John2290 said:
You never own a game truly, it's in the fine print, you essentially pay for the right to play it. Regardless, What's the difference if you keep it on a set of HDD's for future purposes or on a disk in a box? Well, I as someone who has the code can download it onto multiple HDD's for future back up. Something I am in the process of doing with the games I want to keep the most. I'll actually have copies on two different HDD's, and one on my current HDD/Ps4 pro. All the while of having the original code available on the PSN for download if needed. You misunderstand digital, like I once did until my disk drive broke and it was the best thing that happened to me in gaming, I ended up saving ridiculous amounts of money, gained the ability to buy more games, life became ever a tad more convenient, I get big releases at midnight continuing the old tradition of midnight releases that is no longer possible here and regardless, it's actual midnight. All the while, having so much more protection to my games, safe from scratches, loss etc as well as have to need to bring it with me traveling. All the benefits aside, I'll never return to physical gaming for a disc and a box that is only a hassle at the end of the day and a burden to earths ecosystem with all that resources it takes to make and transport that physical media. |
On paper you don't really own your games, but in reality you do, because there's no way for them to enforce their fine print. The difference is being able to sell it if you so desire. I still have GCU until the very end of 2019, so brand new games for $60 only cost me $35 to $45. Used physical games usually go for about the same or less as a steam sale, except you don't have to wait for a sale. If you're going to try to save money by going digital, you might as well go PC. I've been gaming 30 years and only once did I have a scratched disk. And that was from accidentally bumping my 360 (this was an issue with the 360 back in the day. Most consoles don't do that.). Disks have a low chance of being scratched these due to playing off the HDD and only using the disk to check and make sure you own it.
The environmental impact is about as much a bottle of soda, so no worries there.
Edit: For people going digital-only PC is just better. GoG let's you own your games, no questions asked. If I wanted to sell any gog games I'd just pull the files from my computer, no problem since there's no DRM on them. Prices are better for digital-only games, on PC, due to console prices always having to be the same as physical stores (Stores throw a fit if the game is sold cheaper digitally than it is at retail). And if you're going to let publishers revoke your ownership of a game, then you might as well get the version that has slightly better graphics.
Last edited by Cerebralbore101 - on 24 October 2018
