| Ka-pi96 said: Yep it's great still being able to play older consoles rather than them just being a useless waste of space, long may it continue! It wasn't too long ago that someone on here recommended Pokemon Snap to me and thanks to the used game market I was able to get a copy for my N64 even today |
While that's a great point, that's an issue that will, for the most part, remain exclusive to those old consoles. I keep using Steam because it rings true - that platform will last indefinitely, and the games on it are there for the long run. There is no "out of print" to worry about, only being pulled off the market place, which is the exception rather than the rule.
In 20 years when people go back and play the PS4/XBO/Wii U, all those games will still be available on the market place, and for dirt cheap. Even now, I still can, and do, buy games from the PS3 digitally. There are games who's prices are preserved because of this. I plan on buying Peace Walker on PS3 digitally. I got Metroid Prime Trilogy, a game that used to run for like $200 physically, for $10 on the eshop. And that's all without having to scour game stores and ebay hoping someone has the game you want on the console you want in the condition you want for the price you want. You'll just buy the old system, look up the market place, and buy those games.
In a digital marketplace where there are no physical games, game preservation becomes easier and more streamlined, not more difficult.
