| DPsx7 said: There's really no harm as most games are essentially ready to go. That's what the crunch is for. Things do pop up after the fact but typically it's in online modes as players discover crap the devs didn't think of. Day one patches are often extra content developed after a game went gold. Good to have, not a dealbreaker if you decide to play 10 years later. Well sure, PSN lets me play online when I want to. My games aren't demanding to be online 24/7. I can disconnect my LAN cable and continue to play nearly all my games which is the way I want to keep it. Ah, but the big difference here is when a service is shut down you're out of options. If a console stops working you CAN fix it or have it repaired. Games aren't easy to damage and it's the owners fault if a pet or child chews on it. Yeah if you bought an online only game then you knew that going in. I have a couple myself. Sucks it becomes a coaster, however keep that disc just in case one day we can host our own servers. You never know. Sorry, don't use Steam as an example. I bought ONE game using that atrocious crap and had a nightmare of a time trying to play. Of all the games I regret buying HL2 is the #1 choice. In that sense yes, digital will allow you to play the classics without breaking the bank. Retro has totally shot up in price. I'm SO glad I kept my games. Of course they still work. My point there was since I have my copy I don't have to buy another. It's too common these days for things to be ported and remade, how many times do we want to technically buy the same title? |
Crunch is not something we want in this industry, its what ruins great teams and is why we have companies split and talent devs go elsewhere. I am no fan of it as i also work at a job that requires crunch and even when i know i am earning more money, it makes me want to quit and find a better job. Everyone is different, however that's my personal experience with it.
Fixing old consoles or games ends up costing more money than just playing the digital game you already own on your digital library. Every time i upgrade my PC, my 1000+ Steam games carry straight over without any issues with BC and lets add most digital games improves over time due to patches that add more graphic options and also iron out bugs that might have been their from launch, and its free. Something physical media cannot do.
I can relate that at the time Steam was new on the block, it was horrible to use, i had no idea what i was doing and i had the old dial up internet where i had to download HL2, it took ages and crashed multiple times. But eventually when Steam matured in the market it was no longer an issue.
If it really comes down to it and you want to play a classic game like Elder Scrolls or Fallout, you can simply just buy it digital and you will have it forever, exact same as you owning the disk, except that disk wont last forever as tech has a life span. As i said i can play The Ultimate Doom any time i want as i own it digitally, the physical version on my SNES barely works, plus the digital version is leagues better to play to begin with. Every scenario is different for everyone, humans aren't perfect so expect things to happen. The industry is moving into the direction of games requiring you to sign up, log in, download a patch, and even now, the disk doesn't even have the full files on it, you still have to download some of it anyway making the disk nothing more than a coaster.
As much as i like collecting media, i am also relieved i don't have to carry all my games around with me and find space for them and keeping them in good condition etc.
I made a thread about companies raising costs on video games and i can tell you, what we get today for physical media is not worth the $60 we spend let alone the new $70 price they want to push compared to the older video game days where you actually received a box with actual content in it. If gaming was like the 80s and 90s again than yes, i don't mind paying for them, but right now, all we get is a Green or Blue case with just a Disk in it (Sometimes a code)
Its a good read below
https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/243383/game-prices-should-not-rise/
Last edited by Azzanation - on 23 October 2020
