PlayStation |OT| Playing Astro Bot on the Horizon Until Dawn

[Runa216]

-Adonis- said:

gooch_destroyer said:

Blame those who are too lazy to change discs. 

I actually know gamers that are like this. ^^

I own a rather large number of physical copies (probably about a thousand across all PS Gens and about 500 Nintendo/others), and even I have been buying more and more digital copies because it's just so much more convenient. And I have a PS Portal and you can't swap discs with that. 

At this point Physical is a novelty. A shelf trophy. I love them and I'm so grumpy about them being discontinued as an option but be realistic. 

And I find it so funny that people are being so bitchy with Sony for this in particular and are like 'oh let's boycott' like it's not just the direction the industry is going. Where are you going to go, eh? Xbox? They've been easing towards no discs too and rumours say their next console will be discless and are actually patenting technology to convert physical to digital. Nintendo has game key cards which are functionally digital only BUT with the added drawback of needing to swap a card. Steam has been discless/digital only for 20+ years and y'all love it. 

So what exactly does anyone think they can do and why are they only getting grumpy at Sony about it? 

Honestly, I would be on the same  hate train if people weren't all saying 'we're gonna go to PC' like they aren't hypocrites for it. Because, again, STEAM has been digital only for decades and everyone (rightly) Loves it. 

At this point I'm convinced people mostly just REALLY want to feel justified in their hatred and grumpiness. They need a target and sony opened themselves up for it by outright announcing their intention to do what has been inevitable for decades. 

And to repeat, I hate it. I am a collector. I love physical copies, every wall in my house has shelves of games, movies, books, trinkets, and collectibles. I love displaying my collections, I LOVE physical copies. But it just feels so exhausting to see people so angry about something that has been written on the wall for 20 years, and the rage feels so damn hypocritical and inconsistent.