sugarhigh 519 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Digital-only on PC is decent as long as Valve remains trustworthy (no sign of concern after 20 years). And if Valve went evil there are a lot of alternatives. Digital-only on console is fucked. You literally only have one source for games, who set all the prices. I would never want to go for this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,814 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, Mr. Impossible said: This is actually kind of terrible. nah. fuck clutter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 428 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 minute ago, -GD-X said: nah. fuck clutter. While I don't like clutter more than most people, I don't like paying the same price for a digital game as a physical one that a company can just take away if they want to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,814 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, Mr. Impossible said: While I don't like clutter more than most people, I don't like paying the same price for a digital game as a physical one that a company can just take away if they want to. wait for them to go on sale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remij 4,717 Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 34 minutes ago, Mr. Impossible said: While I don't like clutter more than most people, I don't like paying the same price for a digital game as a physical one that a company can just take away if they want to. They can do that with physical games too... a single bios update to your console and they can revoke any license of any games that were ever played in it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 428 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 hours ago, -GD-X said: wait for them to go on sale. With physical games you have the market to determine a sale price. A digital game will eventually be discounted at different times. With physical copies you can probably always find them on sale anytime you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-GD-X★ 7,814 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just now, Mr. Impossible said: With physical games you have the market to determine a sale price. A digital game will eventually be discounted at different times. With physical copies you can probably always find them on sale anytime you want. eh, i rather pay more to have the game pre-loaded, without having a case. but to each is own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Twinblade★ 3,986 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Remij said: They can do that with physical games too... a single bios update to your console and they can revoke any license of any games that were ever played in it. Can you give a single example of that happening? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quad Damage 1,763 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 as long as game file sizes stay getting bigger and Internet stays being shitty for a disproportionate part of the world, you’ll be dead before physical media goes away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Impossible 428 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, -GD-X said: eh, i rather pay more to have the game pre-loaded, without having a case. but to each is own. I'm not advocating for one over the other. I dont like the idea of not having the option. This isn't for the benefit of the consumer, it's for the industry. Also a lot of gamers are kids and the second hand market is big for them. Being able to sell or even trade a game towrads another is a big deal for the teenager to college aged gamers. I get why Sony, Nintendo, and MS dont want this but fuck them all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. House 3,371 Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Quad Damage said: as long as game file sizes stay getting bigger and Internet stays being shitty for a disproportionate part of the world, you’ll be dead before physical media goes away. Japan still buy mostly physical, right? I remember the sales charts were for physical copies only back when I cared about these things. I imagine it's both now but the split is probably still majorly physical. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,698 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Good Bye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MalaXmaS 651 Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 2023-07-30 at 10:47 PM, Playstation Tablet said: Nintendo will hold strong. Believe! Nintendo will be the first one to adopt that format and charge you $80 for packaging fees. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jehurey 3,299 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 2023-07-31 at 2:05 PM, sugarhigh said: Digital-only on PC is decent as long as Valve remains trustworthy (no sign of concern after 20 years). And if Valve went evil there are a lot of alternatives. ....yeah, after you got majorly fucked by Valve and something happened to the biggest gaming library you have ever collected.....is what you are saying. Gabe Newell is an ex-Microsoft employee who got rich off of Windows 95. I wouldn't put to much stock on the "benevolent dictator" concept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sugarhigh 519 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 2023-08-04 at 5:44 PM, jehurey said: ....yeah, after you got majorly fucked by Valve and something happened to the biggest gaming library you have ever collected.....is what you are saying. Gabe Newell is an ex-Microsoft employee who got rich off of Windows 95. I wouldn't put to much stock on the "benevolent dictator" concept. I don't put stock in that at all. Valve is just a company. But they're a company that has had many chances to be shitty and resisted. They have a 20 year track record for managing conflicting interests between players and publishers. There's no guarantee it will continue, but this special trustworthiness is obviously valuable to them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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