Why do Disk Drives matter?

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SvennoJ said:

I'm not physical only for games, but still am for music and movies. I do stream movies as well but that's replacing rentals. I've never bought a digital move but I don't rent movies anymore. For music I either buy CDs or listen to the radio, FM still. Never used Spotify and the problem with movie streaming is the fragmentation. At least Blockbuster used to have everything under one roof. Now it's figuring out which streaming service has what.

For games I still prefer physical. Installs faster, can delete without worrying about long re-installs. And good to have a set of games I can play during internet outages. Plus it's easier to find games, easier to share, and have resale value. No hassle with emulation either, just pop in the disc in the old system.

CDs are 3% of the industry revenue nowadays, DVD/Blu-Rays about 7%. Meanwhile, in consoles, the ratio is about 16%.

It stands to reason that more people are buying physical games but not music or movies despite the quality of the former being the same while things like Spotify and Netflix are just absolutely muddy in comparison to physical media. It's crazy that some people would latch on to physical console games but not care about the other stuff they consume.

Personally, I still own Blu-rays for the stuff I really care about and still download my music at the best possible quality. I own physical console games on the Switch and PS5, but I recognize that's mostly out of emotional rather than logical reasons.