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Aeolus451 said:

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Aeolus451 said:


What makes you think that the next gen will be digital only? The majority of gamers do not want that shit so it will not happen. MS is welcome to try that crap.

Because of the reason I already gave, in bold by the way.

I dont want digital only either. I just have to accept the fact that its just the way things will go.

We could see maybe buying licenses instead. Like a game purchse is a little card with a code. Then you can take your card to a friend house and either download the full game and only be able to play it with the card, or stream the game with the card like on psnow. Then sell it as you please.

For next gen to be phisycal again, we would need a better disc and reader tech that can deliver a lot quicker data than bluray, but less expensive and energy effiient, but this seems not worth the time and money to develop since we have litle sd cards that are smaller, quicker, dont scrach, cheaper, can hold more data and barely take any energy.

On that note, things can go the way of the vita and 3ds and other previous nintendo handheald. Little cartridges can be the way to save the phisycal games.. They stoped before on consoles cuz they where more expensive then cds, but they where always better. Now things have turned around. We could really see things go back to this format. I would actually love for this to happen. I dont have to be carefull with them, just put a bunch in my pocket and play whatever I have on the go or at  friends house.

Who says that discs/reader need to be noticeably faster or more efficient than blu ray? None of the console companies or developers have said that they are gonna to or wanted to go that route. It will evolve into a better and more efficent disc and disc reader over but I doubt that it will leap frog right into digital only. It will not go that route because the consumers don't want that. MS tried some crap that the consumers didn't want and it bite them right in the ass even when a few people were saying MS's policies were the future.

If bluray was good enough, there would be no need to install the whole game to the hardrive on day one to do anyting. Patches is one thing, but the whole game? 

No, no company has stated they want to go that route. Im just saying that there are better routes to go with next gen that could benefict them and us. Throwing money at developing new and better discs and readers are a waste when there already exisist better format like code cards and cartrideges and still be phisycal.

I kind of agree with you. It just that i belive there are much better alternatives that will make lossing the disc alone better, but keep some kind of physical format, Cartridges or code cards that resembels credit cards. Disc is what Im certain will die.

What MS tried was an ovbious anticonsumer practice that had only benefit to them and dint improve gaming or lower cost in any way. What I suspect that might happen, does have a lot of beneficts, mainly it could singnificantly lower production cost. No need for disc drives will lower cost on the hardware. Like the wii u is 50% of its volume a disc drive. For software the price of a litle cardtridege or code card are way chaper and safer to handle and still be resellable.