Anyone here work for Sony?
Mr.Metralha said:
Keep the porn and I'll keep the boobs, then. Physical > Digital Anytime. |
Yes I also agree
Physical > Digital, I dont see why anyone would think that not having a disk or little card type thing is awesome
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darthdevidem01 said:
*sees ME2's digital price over physical* Physical > Digital |
They only do that so that they don't screw over the other companies. I just feel that its better to have a digital instead of a hard copy that takes space.

Chroniczaaa said:
Yes I also agree Physical > Digital, I dont see why anyone would think that not having a disk or little card type thing is awesome |
I hate discs, i hate the covers most of the time. I just love having it right there on the system ready to boot up.

$2.99 to $49.99 I'm guessing, with everything in between.
As for the whole digital vs. physical, even with physical media, you don't actually "own" anything but a license. The media itself is just a delivery device for said licensed content.
I know a lot of people don't like to think of software (or music, video, whatever) this way, but it is.
And while there are still people who buy retail PC games (which are currently nothing more than installer disks and in some cases still function as disk check DRM security measures), DD services like Steam have pretty much proven that physical media is no longer required to distribute games.
A lot of people like to collect and sell/buy/trade used media; that's fine. This will never go away, but collectors who prefer physical media for reasons such as "I like displaying all my stuff and looking at it/touching it" are a niche minority that the industry really doesn't have to cater to outside of collector's editions and the like.
The vast majority of consumers just want the content itself and this is the direction in which the industry continues to move, like it or not.
Personally, I'll take the convenience of having an entire library of purchased games available off remote servers on any system I can access over a collection of physical media that has to be physically accounted for and transported/stored everywhere I go.
I say this as someone who has hundreds of retail games, close to a thousand retail movies, and several hundred retail CDs. That's a lot of unnecessary plastic that I don't have immediate access as a lot of it's in storage or simply buried among various piles/boxes of media.
full games will cost the same as psp games did and psn games will cost the same as psn games do
| greenmedic88 said: $2.99 to $49.99 I'm guessing, with everything in between. As for the whole digital vs. physical, even with physical media, you don't actually "own" anything but a license. The media itself is just a delivery device for said licensed content. I know a lot of people don't like to think of software (or music, video, whatever) this way, but it is. And while there are still people who buy retail PC games (which are currently nothing more than installer disks and in some cases still function as disk check DRM security measures), DD services like Steam have pretty much proven that physical media is no longer required to distribute games. A lot of people like to collect and sell/buy/trade used media; that's fine. This will never go away, but collectors who prefer physical media for reasons such as "I like displaying all my stuff and looking at it/touching it" are a niche minority that the industry really doesn't have to cater to outside of collector's editions and the like. The vast majority of consumers just want the content itself and this is the direction in which the industry continues to move, like it or not. Personally, I'll take the convenience of having an entire library of purchased games available off remote servers on any system I can access over a collection of physical media that has to be physically accounted for and transported/stored everywhere I go. I say this as someone who has hundreds of retail games, close to a thousand retail movies, and several hundred retail CDs. That's a lot of unnecessary plastic that I don't have immediate access as a lot of it's in storage or simply buried among various piles/boxes of media. |
Then the industry doesn't deserve my money.
radiantshadow92 said:
I hate discs, i hate the covers most of the time. I just love having it right there on the system ready to boot up. |
I'm with you, I prefer my games on the HDD, it's MUCH more practical and I really don't care about the box and cover.
OT: My bet would be Us$49,99 for the major releases.
Its going to cost exactly like game cost right now. Meaning anywhere from .01$ up to 59$. When you purchase a handheld game at 19$ or 29$, your not purchasing the same product you get for 59$ on PS3. Dont forget why most handheld games are cheaper to begin with. You always get what you pay for.