Egann said:
NobleTeam360 said:
oniyide said:
Allfreedom99 said:
oniyide said:
First off physical media is NOT going away. No other media has have that happen so i dont know what alternate reality some are living in where they see that is the case.
OT What i will do? NOthing, just like 360 was beating PS3 i still bought PS3 and enjoyed it along with WIi. If we go all digital, i will either just stick to PC which is far superior in that field anyway or just stop gaming. |
While its not going to completely go away...It is also true that more an more gaming is becoming a digital event and sooner or later gaming from a disc will be considered retro. They will still exist of course but in a very limited fashion.
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When you say limited, what do you mean? Because people have been saying the same thing for books, newspapers, music, movies for years and none of those are limited. I can go to the store and get those just fine. Well except maybe books, but theres Amazon for that. video game files are much bigger than anything i listed and bandwidth needed...a lot of people are just not there yet. SO if the video game industry wants to really go ahead with that, they are going to see the install base shrink like never before.
FYI MS isnt ahead of anyone, SOny already had an all digital game machine.
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The physical forms of books, newspapers, music, and movies are dying if you didn't notice.
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I really have to back oniyide on this one. Books and newspapers have a microscopic digital footprint, and even HQ movies aren't that big. Blu-Ray disks mean that next-gen games will be upwards of 50GB, possibly 100. Hard disks shall clutter and ISPs weep with every Call of Duty release.
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Currently sure but what I'm refering to is the future. Physical forms of media are becoming less relevant take a look at Netflix. Their is a reason blockbuster and Hollywood video are out of business and in the process of going out of business. I agree that we aren't at the point yet where digital is huge but it will get their wether or not we want it. Another example is music who even buys physical copies of music anymore? I don't even have to comment on newspapers.
