Would you buy a digital only console?

[SvennoJ]

spemanig said:

SvennoJ said:

The average internet speed is a lot lower than what an internet speed poll results into on this site.  Enthusiast gamer if you like that better than hardcore, whatever you want to call the segment that plays full priced games multiple times a week and frequents game sites.

PSPGO was late, yet was also boycotted by many retailers, definitely not promoted. Ouya was indeed the ouya.

Anyway what's different now, why would retailers promote a system that doesn't make them any money. And that world average internet speed is real, plus data caps are in a lot of places as well.

What's different is that the NX is a new system, not a revision of a dying one. Enough people have a high enough internet speed for digital only to be more than viable. It's a ludicris leap in judgement to believe that good internet is restricted to people who play games in a post-smartphone world.

If you're talking NX in particular, no way I would buy a digital only copy of Zelda or Mario.

Good internet is not restricted to people who play games, I'm merely suggesting that those that are enthusiast gamers and generally large consumers of digital content are more likely to get the higher data plans. Which is why, coming back to where this all started, I think the 35/65 split won't be any more in favor of a digital only console amongst the general public. At least not with full priced, full sized games.