Digital downloads will only work if there is an open market for it. You can buy your PC games from Steam, GFWL, GOG, origin ect. This way you have services competing with pricing. When games are only available from PSN, XBL, Wiiware you only have one option if you want to play. Systems like this will have dramatically reduced userbases and or sales.
The problem is prevalent today. There are games on XBL that are the same price they were in 2007. Some have been on sale once maybe. Imagine if games were only available digitally at $60 a pop. Idiot greedy publishers will keep the games at that price forever and sales will plummet because there will be less money in the hands of gamers due to less sales/higher prices and no where to sell old games.
Getting an XBOX One for me is like being in a bad relationship but staying together because we have kids. XBone we have 20000+ achievement points, 2+ years of XBL Gold and 20000+ MS points. I think its best we stay together if only for the MS points.
Nintendo Treehouse is what happens when a publisher is confident and proud of its games and doesn't need to show CGI lies for five minutes.
-Jim Sterling
