Mad-Dogg posted...
I feel that way about video games. The day I stop buying a physical video game is the day where I straight up cannot anymore. (Like if all games start doing that call of duty, PS5 version star wars jedi survivor or doom the dark ages thing where there is barely any data on the disc. If everyone start trying to pull that game key card crap, etc.).
I still buy a lot of video games digital also, but I try to keep this mainly for sales. Its very rare when I pay full-price for a day 1 digital game.
Just picked up my tales of xillia remaster and dragon quest 1 and 2 2D-HD not too long ago, and put in a order for a physical copy for star ocean 1 via limited run games. (A company that I really cannot stand, but its a necessary evil since if their lame asses aren't putting forth a physical copy for some of these previously digital-only releases then no one will).
I'm still mad I missed the PS5 version for a physical cyber shadow copy, =(
The reason I was ok with going digital on gaming is because I'm not a collector and my entire life when I moved on to a new system I gave away my old system and all games to kids in the family or kids of coworkers.
I never replay games. I complete them so thoroughly to 100% doing every single thing possible and then move on with no desire to revisit them. I have ever cared about selling the games as I don't need the money and always gave them away anyway.
There is no quality difference between a physical game and digital game and I'm not missing all those extras like on movies. With gaming the game is installed fully and only there as a key check and like you pointed out so many games are moving to just download codes and the many times you need to access online for the DLC as it isn't on disc even in GOTY versions and then of course all the patches and everything else that depend on online access as well it just got to the point where the transition to full digital made sense.
The only reason I held out until the PS5 was back during the PS3 and even the PS4 there were many times a physical disc would be like $20 on Amazon and still a full $59.99 on the store. I mean I have a lot of disposable income but no one likes just giving it away if they don't have to. I'm no longer seeing these discrepancies on a regular basis and for the most part digital prices have been right in line with physical prices often times with the digital sales being significantly better.
So yeah ultimately I fully switched over for all of these reasons and I'm perfectly content with doing so. I also like the total convenience of getting the game right from my couch or even at work through the app and can have it download and be ready before I even get home. It's a minor thing but the older I get the more lazy I get and when living in rural farm country it is a nice convenience.
I totally understand why other people don't want to give up physical gaming. Especially collectors. Hell I'm not even a collector and there are still times when I see like the artwork on the Dragon Quest III HD-2D case and I'm like "That would be cool to have, I like that" Again I'm fiercely loyal physically in my other areas with movies, music, and books. But in gaming I just don't mind and have fully embraced the switch.