't even loaded some of them up past the title screen yet.

Most of the digital games I got were under 10.  Physical is worth more than digital, but I wont completely disregard a game simply because it's digital.

Agreed if the game is only in digital for me.  The sad thing about digital is that once they've taken the game off there's no way of purchasing it ever again and that sucks as there were a few games I had wanted only to realize its not there any more.



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Ninsect on 02 December 2014

$60, which is half what I pay for new retail games in my country



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Burning Typhoon on 02 December 2014
V-r0cK said:

Agreed if the game is only in digital for me.  The sad thing about digital is that once they've taken the game off there's no way of purchasing it ever again and that sucks as there were a few games I had wanted only to realize its not there any more.

No, but if you bought it, you can still redownloaad as often as you need.  As far as digital games are concerned, I meant rather or not it has a physical counterpart.  If the price is right, I'll get it.



Burek on 02 December 2014
toot1231 said:
Burek said:
Why do you say digital has less value than physical? To me, they both have the same exact value, because they both do the same exact thing --- allow me to play the game.
I'd rather have a digital game, as I don't have to store discs, wait for their delivery, etc.

An even greater value of digital games is in the fact that I share all my purchases with a friend, and we both can play a game at the same time, instead of waiting on each other to swap discs.

That said, I think $60 is fair price.

because if im paying full price for a digital game its actually hurting my wallet more than helping me. I have to 1. Buy storage/it takes up space. 2. No physical copy cannot resell or have something.  3. your system could break and you could lose the game            those reasons are big and are enough reason to not pay 60$ for a digital game.

1. Storage comes with the console, no need to buy it.

2. Can resell it. It's even easier to sell or buy "used" digital. First, no need for physical exchange, everything can be done over the internet in a few seconds.

3. I don't understand this point you and others make... If my system breaks, I redownload it to another console and all set. But, if your disc breaks, you're screwed forever.

4. I understand it's all a matter of preference, but there are too many positives for me to buy digital, with absolutely no negatives...



slashydrunkard on 02 December 2014

I've paid the full retail price of 60 USD, but regretted it after playing the game. With physical copies, I could have sold those titles to lessen the sting of disappointment. My ideal max price for a newly released AAA title is $10-15 cheaper than the physical copy.



Burek on 02 December 2014
Burning Typhoon said:

They both don't have the exact same value, though.  Get banned.  Or, have your system lock up on you.  Have both of those things happen.  Those 60 dollar games you bought are now gone.

If you get banned, or your console breaks, you still have disc games....  Unless you physically break the disc, it still works.  The main thing though, is that you don't own the games you buy, your account does.  So, I would never pay full price for a digital game.  Sony could get hacked one day (as hackers seem to hate sony) and your download lists, user information... everything, could go away one day.

They would probably have a plan to get rid of DRM to save themselves..  However, applying DRM to games should make the price automatically lower.  It cannot be promised that I'll be able to play whenever I wish.  Even still... What happens when game patches disappears, years from now?  Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will make you start over if you're missing DLC that the save-file says you should have.

So, you redownload, or start over.   So, even having a disc isn't promising everything will be okay... but still.  I'm not paying full for a digital game.  Not ever.

As I said in response above, of course I understand it's a matter of personal preference. I by no means want to force anyone to like what they don't like.

To me, personally, none of what you state as negatives apply, and don't worry me.

-- Banned? I don't foresee a reason for a console maker to ban me. Even if they do ban me, they certainly won't ban the account with the game on it.

- System breaks? Really don't understand this one... Download games onto a new system.  System locks up? Format the hard, redownload. No big deal, no hassle, a few hours of downloading...

- Physically break the disc --- there you go, you cannot physically break a digital download.

- Sony gets hacked? -- Honestly, I strongly believe there is a much lower chance of my account getting hacked and the games disappearing than there is of me getting robbed of my discs or my house catchin fire.

-- Last points - games and patches disappearing, as well as ownership --- on me personally, as I don't play old games. I treat my games as consumables, a product I get rid of once done with it. I DL the game, play it, delete it from my HDD, sell it and buy a new one. I don't collect games, I don't play older games, or if I do, I play what's available at the time. Discs only give me hassle of having to do something with them once I'm done playing.

 Basically, I treat my games tha same as my music, films, series, any other entertainment --- use and discard...

 

Again, the question was about personal preferences, those are mine, not trying to convince anyone to do what they don't like....