SvennoJ said:
-Ack!- said:
Physical any day, gaming is also about collecting, games have sentimental value and memories attached to them. Digital doesn't count as a collection, it has to be something concrete, something I can hold in my hands.
On a sidenote: I don't really get those guys that speed through games and resell them as quickly as possible, this is not about money this is about passion! |
It depends on the game. I wanted to experience The order 1886, enjoyed it, but was not passionate enough about it to keep it on the shelf. Thus it was a nice detuctable towards Bloodborne, which can stay on the shelf. I also bought the Journey collection although I already had all the digital versions. Physical gives you the choice to end up with a collection of awesome games, a digital library quickly becomes a mess :/
Ironically the digital version of Journey gives me access to a free upgrade to the remaster, while the physcial version does not. The physical version has the soundtracks though. Can't have too many versions of the best, I've got 2 DVD versions of Monoke and 2 blu-ray versions lol.
When my ps3 broke I had to redownload all the psn games, it sucked. Apart from having to split it over 2 months thanks to my isp I also could not find everything. That was just the digital only titles. Now with games getting to 50GB I would have to split it over a year after a hdd failure... It's already the case with Steam, check internet usage, pick and choose what game to download on Steam. So even if I wanted to go all digital it would be a severly limiting move.
I'll keep collecting physical versions of the stuff I love, however I'll admit one disadvantage of physical is my kids getting the cases all sticky...
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The Order was a trap, overhyped game that was mediocre at best and I'd get rid of it too.
True, you can't have too many versions of the best. I've got One paperback, one hardcover, and one pocketbook trilogy version of LOTR. I have also an old VCR version of Top Gun from the eighties, which has to be older than me.
Anyways my point was that I saw used Witcher 3s on my local gamestop a week after its release. Nobody should buy a game speed through it and sell it fast just because they'd get better price out of it. The issue in these cases is not that gaming is expensive (though it is) but wrong prioritizing: people with little money shouldn't invest in gaming, but food, healthcare and paying their bills, entertainment comes after that.
