| Andrespetmonkey said: I think streaming will outrun digital distribution actually. Or could DD and Streaming live side by side? I couldn't give a shit about Physical copies anymore, Steam has proven DD for me and Netflix has proven Streaming. |
Netflix has proven the worth of blu-ray to me. Sure it's very convenient but even on the highest streaming setting it's still nothing compared to how blu-ray looks on a 92" screen and nothing compared to how good a DTS HD-MA track sounds. When I put on a blu-ray after watching netflix it's like getting a new set of glasses and going from tv speakers to dedicated surround sound.
The other problem is you only get a bare bones movie, no extras, no original language tracks and most of the time not even subtitles for night time viewing. Plus I constantly have to watch my internet usage, currently I only have 12gb left out of 60 until the end of the month. Nor is my internet stable enough, macro blocking and stuttering still happen more frequently then I like.
Downloading full games, or streaming games is a long way of here in rural Ontario. I like having the extras on the game disks, and browsing through a physical collection can never be replaced by a list on a computer screen. Unpacking the box of The witcher 2 with all the extras inside and browsing through the books is a lot more fun then downloading a bunch of PDF files.
My wife recently found an Intellivision at a garage sale with a big box of games for $2. Lots of fun hooking up this 32 year old console and competing against eachother in Frogger, Burgertime, Astrosmash etc. It still look surprisingly good on 52" LCD after splicing the rca lead into a coax cable. How are your digital downloads going to work in 30 years?
