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Why dont a lot of the pro digital gamer understand that there are a shitton of gamer that LOVE to collect there games.

And you cant collect digital crap.

Its like buying a car and cant ride it since a AI does it for you thats what digital games are.



 

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Physical, but just because Im a collector. I like to look at my PS1 games and remember all those games I played. Also I can play them whenever I want instead of waiting for a digital re-release.

But on this generation I'm being 50/50 digital/physical due to promotions and stuff.

Best world for me would be to buy a physical version only for collection purposes and receive the right to full install it on my PS4.



I'm 100% physical. I am perfectly fine with people buying digital (especially out of print games, as it makes it easier for me to get them at a cheaper price), but the problem for me is when I want to buy the current games in the future it will be harder to find copies as many skipped getting them physically. I won't go digital, even if that means that I will miss out on the digital-only games, as there so many games released physically that I will never be able to get them all.



I normally buy physical for my favorite series. As for others, it depends on the price and timing. I normally grab a game or two during the flash sales. I own about half physical and half digital on my PS4.



Physical, hands down. You can't trade your game for a different one that you want to play, or sell it, with a digital copy when you're done with it, like you can with physical.



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SvennoJ said:
-Ack!- said:
Physical any day, gaming is also about collecting, games have sentimental value and memories attached to them. Digital doesn't count as a collection, it has to be something concrete, something I can hold in my hands.

On a sidenote: I don't really get those guys that speed through games and resell them as quickly as possible, this is not about money this is about passion!

It depends on the game. I wanted to experience The order 1886, enjoyed it, but was not passionate enough about it to keep it on the shelf. Thus it was a nice detuctable towards Bloodborne, which can stay on the shelf. I also bought the Journey collection although I already had all the digital versions. Physical gives you the choice to end up with a collection of awesome games, a digital library quickly becomes a mess :/

Ironically the digital version of Journey gives me access to a free upgrade to the remaster, while the physcial version does not. The physical version has the soundtracks though. Can't have too many versions of the best, I've got 2 DVD versions of Monoke and 2 blu-ray versions lol.

When my ps3 broke I had to redownload all the psn games, it sucked. Apart from having to split it over 2 months thanks to my isp I also could not find everything. That was just the digital only titles. Now with games getting to 50GB I would have to split it over a year after a hdd failure... It's already the case with Steam, check internet usage, pick and choose what game to download on Steam. So even if I wanted to go all digital it would be a severly limiting move.

I'll keep collecting physical versions of the stuff I love, however I'll admit one disadvantage of physical is my kids getting the cases all sticky...


The Order was a trap, overhyped game that was mediocre at best and I'd get rid of it too.

True, you can't have too many versions of the best. I've got One paperback, one hardcover, and one pocketbook trilogy version of LOTR. I have also an old VCR version of Top Gun from the eighties, which has to be older than me.

Anyways my point was that I saw used Witcher 3s on my local gamestop a week after its release. Nobody should buy a game speed through it and sell it fast just because they'd get better price out of it. The issue in these cases is not that gaming is expensive (though it is) but wrong prioritizing: people with little money shouldn't invest in gaming, but food, healthcare and paying their bills, entertainment comes after that.

 

 



Unless digital prices get significally lower than physical releases (at least Steam-like levels), physical will be around. The moment digital gets it, a lot of people would choose it over physical for the most part.



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Teeqoz said:
RubberWhistleHistle said:
this is obviously from the perspective of somebody who owns a ps4 or x1. none of this applies to wii u or 3DS owners


I fail to see how which console you own is at all relevant to this... Heck, Captain_Yuri (in the third post in this thread) is a Wii U and 3DS owner, and he said he likes buying digitally.

Re-read the opening paragraph of the OP and it should make sense to you



The Fury said:

Will it work like that? I mean, sure EA and Activision compete with each other for game sales but with prices too? There are few gamers who actually try and consider their purchases between 2 games based on price. People usually either want a game or they don't and then price decides where they get it from. If there is only 1 outlet, the retail price of $50 for Game A vs $60 for Game B is pointless if the customer only wants Game B.

They could make it more appealing to buy digital, whether it's by price or by other options in a highstreet store, then many might consider buying digital which has a better turnover per copy sold, has no '2nd hand market' either. Manufacturing costs will go down as over time they'll need to produce less physical copies.

... but they don't. While PSN has games listed as RRP (£50 plus) and retail compete with each other to release a game at £40 or less, buying games digitally is not appealing.

 

I don't think price is as irrelevant as you say. Remasters are sold at a more competitive price for a reason. Indies work like this too. There is no reason why AAA-titles could not start to attract more people with price. A person could also be interested in 2 games or more at the same time, again price will come into play.

Yes I agree with you digital at the moment is not where it should be. Physical is way better option and I said this in my first post. However digital is inevitable and I don't think it is nearly as bad as people say.



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The_Yoda said:
Teeqoz said:
RubberWhistleHistle said:
this is obviously from the perspective of somebody who owns a ps4 or x1. none of this applies to wii u or 3DS owners


I fail to see how which console you own is at all relevant to this... Heck, Captain_Yuri (in the third post in this thread) is a Wii U and 3DS owner, and he said he likes buying digitally.

Re-read the opening paragraph of the OP and it should make sense to you


He said "none of this applies to Wii U or 3DS owners" when in fact, the only thing that doesn't apply to Wii U or 3DS owners is that the games are installed to the HDD (Which I also don't get how it is relevant to this discussion, for or against).