Yep, DRM-free and freeware (and obviously open source too) are the only digital I can accept. I don't want that a game I bought depend on a service to work (or to reinstall, should it be needed for any reason, like a OS upgrade or a file corruption) even if it's single-player.

Not much of the population have that sort of speed. Mines only been upgraded to 20MB recently. And those sort of speeds are not cheap at all. 

Put it into a global perspective and it's something only really the very rich can do conveniently do 

Main reason i like physical is because i can resell it after im done with it (unless its really good and i want to keep on my selective collection). Also because i can keep them "forever" without worry of something nasty happening.

Digital i like when its cheap. But i know from experience that having a big list of games on your HDD is not necessarily a good feeling. Its a constant pressure to play the games you havent played because they are listed right there, while when its on disc and you turn your console on, its not a constant reminder (away from sight, away from thought). You can relax more easily.

Overall i like Physical the most. I try to mix them up a bit, but if i go too far on digital i just tend to delete the games i know im not gonna play and forget i had them. Except, i didnt get any money for it. Thats why digital is only worth it if that resale value is cut from the inital sale cost.

Let me make it even easier for people with GOG accounts: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/torchlight

Add to cart > checkout > one more click and hey, a free game

For clarification, I think you mean distribution rights.

Licenses can never expire unless you don't own the game/license, for example if you rent or lease.

nothing wrong with digital, but all digital? Ugh, i wouldnt hold my breath if older, more successful media havent done it I dont see why anyone thinks it will happen with gaming, matter of fact it would be harder. Its a huge difference between asking someone to drop 3 bucks on a book than 60 dollars on a game. If im paying that much for something, it better have some resale value. And no dont give me that "steam" crap. Im talking consoles here, closed systems that wont have the sales of the the PC service.

physical is still cheaper in all media most of the time anyway, hell if you buy a bluray you get a digital copy, how is that NOT good?

He might mean licenses. This is one of the exceptions that proves the rule. For example, one publisher had timed rights to sell Fighting Fantasy gamebook apps on mobile. It lapsed, and they had to pull their apps so the next licensed developer could sell their Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. Some games with licensed music may have term limits, so once the limit on the music is up, you can't sell the game anymore, which I believe is why the Rock Band stores had to close recently.

It happens. It's not a problem that disc games have because they've usually long since stopped printing new discs for those (see triple digit prices for Metroid Prime Trilogy and Xenoblade). Expired licenses tends to be less of a problem for print, music and video media.

This was a good post. I'll add that some games which I usually have trouble finding in stores I have no trouble finding on a digital store.

Yeah I can't believe I didn't read that post till now. REAL good post.

I can't stress enough how much space in my house is wasted to old games/dvds. Digital saves a lot of room, and if the games were ever to become damaged or stolen I can just re-download them.

the only reason needed to like digital over physical is that digital doesn't kill the environment boom end of discussion