richardhutnik on 01 January 2010
In the OnLive thread, people have expressed concerned about downloading games, as opposed to buying them on physical media. I can argue that ROM carts and flash memory is likely the most durable, the question becomes whether disk media is reliable long-term given the chance to scratch the disks or other things that can go wrong. Downloads, on the other hand, are stored in a place that could enable them to be reacquired, if needed. There is risks of companies who store the data going out of business. But, outside of this, can't one argue that downloads are more reliable way to have a game?
Any thoughts here?
