Ubisoft reveals profit margins for physical versus digital sales on console

[AlfredoTurkey]

superchunk said:

AlfredoTurkey said:

Of course, "easy" is subjective so, this probably won't matter to you but... how much easier is it to push a button on your console and wait for a few hours than it is for me to push a button on Amazon and then pick the game up at my door step 24 hours later? Faster, sure. Easier? Maybe... a little... tiny... bit? 

1) Not having to get my mail.

2) Even physical requires install on 2/3rds of consoles.

3) Mins to couple hours is FAR less than 24~48hrs for delivery. (also, read #2 again)

4) My statement was referring to playing and switching between games on the daily, not the 1 time cost of buying/installing.

Yes, it is easier.

Again, it's subjective. Some people think walking five feet to their console to change games is a life changing, death defying trial of physical endurance the equivalent of swimming the English Channel. I, on the other hand, think it's a piece of cake.

The way people act these days you'd think those of us who lived during the 80's were fucking terminator cyborgs. I mean, can imagine having to actually drive to the store to buy a game? And then on top of THAT? We actually had to change games every single time we wanted to play a different one! 

I don't know how we escaped with our lives.