My main issue with digital past gen has been that the prices on these games were the same or higher than buying a physical copy. Even more ironically, physical copies dropped in price much quicker than digital. This literally makes no sense to me. Digital should ALWAYS be cheaper than physical, even from day one. A digital copy of a game should not be £50 if physical is £50 simply because of how much cost is being saved through a digital sale. In this scenario, if both games cost the same I tend to go for physical due to all the advantages you mentioned as well as having an actual copy.
This gen though it seems companies, especially Sony is pushing digital very well over physical, so much so that I'm really starting to shift over to digital where I make the majority of purchases. PS+ games, constant amazing sales (as with Ni no kuni), being able to buy games from other regions and play them instantly rather than having to import and in general the convenience of having an entire library at the press of a button. It'll take some time but eventually people will prefer digital mainly due to the sales and prices.
