Jackson50 said:
Undying said:
GlingGling said:
Digital distribution is the future. It's going to become popular. If it overtakes physical media I don't know. I do know that the gaming market is expanding and not everyone can distribute with hard copies.
Most of your points are applicable. Hard drive space is never going to be a problem. PC gamers have been dealing with it since 1980 (roughly).
It's also actually not easier to go to the store. You have a 30 seconds worth of clicking versus 5-30 minutes of driving in which you make multiple life critical decisions.
When they fix the copyright law in America (or where ever it is a problem) not having a "physical copy" won't be a problem.
Kids growing up today grow up with computer monitors attached to the their retinas. I think kids are plenty comfortable roaming the web and buying online.
They're rolling out fiber everywhere. I'm ahead of the curve but my max download speed is 1.7 MB/s. I rarely wait for things on the internet.
You're right about one thing, this isn't a 5 year plan. Digital distribution is gonna need more time than that to claim supremacy.
@Godat, No video game ever released or that is ever going to be released can justify uncompressed data. It's ridiculous that people think this. Nobody will ever notice the difference with proper compression.
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I get like 200kbs on a good day. If i was to download an Xbox Original right now lets say Halo 1 which is approximately 4 gigs. It would take me roughly 35 hours to download. Only states like Claifornia get fast internet. Smaller states like Mississippi don't have that luxury.
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According to SpeedMatters, California ranks 25th in the nation in median download speed. California's median download speed is 2.47 Mbps. Mississippi ranks 43rd in median download speed. Mississippi's median download speed is 1.567 Mbps. The top 13 states for median download speed consists mostly of the original 13 states. The two exceptions are Pennsylvania at 27th, and South Carolina at 14th.
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My point being that there are many state that barely get 1mbps.
