| Mr. sickVisionz said: I'm the perfect candidate for digital dd. I'm not afraid of the internet or downloading stuff and I've always been more interested in the content on disc rather than the plastic box that holds the discs. I turn all of my CDs into digital files because I know i'll eventually lose them or break them otherwise. I rip my DVDs because it's more convenient to watch them that way. I buy anime for shows that I already own digitally or can stream online and will never actually watch on disc format because it's less convenient (bought only to support the makers). Digital distribution is all pro, no con... assuming the products cost appropriately less than a physical copy. 1. By the time DD gets big, massive HDD's will be the norm. 1TB external HDDs already go onsale for $100, so I wouldn't worry about sales HDD size. 2. There's nothing to stop companies from doing what Steam does, which is allowing you to download almost 100% of a game as soon as it goes gold and getting the final part on the launch day. Also, inet speed is increasing. In two years the slowest service offered by my ISP has gone from 70 kb/s to 380 kb/s. By the time DD reaches consoles in a major way (likely next gen), the average consumer will probably be downloading at a pace of like 1 gig every 20 minutes. 3. You live in a sucky country for internet. The major markets in the world (USA, JPN, UK) don't have nonsense like that. They'll probably make high price collector's discs for people like you who must have a physical copy for one reason or another. 4. This isn't a valid point imo. You can redownload stuff on iTunes, Steam, Amazon On-Demmand, XBLA and PSN. I don't know where people come up with the idea that it's impossible to redownload something if your HDD crashes. It wasn't like that in the past, it's not like that in the present, and it's doubtful it will switch to that in the future. You and your partner may enjoy browsing through photos, but you're honestly going to tell me that browsing through games on your console or browsing through movies on your TV is going to ruin your gameplaying or moviewatching exprience? That doesn't make sense to me. |
There is plenty of cons for people who do not share your opinion.
