Yes.
I buy games that only come on digital because that is the only way to get them but the fact that these games can go away one day sucks. Physical is the way to go if it exists.
Yes.
You can buy a US copy of Haunting Ground for less than $100. That isn't really that expensive for a 'rare' piece of media. Rule of Rose is expensive but I'd argue the prices for a game like that or Kuon are inflated more due to infamy than due to rarity.For ridiculously high costs.
Look at something like Rule of Rose or Haunting Ground that got limited release stateside; an indie game like this surely would have also had a very limited physical run.
I agree with you that physical ensures more playability through the possibility of circulation, but both distribution methods have their pros and cons.
I dont recall anyone suggesting that physical releases should be mandatory, just that this is a potential downside of not having them and that more devs should do physical releases now that it's feasible for small devs to do.
More or less legal. There's a grey are in that, since you sell the system which has licensing holding over digital games... That's why GameStop and so ask you to format your consoles before trying to trade in them.
More or less legal. There's a grey are in that, since you sell the system which has licensing holding over digital games... That's why GameStop and so ask you to format your consoles before trying to trade in them.
Yes and people can't lament that fact because...? No one is suggesting that it was feasible for Scott Pilgrim to get a physical release back then; they are upset that it could not, and that now there is no legal means to purchase or play it.We're not talking about a hypothetical 2018 game, we're talking about an actual game released in 2010. A physical release for it was never possible.
You are also in the the same boat if you wanted to play mvc2 or The capcom made JoJo fighting game without blowing a ton of money. Licensing plus digital distribution = complete disaster.
As an option, I agree.Which is why physical media should always be an option, that's the whole point. The physical copies of games exist regardless of licensing or a company not keeping a game on their servers.
But this, companies already do that, digital or physical, it isn't in our hands.Why do some of you argue so vehemently against physical media and want a digital future? Why are you okay with massive companies deciding what you can and can't play a few years down the road?
The point is that one can still get copies of those games should they so desire.
I can't buy a copy of After Burner Climax anymore, but I can go buy a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga, a game that's been out of print for nearly two decades, right now if I wanted to. Yes, it's several hundred dollars, but it's still far more available for purchase than Scott Pilgrim is right now.
JoJo and MvC games still hurt to this day. I didn't know they existed until they went away.You are also in the the same boat if you wanted to play mvc2 or The capcom made JoJo fighting game without blowing a ton of money. Licensing plus digital distribution = complete disaster.
He's mentioned it on his Instagram account too, he's always posting there.It certainly seems Bryan Lee O'Malley wants it released again.
(His twitter seems to be deleted so only a screenshot, sorry)
Yes.
I buy games that only come on digital because that is the only way to get them but the fact that these games can go away one day sucks. Physical is the way to go if it exists.
Yes.
I buy games that only come on digital because that is the only way to get them but the fact that these games can go away one day sucks. Physical is the way to go if it exists.
Nobody decides what I play on my Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis in 2018 but myself.But this, companies already do that, digital or physical, it isn't in our hands.
If you are talking about old PC games, you can definitely find physical copies of old PC games to purchase. They may not run on your modern hardware, of course.As an option, I agree.
But this, companies already do that, digital or physical, it isn't in our hands.
Preservation is easier and more feasible on digital though.
Paying more for something that shouldn't be so rare to get isn't a solution though.
And that is one example, from there on we can extrapolate and say, "oh there is that game where you can't find physical copies but pop on GOG and here it is".
Those games are good though?Not every game needs to be preserved. Not every game is good. Not everything churned our by a team of 2 people selling for $6.99 on the eShop or whatever needs a physical release.
For history's sake, i think all games should be preserved. You can probably fit the entire 360 library on a 2TB drive. Its not hard to preserve the games, even if they dont have a physical releaseNot every game needs to be preserved. Not every game is good. Not everything churned out by a team of 2 people selling for $6.99 on the eShop or whatever needs a physical release.
The Scott Pilgrim game was great though...Not every game needs to be preserved. Not every game is good. Not everything churned out by a team of 2 people selling for $6.99 on the eShop or whatever needs a physical release.
