Why do Disk Drives matter?

[Cobretti2]

Azzanation said:

Cobretti2 said:

That is such narrow mined thinking. Just because someone prefers it a certain way, doesn't make it worst or better or a true gamer or not true gamer. Each person has a reason why thy do it their way.

i.e. some collect because the collecting element adds to the excitement of gaming, some collect so one day they may share their gaming experiences with the children they may have in future, some collect because they simply want to be able to hold it in their hands (i.e. physical trading card vs digital one for those who have no physical space), some buy physical because they want to feel like they got value for money in their hand.

Nothing wrong with people doing what you mentioned. But those willing to give up gaming all together because of a format shows they don't actually care about the game itself. Example: If Valve made Half Life 3, and it was digital/Streaming only, I will still buy and play it because I want to experience the game, I care about the IP and the entertainment of the video game. Those willing to skip it because it's not on a disk, shows they only care about the format it comes on and not the entertainment the game is supposed to bring to them. Thats why I say they are not true gamers. I brought a VR headset just so I can play Half Life Alyx, format of a game means little to me as long as I can play it, I don't care if it comes on toast.

Apples and oranges. PCs are user friendly to digital, consoles are not.

Nintendo as an examples ties everything to our console hardware. Once the Switch online ends life, if your switch dies so does your game collection.

If my PC dies no worries, I just install steam on a new one and reinstall everything.

For digital to work well on consoles they need to be more open with how you backup your data and how you can use it once the generation ends at least.

I will use Nintendo as another example, virtual console great idea, but why the fuck did I have to buy the same game on Wii, WiiU and Switch, then you also got stuff that was on WiiU not on Switch. I mean fuck they are N64 games, no excuse for them not to carry over to the next gen system.