Fallout 4 Sold More Digitally Than Physically Day One

[DivinePaladin]

Neodegenerate said:

DivinePaladin said:
No matter what I never intend on leaning digital, but even if I wanted to I wouldn't plan on doing so until laws are in place allowing people to pass on digital catalogs just as they could physical media in their wills. Discs are licenses just as much as downloads are, yes, but if I die I could give my collection of discs to my kids or something.

I know that's not directly related to the OP but PC gamers have effectively caved as time's gone on because steam is convenient to them, not thinking about what happens to those thousands of dollars they've spent if something goes wrong.

I think that we as the hardcore gaming community look at this from a very different perspective than that of the casual gamer.  I would say the majority of people play their game and then forget it exists.  They either trade in their disc to get the next game, or leave it on their hard drive until they need space, and it never really goes any deeper than that. 

As collectors we are in the minority.  The value for most people with regard to most anything is in their initial experience.  I pay 60 bucks for a 10 hour game, I am satisfied with my 10 hours, as an example.   The convenience of digital just allows them to get their 10 hours in a faster more direct way.

I agree completely. This issue is one I really want to see develop on a grander scale, with games as the forefront. If I leave you my film collection upon death, why does that only include my PHYSICAL film collection? I was reading up on this and there may be legal precedent to change this soon enough but it's a conversation we as a community need to being to the forefront. Games are art now, legally speaking, but our licenses for them are less legally recognized when we don't physically own that license somehow. PC games have gone a step further, where even physically owning it doesn't matter because the disk is a one-use steam key. PC gamers, ironically since the PC crowd are the ones who argue that they have more freedom, have given up their freedom to own their games in order for ease of access.