Agreed.The world doesn't need more plastic being shipped across the world.
Yep, and 99% of gamers are into this idea. The hand wringing about it is probably by far the best example of the ERA/forum bubble.
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The majority of games sell more physically than digitally so this 99 percent is absolute nonsense.Yep, and 99% of gamers are into this idea. The hand wringing about it is probably by far the best example of the ERA/forum bubble.
Sounds like PC gaming to me. ;)Here's why people are still hanging on dearly to physical discs for games: with books and music I've gone full digital. I know that in the next iOS update I'll still be able to stream my library. I know if I get a new kindle I'm confident my existing library I've bought will carry over. With games every single gen people who bought digital had to rebuy those games to play on the new console. I don't want to do that. I want promised ongoing support of backwards compatibility with digital games I own. Nintendo Online is a good step in the right direction if their next console uses that existing library. I'm still just too spooked about having libraries split up between consoles and no benefit like I get with cheaper prices buying digital.
yes, as evidenced by the original XBONE plans conquering the industryYep, and 99% of gamers are into this idea. The hand wringing about it is probably by far the best example of the ERA/forum bubble.
Okay I hate to derail this but "young anime character" is not "Loli"The use of this loli anime gif of a child in a literal school girl outfit, probably isn't as effective at mocking others as you think it is lol.
A child in anime =/= Loli. But idk what anime that is fromThe use of this loli anime gif of a child in a literal school girl outfit, probably isn't as effective at mocking others as you think it is lol.
No you don't. If Microsoft closes your account for any reason you will lose your digital purchases on that account.
There's a 99% chance you pulled that stat from where the sun don't shine.Yep, and 99% of gamers are into this idea. The hand wringing about it is probably by far the best example of the ERA/forum bubble.
Your ability to access a digital purchase on any platform can be revoked at the discretion of the platform holder for any reason they deem fit. You also cannot transfer or sell ownership of digitally owned media on most platforms. That is not 100% ownership.
Valve has mostly been great about putting forth needed consumer protections but they are by and far an exception and they still have the right to revoke access to your purchases they just for the most part don't.
Not really, because when a game get delisted by a publisher, you cannot redownload the game if you uninstalled it from your system as far as I know. It also removes the possiblity for new potential customers to buy it too. As for physical copies, you can always to go to a pawnshop or online to find and buy them.
Yes, it's inconvenient to have to put a disc in. But the tradeoff is being able to resell my retail single-player games when I'm finished with them. For as long as I have that option, I won't give it up.
And if I'm going to play on Xbox, I'm going to be playing in front of my TV in my living room. I mostly play action-packed games, so I don't want to stream them from my phone, etc. Being "stuck" on console hardware is fine by me.
You own only a digital license, which grants you access to your purchases until the entity who sold them to you shuts down their network. Then, you have nothing. When buying digital items on Xbox Live and PSN, we are often operating under the assumption that they are going to be around indefinitely. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. When you buy a license, you agree to take that risk.
That is generally untrue. Most titles delisted from XBL and PSN can still be re-downloaded if you previously purchased them. The exceptions can fit on one letter-sized sheet of paper.
No you don't. If Microsoft closes your account for any reason you will lose your digital purchases on that account.
If you have the game downloaded on your system then you can keep playing those digital games on your new account. Once you delete the game though there is no way of downloading the games that were on the account that got closed. So no you do not 100% own your digital purchases.
You made this same same shitty drive by post last week. and earlier that month as well. At least come up with new material if you're going to shit post in every physical game thread.
But of a million and one different laughing GIF's you could have chosen, you still decided to pick that one lol. Which is sort of ironic given its intended usage.
Did a quick Google search of laughing GIF's and couldn't even find it.
Anyway....moving on....
LolLol at this image and having to type in girl instead of woman. And you're right, I never thought to add "anime girl".
Anyway, a bit off topic so let's move on lol.
Did you do anime laughing gif? Its literally the first option. Its ok that you keep getting ripped off by gamestop buying physical gamesBut of a million and one different laughing GIF's you could have chosen, you still decided to pick that one lol. Which is sort of ironic given its intended usage.
Did a quick Google search of laughing GIF's and couldn't even find it.
Anyway....moving on....
I don't think I was sarcastic enough in my post. My apologies, I will try harder next time.
I do love my PSN sales though, thank God for those cheap deals!
On PC, yes. On consoles, CDKeys often will not get you a better deal than just downloading the game from Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo. Amazon only mirrors the price of the game on the console store. Places like CDKeys run off of people buying bundles that come with codes for games they don't want, but there's no digital substitute for the used market. Once you've purchased a game, you're stuck with it whether you enjoy the game or not. There's no way to recoup any costs and there's no way to pass that game along to someone who may enjoy it more.I mean. There's CDKeys, Amazon and other online stores which sell digital codes for games. Often you'll find deals there to sooooo
You do realise that there's an entire world out there with numerous stores and other methods to buy physical games, right?Did you do anime laughing gif? Its literally the first option. Its ok that you keep getting ripped off by gamestop buying physical games
No discs = no buy from me.
I will not purchase a console that doesn't support physical media when digital is so clearly inferior from a consumer rights standpoint. There's no competition in a digital marketplace controlled solely by one party.
100% this.The world doesn't need more plastic being shipped across the world.
100% this.
I've gone all digital with Switch, PC and Xbox games. Haven't bought physical movies or music discs for years. I like this change.
Did you do anime laughing gif? Its literally the first option. Its ok that you keep getting ripped off by gamestop buying physical games
What unpopularity? People not wanting a discless console doesn't mean they are against digital, just don't want it to be the only option for multiple reasons. There's a fuck load of threads on digital game sales and pretty much every game sale milestone will have someone saying something along the lines of "is digital included" for example.Obviously the percentage that poster pulled is exaggeration, but I don't think it's unfair to state that there is a disconnect between the relative unpopularity of digital in the Era community and the actual rates of digital adoption in the market