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Forums - Gaming - Do you find games on Disc/cart better than digital? (Poll)

 

I find...

Both Carts & discs better 26 52.00%
 
I find carts better not discs 7 14.00%
 
I find discs better not carts 2 4.00%
 
I find digital better 11 22.00%
 
I find streaming better 0 0%
 
I have no opinion. 4 8.00%
 
Total:50

I'll always prefer physical media; I like owning my games, and collecting the carts/discs is fun in its own right.
I still buy movies on Blu ray as well, so that I can watch what I want, when I want it, instead of being at the mercy of streaming services.



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curl-6 said:

I'll always prefer physical media; I like owning my games, and collecting the carts/discs is fun in its own right.
I still buy movies on Blu ray as well, so that I can watch what I want, when I want it, instead of being at the mercy of streaming services.

Another benefit is how on physical media, the original version/content is 100% locked in forever as long as it works and you have a player to play it on. No political-correctness suits with less-than-honest motivations editing out certain phrases or episodes in order to appease whomever. No publishers swapping out original music or background signs due to license issues. No de-listings etc. You own the the media as it was originally intended via the artist/developer/publishers forever until the end of all time, amen and hallelujah.



I find digital better.

Cant go back to buying physical anymore.

The fact that I can just download without having to take out and in a cartridge or a Blu-ray is great.

Less clutter with the boxes and less time I have to wait for games to be shipped to my house since I dont go to the store to buy anything nowadays except for Groceries.



Yes, for all media and for several reasons:

1) Physical copies are treated as "sold, not licensed" under current law, with all that entails in regards to property rights. In other words, you own your discs, carts, books, records, CDs, etc. I don't have to worry about losing a copy permanently after a digital storefront closes like I did with my Halo 2 DLC (which was a major catalyst in my turn against paid digital downloads; fortunately a physical option was available). I also don't have to worry about something I enjoy being erased from existence because it's no longer streaming anywhere. I've also always been of the opinion that when you own something tangible, you gain a better appreciation for what you have.

2) Since we own our physical copies, we benefit from the first-sale doctrine, which makes the second-hand market possible. I can lend, gift, or sell my copies at my own discretion, or buy used copies from someone.

3) It's often just quicker to go to GameStop, come home, and install the game off disc than it is to download a game, and I have good internet. And installations aren't even an issue on Switch. Just stick the cart in the system and off we go.



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I prefer discs and cartridges because they're easier to keep track of, and can still be used or found secondhand unlike certain digital releases.



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Carts > Disks > Digital



Shadow1980 said:

Yes, for all media and for several reasons:

1) Physical copies are treated as "sold, not licensed" under current law, with all that entails in regards to property rights. In other words, you own your discs, carts, books, records, CDs, etc. I don't have to worry about losing a copy permanently after a digital storefront closes like I did with my Halo 2 DLC (which was a major catalyst in my turn against paid digital downloads; fortunately a physical option was available). I also don't have to worry about something I enjoy being erased from existence because it's no longer streaming anywhere. I've also always been of the opinion that when you own something tangible, you gain a better appreciation for what you have.

2) Since we own our physical copies, we benefit from the first-sale doctrine, which makes the second-hand market possible. I can lend, gift, or sell my copies at my own discretion, or buy used copies from someone.

3) It's often just quicker to go to GameStop, come home, and install the game off disc than it is to download a game, and I have good internet. And installations aren't even an issue on Switch. Just stick the cart in the system and off we go.

And surprisingly enough, during the last few moments, most of the games I bought have seemingly been needing no day 1 patch like the usual affairs games on the other 2 consoles had. Meaning it truly is representative of a complete asshale free experience.

Anywoo, since I don't swap my carts nearly often between games because I usually stick for a while with what I play currently. I'd also imagine most people are also not actually swapping games that often as well meaning managing a library is more forgiving for most. 

Anyway, if Nintendo keep this cap during the next generation, it'll likely be alright to continue being a physical owner of their games as usual. Don't know what to expect of 3rd party games, especially AAA, which are already at a point where they'd surpass the carts limits if they don't actually employ compression techniques.



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I do like physical but...

1. space is a premium here. I am not rich so I can't afford a massive house like most VGC users.

2. My Internet is really fast. I can DL any massive game in less than an hour, so managing a digital library is simple and fast.

3. I used to move a lot, and I probably move again soon. I prefer to be minimalist as moving a bunch of stuff is difficult and quite expensive. Basically physical games have to have the price of being moved tacked on to them. $1000 to move divided by the total mass, it can be quite high each time.



I prefer a mix of physical and digital games. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.



I used to like physical but honestly it's just more plastic gathering on the earth I refer dig nowadays switch and series x we need better digital ownership though or digital should be way less then the physical say 50 instead of 70