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SvennoJ on 21 October 2020
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DPsx7 said:

Kind of? Sometimes unexpected things happen. Otherwise you probably knew your area was prone to certain events and can take some precautionary measures. Some consoles won't let you back up or transfer your data. DDOS, server outage, internet congestion, hacked account, much of this you can't control, all a single point of failure blocking you from playing anything.

Facts are facts, digital has more problems than physical. I'd prefer to keep things in my control, after all I paid for the stuff so I should use it when I like.

True enough. Never said either one had to disappear. Sometimes a digital game is better than no game. But a good example here is I enjoy VR and want to try Beat Saber. If there was a disc I'd have already spent the $30. It's digital though so I don't feel right spending more than $10 since I'm technically getting less.

Make an exception and get the digital version, it's awesome. It's even better with a couple music packs. The game has had many free updates as well, a disc version of the original would be as 'representative' as the original disc version of DriveClub.

I do prefer physical in general although for VR I can't deny the convenience of not having to take the headset off to change discs and then have to fit it back on properly. Sometimes I buy the disc version later to add to my collection, however with GT Sport I bought the digital version later for convenience while storing my steel case edition safely away.

I've lost far more digital games over time than physical. My ps3 died at some point and I could not get everything back. I either couldn't remember what I was missing or the updates weren't there anymore. On PC the same, hdd failure, now to remember which games I'm missing from what direct sale sites if still available. I'm no good at keeping track of digital purchases, however physical games/movies I can find on my crowded shelves no problem.

I love physical editions, I just bought my 5th version of Princess Mononoke, the limited steelbook edition. It can stay shrinkwrapped, safely with the others on the shelf. I already had the Honk Kong and Disney edition on blu-ray and two dvd versions. Chance of them all failing, pretty much zero.