| *Sound Of Rain said: I have been looking into possibly going all digital on the PS4. It seems to be much more convenient and I've always been a fan of simplicity & ease of use. However, upon reading up on it, some people claim that it takes forever to download a game...is this true? Like 10+ hours. Also, some are reporting issues with not being able to access digital games when PSN is down. Is this true? TLDR: What has your experience with buying retail games digitally been like? |
I bought the Killzone bundle at launch and didn't plan on going all digital. Bought BF4 disc with the PS4 day 1 as well but I regretted not getting that digital.
Every game since has been downloaded and I've got a good collection. Prices on the EU store are too high for us and I was reconsidering only getting my fav games as digital. But then I set up a US PSN account and I save $30 for every game I buy there compared to in a store here or on the EU PSN store.
So I'm pretty much going full on digital now. I've a 1.5TB HDD as well so I'm prepared. Downloads are slow for me because of my internet speed. But the PS4 downloads them in standby mode overnight. Both Far Cry 4 and GTA 5 were pre loaded and ready to go when the release date came.
Recently pre ordered The Order 1886, FC4, GTA 5 and unless BF: Hardline turns out to be total shit I'll pre order that too. So my advice is go digital off the US store if you're from outside the US.
