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JGarret on 07 June 2013
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BenVTrigger said:

So to anyone whose been paying close attention to the industru the past 6 months one thing has become abundantly clear. The death of the retail disc is close to reality. Both MS and Sony are ready and want it to happen but are keenly aware that the infrastructure doesnt allow it quite yet.  That being said this is the last generation for disc based content.

1. Both Sony and MS are investing heavily in cloud based technology. Sony is pursuing the streaming option with Gaikai and MS is investing in cloud computing

2. DRM. Its coming to both consoles and a LOT of it.  MS will do this through mandatory installs and online authentication while Sony will use their watermarked disc trademark. According to Giantbomb Activision, EA, and Ubisoft are demanding it on both consoles and neither MS nor Sony will tell them no. Those publishers are far too large to simply ignore.

3. The heavy emphasis on integrating online into every experience,  including single player. Things like livecasting your games and DVR recording and sharing them with friends encourages the community to always be connected and to invest in the digital space.

4. Profit. MS and Sony arent blind. Theyve seen Steam and the IOS store and realize just how profitable cutting out disc manufacturing and retail would be.

So what do you think? Are you excited to go fully digital or dreading it.

First of all, good to see you're back and went back on your decision to leave.

@ the bolded...honestly, at this point, I'm indifferent since I think this generation will be my last.I'm very disappointed in the policies MS announced yesterday, yes, but overall, gaming has been losing its fun factor to me for quite some time now, and I'm not sure I'll be enjoying it 6/7 years from now, so I doubt I'll be gaming when the 9th gen comes.

But one thing's for sure, I doubt I'll lose interest in seeing what happens to this industry, who rises and who falls..I like how unpredictable a new generation is, so even if I'm not gaming, I'll still be watching the events closely.