| Leynos said: "but emulation" it's a shallow experience. It's getting a new game in the mail or finding some treasure out in the wild in a store or yard sale or flea market. That is a thrill. Not knowing anything about an old retro game you bought. It could be amazing or bad but the exciting thing is not knowing. You aren't forced to read the Steam / XBL / PSN /eShop description or reviews. So you can have the same thrill of not knowing anything about an old retro game you bought. It could be amazing or bad. So you can still have the excitement of not knowing. Hearing the click of a cartridge popping in or opening the lid to pop the CD in and pressing power. Pawlow would be proud. Your classical conditioning worked. Reading the manual. Most physical games of the last two decades don't have manuals anymore. Both physical and digital versions of a newer game have tutorials instead. Many old digital games have the manual as PDF included, f.e. most GOG games. It's a build-up to playing the game. The anticipation leading up. So waiting for the download to finish can't be a build-up to playing the game? All I get in digital games is. Cool game. Play for 5 minutes. Download another. Seems to be your personal problem if your reaction to the same game is different knowing that it doesn't come with a bit of plastic and paper. Backlog of steam games most people don't play or finish. Why do you care if other people finish every game? How much physical games do you have? How much of them have you finished? |
