At first I thought this was going to talk about the return of cartridge-based systems.
Just because going digital-only would be absurd. The first console maker that goes digital only could just as well close up shop. It's over. No retailer would only sell consoles and no games. Would be the stupidest decision ever. Game sales would suffer immensely; there would be no impulse-buys, it would take too much time to download, too much space to store.
Personally, I want to able to play my games whenever the hell I want to. That's why I don't have any Steam-games, because it requires you to log in, be connected and all kinds of unnecessary bullshit. You must comply with whatever policy these companies think of, otherwise you wouldn't be able to play, you're pretty much enslaving yourself. What happens if such a service would ever stop?
Sure, the last thing wouldn't a big issue in consoles, but what until when in the future would I be able to re-download that which I own? What if in 20 years I decide to replay some game, only to find I cannot download it anymore and as luck would have it, my harddrive is broken. I can play my SNES for all eternity if need be.
No, I'd like to be my own boss on the stuff I bought. I would never, ever buy a digital only system. That includes any manufacturer. Should this ever catch on (which thankfully, I don't believe), I'll just stick to retro.
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