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ShinMitsugi on 20 March 2013

Well...as expected. The Wii U will be obsolete by Christmas. Same exact problem that the Wii had.



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DanneSandin on 20 March 2013
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:

Holy shit, I'd never buy a PS720 if all my games - even the physical ones - were considered digital... Is there any benefit for the costumer using that system?

500gb should be the bare minimum really... Like, the casual basic kit :P

Benefits are for digitial vs retail overall.

1) No need to ever change a disc. Turn on, pick game, play.

2) Quicker in-game transitions as HDD is faster than BR drive.

That's pretty much it AFAIK.

You don't gain the obvious digital benefit of not having to store the disc/case as you'll want that for back-up or reinstall, when needed.

But isn't there a ton of hazards of having a digital copy? Isn't it kinda like renting the game or something like that?



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ShinMitsugi on 20 March 2013
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:

Holy shit, I'd never buy a PS720 if all my games - even the physical ones - were considered digital... Is there any benefit for the costumer using that system?

500gb should be the bare minimum really... Like, the casual basic kit :P

Benefits are for digitial vs retail overall.

1) No need to ever change a disc. Turn on, pick game, play.

2) Quicker in-game transitions as HDD is faster than BR drive.

That's pretty much it AFAIK.

You don't gain the obvious digital benefit of not having to store the disc/case as you'll want that for back-up or reinstall, when needed.


How about DEAL WITH IT?  You can bet that in the next 10 years video game physical media will be phased out the same way all media has been.  CDs are phased out, DVDs are mostly phased out, and everything before CDs.   I welcome a day when we don't have to drive to the GAMESTOP to get our games.  The entire concept of a disc is so archaic AND fragile. 



superchunk on 20 March 2013
ShinMitsugi said:
Well...as expected. The Wii U will be obsolete by Christmas. Same exact problem that the Wii had.

Umm no. The difference between Wii and PS360 was  A LOT wider than that of Wii U to PS4/neXtBox. However, that doesn't mean it won't eventually get ignored largely by 3rd parties for wholly different reasons.



superchunk on 20 March 2013
ShinMitsugi said:
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:

Holy shit, I'd never buy a PS720 if all my games - even the physical ones - were considered digital... Is there any benefit for the costumer using that system?

500gb should be the bare minimum really... Like, the casual basic kit :P

Benefits are for digitial vs retail overall.

1) No need to ever change a disc. Turn on, pick game, play.

2) Quicker in-game transitions as HDD is faster than BR drive.

That's pretty much it AFAIK.

You don't gain the obvious digital benefit of not having to store the disc/case as you'll want that for back-up or reinstall, when needed.

How about DEAL WITH IT?  You can bet that in the next 10 years video game physical media will be phased out the same way all media has been.  CDs are phased out, DVDs are mostly phased out, and everything before CDs.   I welcome a day when we don't have to drive to the GAMESTOP to get our games.  The entire concept of a disc is so archaic AND fragile. 

Hey I'm a proponent of digital over retail. I just don't like losing the used games market.



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superchunk on 20 March 2013
DanneSandin said:

But isn't there a ton of hazards of having a digital copy? Isn't it kinda like renting the game or something like that?

Negatives are losing the ability to borrow, take games to friends houses, and of course all used game market.



DanneSandin on 20 March 2013
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:

But isn't there a ton of hazards of having a digital copy? Isn't it kinda like renting the game or something like that?

Negatives are losing the ability to borrow, take games to friends houses, and of course all used game market.

hmmm ok... I thought I heard elsewhere there were other less beneficial terms to digital sales...



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superchunk on 20 March 2013
DanneSandin said:
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:

But isn't there a ton of hazards of having a digital copy? Isn't it kinda like renting the game or something like that?

Negatives are losing the ability to borrow, take games to friends houses, and of course all used game market.

hmmm ok... I thought I heard elsewhere there were other less beneficial terms to digital sales...

In those negatives you can derive the idea that you don't own the actual game. So this would mean you'd never see 30 year old games on Ebay.



platformmaster918 on 20 March 2013

Hoping they bump those drive speeds up before release for PS4




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DanneSandin on 20 March 2013
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:
superchunk said:
DanneSandin said:

But isn't there a ton of hazards of having a digital copy? Isn't it kinda like renting the game or something like that?

Negatives are losing the ability to borrow, take games to friends houses, and of course all used game market.

hmmm ok... I thought I heard elsewhere there were other less beneficial terms to digital sales...

In those negatives you can derive the idea that you don't own the actual game. So this would mean you'd never see 30 year old games on Ebay.

Damn, I hope they never go full digital :P



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Furthermore, I think VGChartz should add a "Like"-button.