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d21lewis on 29 October 2017
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TalonMan said:
d21lewis said:
I'm pretty much full digital these days but on the rare occasion that I buy a game, I just go to GameStop.

I used to buy from them all of the time and redeem my points for things but one day my points just disappeared. A ton of them, too. Now I only go on there every few months for some random accessory or something.

My main complaint about digital is the "What if...?" question, I'm always left with...   ...such as, what if 10-15 years from now, I feel the urge to play Super Mario Odyssey and the game (for whatever reason) isn't currently on my device? How do I know that server will still be available for download? What about 20yrs from now? 25??

Today - I know I can whip out my N64, pop in Ocarina and go to town...   ...do you know for a fact you'll be able to do that 20yrs from now with an eShop purchase???

I keep them on an SD card--in the Switch's case, at least. I guess I just need to get a second SD card. It has as much chance of failing as my game carts, right?

 

I just know myself. I've been gaming since the 80's. Every system Nintendo and Sony ever made. Every XB since the 360 (yes, all two of them!), the Dreamcast, Genesis, and Ouya.

 

Without going into a long spiel, all of my systems Pre-2005 are either boxed up or given away. Most of them post 2005 are either put away or on display just for show. When I get the urge to play my Gameboy, for example, I just play a torrent or use the virtual console.

Nowadays, so many great games are digital only. If our consoles don't become obsolete and servers die, a ton of our library is going to be gone forever anyway. I just play what I want today and don't worry about it. Off the top of my head, I can't really think of any game I want to play in the entire history of gaming that I couldn't play right now, either via torrent or remaster.