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Do you produce games on actual printed disks? Have you reached out to smaller gaming stores - both in your area and around the country? If you move away from

by Endy 8y ago

Do you produce games on actual printed disks? Have you reached out to smaller gaming stores - both in your area and around the country? If you move away from digital distribution, you might just find yourself feeling more stable. And certainly, you'll be pulling away from Valve/Steam.

calgoo 8y ago
Honest question: does anyone still buy games on physical media ? I have not bought a game/movie or software with a physical copy in the last 10 years.
- erikbye 8y ago
  Most of my games are on Steam, but for Xbox One X I prefer a physical copy due to size and price. 100GB download for one game is a bit much on my current connection. Red Dead Redemption 2 on Xbox Store, $85 (cheapest edition). Physical copy, $66 (prices converted from NOK to USD). EDIT: Apparently RDR2 Xbox One X download size will "only" be 88.57GB. Still, a bit heavy. Forza 7 was 95GB.
- Reedx 8y ago
  I own most of the platforms and buy lots of games... but haven't bought any physical copies in probably 5+ years either. They're still in stores though and lots of people buy 'em yet. Especially on consoles. https://www.techspot.com/news/75220-most-console-players-prefer-buying-physical-games-over.html https://www.techspot.com/news/75220-most-console-players-pre... Digital is only recently starting to beat out physical, but changing fast now: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/for-console-games-downloads-are-approaching-a-tipping-point/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/for-console-games-dow...
- Endy 8y ago
  When I buy games or movies, it's only on physical media. Then again, maybe I'm just old fashioned when it comes to this, because I don't believe in paying real money for non-physical goods and services. I don't trust a company to maintain a server perpetually - after all, evidence has consistently shown that they will not. With non-physical media, someone else holds all the cards and can restrict access to something which you paid for. With physical media, that data is with you, offline, for the life of the disk. They can't take it away without breaking into your home, office, or storage facility and stealing the item from you. Paying for something on Valve's platform means that at any time, Valve or some other group can revoke your access. The same goes for Netflix. Things get added and removed from their catalog so often that I could never bother keeping it straight, even when I had a free account for a few months. All I knew was one day, I wanted to watch something that they'd had and it was gone. That was the day I made absolutely certain that they had no payment information and would end the free trial gracefully and without trying to take my money.
IshKebab 8y ago
Nobody buys physical media for PC games anymore. Hell most new computers don't have DVD drives. And I'd be pretty amazed if any physical apps still sell PC games on disc. Do publishers even make boxes and CDs now? It's not 2005. GameStop et al just sell console games.

by Endy 8y ago

calgoo 8y ago

Honest question: does anyone still buy games on physical media ? I have not bought a game/movie or software with a physical copy in the last 10 years.

erikbye 8y ago
Most of my games are on Steam, but for Xbox One X I prefer a physical copy due to size and price. 100GB download for one game is a bit much on my current connection. Red Dead Redemption 2 on Xbox Store, $85 (cheapest edition). Physical copy, $66 (prices converted from NOK to USD). EDIT: Apparently RDR2 Xbox One X download size will "only" be 88.57GB. Still, a bit heavy. Forza 7 was 95GB.
Reedx 8y ago
I own most of the platforms and buy lots of games... but haven't bought any physical copies in probably 5+ years either. They're still in stores though and lots of people buy 'em yet. Especially on consoles. https://www.techspot.com/news/75220-most-console-players-prefer-buying-physical-games-over.html https://www.techspot.com/news/75220-most-console-players-pre... Digital is only recently starting to beat out physical, but changing fast now: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/for-console-games-downloads-are-approaching-a-tipping-point/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/for-console-games-dow...
Endy 8y ago
When I buy games or movies, it's only on physical media. Then again, maybe I'm just old fashioned when it comes to this, because I don't believe in paying real money for non-physical goods and services. I don't trust a company to maintain a server perpetually - after all, evidence has consistently shown that they will not. With non-physical media, someone else holds all the cards and can restrict access to something which you paid for. With physical media, that data is with you, offline, for the life of the disk. They can't take it away without breaking into your home, office, or storage facility and stealing the item from you. Paying for something on Valve's platform means that at any time, Valve or some other group can revoke your access. The same goes for Netflix. Things get added and removed from their catalog so often that I could never bother keeping it straight, even when I had a free account for a few months. All I knew was one day, I wanted to watch something that they'd had and it was gone. That was the day I made absolutely certain that they had no payment information and would end the free trial gracefully and without trying to take my money.

IshKebab 8y ago

Nobody buys physical media for PC games anymore. Hell most new computers don't have DVD drives. And I'd be pretty amazed if any physical apps still sell PC games on disc. Do publishers even make boxes and CDs now? It's not 2005. GameStop et al just sell console games.