OneTime on 18 October 2020
Publishers like download because there is no second-hand market. That's pretty much all it gets them in reality though, as mass producing and shipping BluRays is basically pennies on their costs. They also lose out on the gift-side of the market, and old-skool shops don't promote or devote shelf space to downloadable games for obvious reasons.
Personally I like things like books, CDs and DVDs because you can go to someone's house and see what sort of things they have on their shelves. It's starting to be an increasingly expensive luxury though...