Well what about games I missed like JoJo?
You reminded me of the best F i ver played: Tatsunoko vs Capcom.
Man, i want it to play it again, but they stopped making discs, had an extremely short run and surely is going like half a salary at ebay.
JoJo and MvC games still hurt to this day. I didn't know they existed until they went away.
Is it hard to find in other regions? US copies of TvC go for like $30 on eBay.You reminded me of the best F i ver played: Tatsunoko vs Capcom.
Man, i want it to play it again, but they stopped making discs, had an extremely short run and surely is going like half a salary at ebay.
?And that is one example, from there on we can extrapolate and say, "oh there is that game where you can't find physical copies but pop on GOG and here it is".
Look into a homebrewed console or a pc that can run it. If ip owners/ publishers dont want to let a game sit on a digital marketplace to be played, they clearly dont care who bought it or wanted to buy it.
Is this what's known as abandonware?
I would have no qualms with anybody that acquired this through other means, personally.
Money do.Nobody decides what I play on my Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis in 2018 but myself.
Not specific PC, just used as an example.If you are talking about old PC games, you can definitely find physical copies of old PC games to purchase. They may not run on your modern hardware, of course.
That there is no objective answer.
Yeah I have a hacked PS3 so I can find a way to play them. Sucks because I want a legitimate way to play the games.Look into a homebrewed console or a pc that can run it. If ip owners/ publishers dont want to let a game sit on a digital marketplace to be played, they clearly dont care who bought it or wanted to buy it.
Im still kicking myself for never getting Blur on PC
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, that's true, but for my money the advantages of physical outweigh digital, and I dont think its arguable that having both a physical and digital release is preferable to just one or the other.Money do.
Not specific PC, just used as an example.
And again, digital works better for that. Especially due to pricing.
That there is no objective answer.
Look, all my babbling about here, is due to the fact that buying physical is beyond realities of some people.
I managed to buy a legit key for a game that I was looking for just this past weekend.
Physical was out of the question, beyond my reality, too much fuss and too much money for what it is.
I'm not opposed to the idea of physical, but opposed to the idea that it trumps digital because that is far from a objective reality for some,
Is buying a console with it on it even technically considered a "legal" way of acquiring it? I didn't think the digital licenses were transferable either?
BUT, I would still love to try the poorly reviewed Turtles in Time remake. I know it wasn't supposed to be great, but STILL. Love that they tried. (Yes, I'm also aware of the soundtrack being garbage lol).
Please remember not to advocate piracy when discussing the availability of this game.
Agreed.Both have their advantages and disadvantages, that's true, but for my money the advantages of physical outweigh digital, and I dont think its arguable that having both a physical and digital release is preferable to just one or the other.
Sure, cant argue with that. At the end of the day, sometimes I'm ok with buying a PS1 Classic for $5.99 over paying $75-100 for a disc copy (looking at you, Klonoa). As a collector actually owning the game is important to me, but there are definitely times when just wanting to play something I'll go digital because it's cheaper.Agreed.
It just the "hey this game is available physically, $500 greenbacks, see how physical is better?" gets on my tits.
I'm totally a options person (PC here after all), I'll be way more supportive of physical (especially having crap internet), but it is a different world here.
I can't get anything I want, and if I can, it isn't for a feasible price. And it wouldn't be new, devs still wouldn't be getting my money etc, etc.
Hahahahaha, awesome!Not disagreeing with you but I just find this funny considering your avatar.
Earlier CD games are more prone to it, so think like Sega CD or Turbo CD.
But you can still buy them, which one can't do with digital only games that have been delisted.
And yes, a piece of physical media will eventually succumb to the ravages of time, like most things, but then you're gambling as to whether or not the services that will let you redownload your digital game will still be available 10, 20, or 30+ years from now. We've already seen the Wii Shop Channel go down, how much longer will the PS3 store, or Wii U eShop last?
Physical game with no licensing issues -> Purchasable gameDigital isn't the issue. Licensing and the legal stuff is the issue.