Why do people hate digital games so much?

[Nicklesbe]

endimion said:

OK my turn

 

I DID USE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FOR GAMES FOR WAY OVER A DECADE.... I can even tell you witch game it was called for the first one the 4th coming and released in 1999-2000.... beside that I have been using DD for games ever since cracking got invented and internet got main stream.... which is way more than a decade...

 

but beside that I have been gaming personnaly for over 2 decades and I have had way more issues with physical than I ever did with DD... so yeah even if what you say is a probability we can't honnestly dismiss... I can guaranty you the chances of losing, damaging or geting stolen of a physical disc is (IN MY CASE AT LEAST) way higher than the chance of losing my digital dowload or getting hacked... I have redundency of all my data and I think all my accounts are well protected....
yeah sure steam, apple, MS etc can be hacked but not only it doesn't really concern me since I have everything saved localy, but even if it would happen on a so major scale or regular basis that the probability of it being a higher concern than the risk probability on physical. chances are those company have backs strong enough to handle any major issue financially... so even in the most extreme of cases I'm still dead convince by experience that I have absolutely no reason to be more worried about loosing my DD than my physical disc.... especially since CD rom, DVD rom, BR rom is probably the shittiest storing solution ever invented in terms of durability and reliability...
and to be completely fare I couldn't care less about games a decade old... in any case if those games are still relevant today you can find them, I was a big fan of command and conquer back then I still have the box somewhere at my parents home but I still bought the DD version because it is 10 times more convenient.... not even sure it would work properly on win 7/8 and if I want to play it in an other decade.... and steam is dead or whatever ... well then I'll pay a buck or 10 then to whome ever sells it at that point if I really want to play such a crappy game by then over nostalgia... instead of having to store with very little guarantee, discs that take space, collect dust and get so easily damaged...

 

simple beside collecting value and/or resell needs for people that don't want to keep their games, are on a budget or a mix of both, current format of physical disc have absolutely nothing on digital.... since I don't care about both, I don't collect, and by the time I'm done with a game, usually it has less resale value than the gas it's gonna cost me to go to the store to sell it..... DD is the way to go for me no doubt...

 

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Ya know if ya bought the physical disk and kept it close to mint condition and held onto it for 5+ years you probably could have turned it around for a nice profit. Just because you have been irresponsible with your property in the past, and just because you don't know how to turn collections around and make a profit off them doesn't mean everyone is like you. There are plenty of people that take really good care of their collections, they are really responsible and get insurance and protect their property. They know how to turn it around and make a profit off it. It's not fair or right to take their ability to do so away just because there are people that don't know any better. If you are on a budget that's more reason to try and make a profit off of your purchases. If ya can't make a profit off it you probably shouldn't be buying it. LIke I said before the profit I've made off my game collection alone has paid for my games, my consoles, and my PC. I'm not saying Digital shouldn't exist, however it's insane to try and completely destroy physical because it will always be a profitable commodity. Take music for example, it's been digital for a long time now and has seen just as many transitions as games. Yet bands still regularly release Vinyl records. Why? Because they are a damn good commodity.