Not sure if serious.
For how long though?
Because licensed games will be on a digital storefront for 3 years on systems with little to no retail presence?
Yes?
True I could see this being an issue but at the same time you still get choice even if it is expansive or hard.
Wait, you can't even redownload them even though you purchased them? that's a first for a game, even if it's been delisted. I've been able to redownload games that have been delisted because I owned them.
Honestly I'm saying the vast majority of time, games getting delisted are ones most people never cared about in the first place (there are exceptions, such as Mafia 2). And the trade-off with the exorbitant prices we sometimes pay for physical copies is not worth it for me.
It is a negative, but only insofar as not being able to resell a game and have used sales outside of retail. In the PS2 days there were games that were discontinued after fairly small print runs that were a huge pain to track down, and usually marked up because of it. I only really got to play some for the first time due to being re-released digitally on PS3/360, heh.
In a event where a console never gets cracked that might be the case. But as it stands, the Vita is cracked and you can back up your copy and have it outlast the phisical copy pretty easily.
Sure maybe the majority wouldn't have care but there are plenty of people in the minority who might see the game after it is delisted and might want to buy it only to not find it anywhere.
Yeah but my point is that you still have a chance. When the game is delisted it is gone forever.
Yeah this is another problem. Thankfully the Vita and the PS3 can get hacked (I think PS4 too now?) But what will happen when they can solve the hacking problem or move to an online only Netflix type of digital?
What has been posted in this thread, like the old games in the series having a similair pattern and it maybe being good ensuring you buy it on other platforms if you get the chance.
But that is obvious to everyone. I really don't see what else to discuss other than the delisting and digital in general.
This is exactly the reason why I went PC instead of a PS3 all those years ago. Seeing the sales where for everyone and not just to specific regions or stores made the choice to go PC much easier. Now thanks to region pricing on Steam(if the publishers chooses to adhere to them) makes even third party stores like GMG not as attractive as just buying from Steam directly.
it's a serviceable port but I can't get over how KT thought it was okay to port the Vita version to Steam instead of the PS4 version
As I said, I live in a place where those are not an option. I'm in Kuwait. Ordering something from ebay or amazon incurs an additional 20-30 dollars charge at the very least. Second hand stores are rare and most of the time they treat their games as collector pieces that sell for ridiculous prices (I remember finding a physical copy of FFVII for $300).
That's why it's great that digital games exist. I just don't like the all digital future some seem to prefer.
Jesus Christ. Do you honestly imagine that something this first-world problem-y should be a law. Games don't get delisted for no reason. I guess they should also make a law to keep manufacturing physical games until the end of time.
Of course. Don't get me wrong I'd love for both to exist. I still go for Physical whenever I get the chance. It's just that this thread is assuming that we're headed for a digital only future even though I don't see any reason for that to be the case for the next decade or two, just because digital sales are increasing doesn't mean publishers would risk cutting off millions of potential sales from those who prefer physical versions. All I'm saying is if there ever comes a day where it's one or the other, then digital is much preferable cost-wise for me.
Some kind of preservation law would be good. Why they hell is this a "first world problem"?
This is one of the times I am glad I bought a game way too early considering I haven't played it yet.
Where else exactly?
You would think if it was delisted on PS3/Vita it would be delisted everywhere else by now? Unlimited World R is still up and that was delisted on lat gen platforms as well.
Because it got released on those platforms later on. You said it yourself, it is licensing and they choose to renew only PW3 PS4 version when porting the switch version and Unlimited World is a whole new version.
