X1 and PS4 are proof next-gen is the last generation for retail discs

[BenVTrigger]

kitler53 said:

BenVTrigger said:

kitler53 said:

Netyaroze said:
Music CDs still exist Disc based Videogames should too. Choice is a gooditthing.

this.   hell, they still sell records. 

Indeed. 

And IOS has never sold a physical game in existance and is rapidly overgrowing the home console market. Its clear many people are prepared for a digital future, even if core gamers are not. Me included.

i just can't see IOs and MSony as being anywhere close to the same thing.  ..and i'll sum it up with this.

free apps to make up 89% of 2012 downloads.

"In terms of the apps that consumers are buying, 90 percent of the paid-for downloads cost less than $3 each," Sandy Shen, research director at Gartner, said in a statement.

when money doesn't exchange hands the same rules just don't apply. i don't care if i can resell a free game and  $1 games are much more disposible than $60 games.

And ironically enough its now a well known fact both Sony and MS are massively investing in F2P games. In fact Mark Rein from Epic said its one of the major focuses on PS4 and X1. The gaming market is changing drastically.