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| Shadow1980 said: And of course the video game industry ends up being the first segment of the entertainment industry to pull the trigger on digital-only. I would have figured it would have been music given how quickly most people shifted to digital, but I can still easily go out and buy CDs and vinyl records. Interestingly, when it comes to full albums, sales were always majority physical, and physical albums have rebounded a bit in sales. Digital just put the focus back on singles in the 21st century and lots of people just stopped buying albums. But physical albums, along with physical books and seemingly also physical home video, are here to stay. |
Physical games are actually more popular than dvds/music if I'm not mistaken and it brings up an interesting point.
The reason why vinyls/CDs etc can have resurgence is because it's an open market.
"No single company controls the format. Unlike Blu-ray game discs, which rely on standards and licensing overseen by industry groups, any record label can press music onto vinyl as long as they have access to a pressing plant.
Many manufacturers exist. There are pressing plants around the world that produce records for major labels, independent labels, and even individual artists.
Playback devices are widely available. Any company can make a turntable that plays standard vinyl records. There's no equivalent of a console maker deciding whether the format continues."
The future of the games industry has to be a similar open platform and it feels like that will only come from a PC maker or as crazy as it sounds Microsoft/Xbox lol. I hope this future will materialise soon. Because games are so large the medium needs to emphasise that over speed and so SSD storage will still be key.
