Yes, regardless if that's what we want, we have to think realistically here.
1) File size for games are only going to continue to grow
2) The cost of Hard drives (SSDs) on both the company and the customers is excessive
3) Streaming is already a thing that by-passes SSD space and game download times
4) Its cheaper for corporations to offer a Streaming Box than to offer hardware (Sold at a loss)
5) Internet is only improving, more and more people will get better speeds in time.
6) Companies wont need to sell their games at retail, pushing away the cut that retails take from overall game sales
7) It pushing gamer's to go full digital and use the console's eco-systems which leads to better overall profits.
8) No need to upgrade hardware for new media.
NOTE: I prefer physical media and to download my games digital, however that's the ways of the past which is unfortunate. Just like the movie business, services like Netflix has made physical media rather pointless now.
