Why do Disk Drives matter?

[Zkuq]

Azzanation said:

Zkuq said:

For me personally, it's about control. I don't want to cede control of relatively expensive products to companies that generally care little of what's beneficial to me. There are already some rare cases where access to games you've paid for is lost because of the publisher's decision or other reasons, probably without any compensation to the owners. I don't expect that to be a major issue with large companies such as Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, but I have little doubt that they would absolutely at the very least consider dropping old games when few enough people are interested in them anymore. Aside from Microsoft, that's exactly what they've done with backwards compatibility, and Microsoft hasn't exactly demonstrated trustworthiness in the gaming industry either.

Wanted to answer your post.

Answer: I post for conservation.

Topic;

I continue to hear people saying they would quit gaming if Physical ceased to exist. So, I am writing this thread to understand that mentality.

Are these physical collectors playing games or just collecting? Why does a format of a game matter if it's the exact same game on screen? Why does owning something make any difference? My example would be, do they hate going to the movie theaters because they don't own the movie on physical? I dont understand this mentality. 

I buy physical all the time however I am not against the digital future as its benefits outweigh the negatives. Especially when you own thousands of games.

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I'm following. Is this about conservation, collecting, or physical vs. digital, all aspects considered? Either way, I've got to say that for me personally the positives of 'the digital future' most certainly do not come even close to outweighing the negatives. Maybe they do for you, but I doubt you can find a way to objectively claim that. On PC, there might be cases where they do, but on consoles, it's not even close. Going digital on consoles is basically focusing on short-term benefits and accepting that the future is uncertain, which is obviously fine, if that's your cup of tea. It's just not my cup of tea.