I am not arguing against downloadable content, but I would dislike having NO other option for the simple reasons of quality and tangibility. I do not think that I am the only one who feels this way.
Let's face it, mp3 (still the dominant format) is lossy - quality is degraded, but this compression is necessary for propagation around the internet. Although throughput will increase (that is a given) won't video files still have to be compressed in order to be quickly transferred? Of coarse they will. Any such compression means decrease in quality.
Even at 500k a second, you are looking at days to download 30 to 50 gigs of content. Compression is necessary in this case, and there will always be a market for the higher quality - though less convenient and more expensive - option afforded by physical media.
I won't even get into the aspect of storage because any decent downloadable system will allow redownload of a purchased item - though that isn't the most time convenient.
For the record, I also loath Steam (though it is getting more and more stable). I do not like the precident it sets, and I hope (again) that the PS4 (or Wii Too or X720 or whatever) does not go that route.
Feel free to site my views as old fashoned.
