There are a lot of factors to take into consideration when going digital-only. For starters, console retailers are definitely aware of the loss of advertising "shelf space" that comes with moving to digital-only, so I forsee a lot more aggressive advertising in other places in order to convince people to buy the console without them being able to view the library of games.
Another consideration is differing marketplaces. Sure, in developed countries, the thought of an online-only console gets more and more feasible each year, but what about developing countries where there's a marketplace for game consoles, but not a reliable enough internet infrastructure? Would the manufacturers spend more to make a completely different console to take those places into consideration, or bow out of those markets for smaller manufacturers? My guess is not the latter, in fear of missing out on the gravy train, if said region becomes an emerging boom market, with no prior experience of their brand.
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