Darwinianevolution on 10 March 2016
The reason why a digital only enviorement can be achieved on the PC space is because there are multiple digital distribution platforms, and have to compete with each other. A digital-only console means that the console manufacturer is the only one that can sell games (any games, not just 1st party exclusives, every game has to go through the digital store), and that would definitively evolve into a lot of consumer unfriendly practics.
Also, there are a lot of problems that come with a digital-only option: speed/availability of the internet in your region, space of the hard drives, ownership of the games, DRM...
