Starfield might only include a download code in all physical versions (UP: Tweet Deleted - Bethesda Espanol said physical has a disc in old tweet)
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Wut
Can't even use the excuse of "It won't sell" like what happened to Ghostwire Tokyo on Xbox
My guess if i'm being nice is that the the game is going to release hot (Not hot as in bad/broken) but that they're basically going to be updating it up until the release. So having a master disc a month out for printing just wasn't gonna work out as it would basically be a coaster anyway.
With that said, they better release a physical when all the DLC and such is out.
Also this.
Can't even use the excuse of "It won't sell" like what happened to Ghostwire Tokyo on Xbox
My guess if i'm being nice is that the the game is going to release hot (Not hot as in bad/broken) but that they're basically going to be updating it up until the release. So having a master disc a month out for printing just wasn't gonna work out as it would basically be a coaster anyway.
With that said, they better release a physical when all the DLC and such is out.
Also this.
But why?
Seriously, how expensive are printing costs for companies to do this? I am pissed with PlayStation doing this for uber expensive Collector's Edition too, what an absolute joke.
Seriously, how expensive are printing costs for companies to do this? I am pissed with PlayStation doing this for uber expensive Collector's Edition too, what an absolute joke.
Why even buy games anymore if this is the way the industry wants to trend? Just gross. I'm still pissed about Alan Wake 2.
Redfall could probably fit on one disc. Starfield probably can't and they are too cheap to pay for multi disk retail copies.
Ooh nice. Maybe I'll actually pick up a physical version then in the future.
This is nice because the game is Xbox Play Anywhere, so now even buying a physical version you get the game for Xbox and PC at once. Pretty nifty tbh
Definitely better than having a worthless disk stub that doesn't even have the full game on it
This is nice because the game is Xbox Play Anywhere, so now even buying a physical version you get the game for Xbox and PC at once. Pretty nifty tbh
Definitely better than having a worthless disk stub that doesn't even have the full game on it
What's the point lol?
Phil was talking about stuff like emulators for "backwards compatibility". Considering Xbox is the only one that has actually allowed users to play their owned games through "emulators" without having to be subscribed to their service, doesn't seem like he was out of pocket.
Start coming in terms with it. This is only going to get more common. This is the last generation with discs unfortunately.
I'm going to assume someone made a mistake, otherwise I guess I will just be playing on GP instead of dropping $70.
Realistically, this is probably what Microsoft wants. To disincentivize buying retail copies as much as possible so people are needled into playing on Game Pass instead to puff their numbers up.
This is far from nice and nifty. Those who want Play Anywhere could've just gotten digital and now physical buyers are stuck with a code.
I honestly think this might be an error on Bethesda Support's part and they might be confusing the standard edition with the collector's. Guess we'll see soon enough.
Yeah, I wonder if this is how PC gamers felt before they went all-digital.
This is even worse than Alan Wake 2. How many people are going to buy the "physical" version not knowing it's just a code in the box?
Guess I'll be waiting years on Starfield for a deep discount or an actual physical version...
Guess I'll be waiting years on Starfield for a deep discount or an actual physical version...
It's nice but what is the point of shipping an empty steelbook in a $250 Collectors? They did the same with Ragnarok. I bought it and there was a code instead.
Also, how hard it is to make 2 SKUs? One for Digital users, another for physical? This is Sony just being cheap and makes me very upset. Even $250 is not enough for them either!
This is not true. You can buy PS1, PS2 and PSP games on Playstation 5 and play them outside of a service. Some third party companies don't allow their games offerings to be bought, but most can be.
good point. XSX can read the 100GB Bluray discs right? Given the min space spec it would require at least 2 discs in that case.
But what's curious is if these "physical" copies are just codes why don't they list Xbox Series S on the case too lol