| KingdomHeartsFan said: First off PDF gave me the idea to make this thread from one of his so check his out too: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=165052 1. Aside from Nintendo consoles, consoles from this past gen aren't known for being reliable, so say you bought all your games digitally then Microsoft/Sony shut down the servers for the 360/PS3 then your console breaks. You basically just lost all your games and have no way of ever getting them back. wrong. you can back up to PC or external harddrives (at least with sony). severs are not required. but i will say this. i've lost far more games to friends and disc scratches then i've ever lost to digital. being able to redownload a game is great imo and so far servers have lasted longer than my interest in a game. maybe it's just me but "retro" games suck. 2. If your harddrive if full, and lets face it they get full pretty quick, and you have to delete a game to make room for another one, then when they shut down the servers you can never play those games you deleted again because you didn't have the space. harddrives can be upgraded. and swapping game data doesn't have to be via the server (see above) so you aren't losing games ever even if servers are shut down. but yes, it can be a nuisance. i'll agree with that at least. 3. If I buy a game and it turns out to be bad then I want the option to be able to resell it back. Also a lot of people end up just selling their games after they beat them, personally I like hanging onto my games. a very valid concern. something i hope is addressed this upcoming gen. 4. I'm also a collector of video games, along with playing them obviously, and you can't add digital games to a collection. valid i suppose. i'm the complete opposite. a significant draw of digital is to not have to store all that shit. boxes aren't anything special anymore and (imo) are a nuisance. i hates the clutter. 5. Collector's/Limited Editions. Just to use an example, I pre-ordered Tales of Xillia and when I pre-ordered it I got a sound track, an art book and some DLC costumes for FREE. Obviously if I bought the game digitally then I would have missed out on all of that. Also I don't mind paying a little bit more if a Limited Edition is badass, like the MGS 4 one. digital releases come with pre-order bonuses as well. typically the very same bonuses retail gets for digital content like dlc or soundtracks. only physical pre-order bonuses are currently not supported (figurines and the such) which if you go back to my clutter statement is something i personally hate. So those are my top reasons why I will always purchase my games physically. I hear a lot of people saying this next gen is the last one before we go all digital, honestly when that happens I will just stick with retro gaming, there are thousands of amazing games from past gens that I haven't played. So what do you guys think, do you prefer to buy your games digitally or have the physical copy. |
getting rid of the storage issue (see my thread on digitizing my dvds btw) and not having to disk swap is reason enough for me to go all digital. games can be cheaper too (especially the out of print games).
also, i think you missed one of the biggest markes against digital game purchases... the time and bandwidth required to download a game. if you have slow internet or tight bandwidth caps digital is practicially impossible. ...but as my internet is fast most games download faster than me going to the store which is yet another reason i like digital. i do have a bandwidth cap but i haven't hit it ever (250 Gb a month).
anyhoo, to each their own but i feel like you'll change your mind by next gen as the benefits of digital increase as services get even more sophisitcated. i'm very excited for gaikai integration into psn. if i could somehow play my games from my mother-in-law's house without hauling my ps3/4 i would be a very happy customer. i think in 5 years i will be able to do that.
