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And I still buy physical mostly (particularly for triple A and first party titles), for a number of reasons, so I hope that physical still remains for a while,

by nyjah 3y ago

And I still buy physical mostly (particularly for triple A and first party titles), for a number of reasons, so I hope that physical still remains for a while, despite the broader move to digital. I used to fight this battle. I prefer physical, sure. But when I put the physical disc in, and theres a 25+gig download for the games patch or whatever it needs to update, I realized I'm fighting vs an opponent that doesn't exist. And I'm good not updating the game. But then I end up with an unfinished, sometimes buggy experience. I wish there was a physical vs digital fight, but really the companies that control it are not engaging in the battle.

apocalyptic0n3 3y ago
The last physical game I purchased (~2 years ago now; can't even remember the game) didn't even have a disk in the case. The case just had a card with a code for the Xbox Store on it. Decided I was done buying "physical" games at that point.
- busterarm 3y ago
  I remember Doom Eternal doing that to me and being pretty unhappy about it.
- nyjah 3y ago
  I've seen that. They are packing massive collectors editions that cost over a hundred dollars with empty cases with download codes. It's shameful.
snuxoll 3y ago
Opposite here, for over a decade I have been digital-only being a PC gamer first and foremost (so Steam got me comfortable with digital purchases much earlier than my console-only peers). Then I started seeing digital storefronts shutter, and I've personally lost access to titles I've purchased due to it. Now I find myself repurchasing games I've only owned in digital form as physical copies, at least where the game does not have a mandatory download or always-online functionality that would make them useless in the event of service shutdowns. So it's more or less been Switch + older generation consoles.

4 ms·

And I still buy physical mostly (particularly for triple A and first party titles), for a number of reasons, so I hope that physical still remains for a while,

by nyjah 3y ago

apocalyptic0n3 3y ago
The last physical game I purchased (~2 years ago now; can't even remember the game) didn't even have a disk in the case. The case just had a card with a code for the Xbox Store on it. Decided I was done buying "physical" games at that point.
- busterarm 3y ago
  I remember Doom Eternal doing that to me and being pretty unhappy about it.
- nyjah 3y ago
  I've seen that. They are packing massive collectors editions that cost over a hundred dollars with empty cases with download codes. It's shameful.
snuxoll 3y ago
Opposite here, for over a decade I have been digital-only being a PC gamer first and foremost (so Steam got me comfortable with digital purchases much earlier than my console-only peers). Then I started seeing digital storefronts shutter, and I've personally lost access to titles I've purchased due to it. Now I find myself repurchasing games I've only owned in digital form as physical copies, at least where the game does not have a mandatory download or always-online functionality that would make them useless in the event of service shutdowns. So it's more or less been Switch + older generation consoles.