SvennoJ said:
prayformojo said:
SvennoJ said:
Simple question, since when have you been all digital on PC?
The last boxed PC game I've bought was Deus EX: HR. Which is also the last time I've bought an AAA PC game at release. Nowadays I wait for Steam sales instead. Deus EX: HR was just a disc inside an empty box, disappointing. Before that I bought The witcher 2 which had all kinds of goodies in the boxed version.
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I've never been a PC gamer but, correct me if I'm wrong here, doesn't ever physical game have to be fully installed anyway? If that's true, it seems rather pointless to buy physical discs since you'll only use them once anway.
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I can't leave 500GB of games installled on my PC, and with a 80GB data cap per month which is already strained in my household, I can't redownload titles at will nor download a new 30-40GB game at all.
Plus I don't know if you can transfer game files to another pc or laptop without redownloading them on Steam? Some games run better on my desktop, some on my laptop, or I simply want to play them on both. It's easier to install in 2 locations from a disc.
I'm worried about Star Citizen. I backed it for a digital copy, which the way things seem to be going I won't be able to download :/ I guess I can pause the download and spread it over multiple months ugh.
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I totally feel your pain and it's a real concern you don't hear much about these days for some reason. It's like the elephant in the room imo. Digital games, when they were first coming out as a concept, were supposed to bring us amoung other things, a more convenient way to buy our media. But for me, downloading a 50GB game is MUCH less convenient and quick than just running across the street to Walmart and buying the damn thing on a disc.
If they want mass adoption, they're going to have to make internet speeds MUCH faster and more affordable because right now, the only people who can download AAA games in a few minutes are people who are paying out the ass each month...at least in the US.
