Physical media is like "having a dead body handcuffed" to Xbox One

[Zappykins]

archer9234 said:

Why is it so hard for people to accept that there is just people that want to own what they purchase. And not have it just as files, depend on HDD space, and accounts. How is physical with digital in anyway hampering digital. Microsoft was the one that "removed" the family share plan. Nothing was blocking them from retaining it with discs around. Or any other benefit that digital gives. It's all there for people who want that stuff. Plus, a ton of other factors are involved when people choose which way to go. Internet caps is one of them.

Think of it like a record LP vs an MP3 player.  (For this we are going to assume that the sound quality is the same, which it is not, but the game purposes would be the same.)

One get's worn out and scratch, hard to move around.  They add up an get heavy; you have to store them.  They get ruined in flood, fires, earthquakes and other disasters.   You have to get them to put them in the machine to play them.  They can be stolen, broken, and tripped over.  And the quality degrades every time you use it.

The other never wears out, always sounds the same, can be taken anywhere.  It's light an mobile.  You can have hundreds and it doesn't take up any space.  You can switch instantly from anything to anything.  As log as you can long in from any system to can get access to all your music/files/music/games anywhere on any device.

I think for some people physically owning the game is nearly a fetish or like hoarding things, some word to describe that, but for the rest of us, digital is great. 

Currently it's an easy choice.  But, like Music, I don't think it will be like that in a few more years.