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Topic	Why isn't Gamefly more popular for renting games?
Mad-Dogg 10/22/24 12:48:36 PM #28:	Kamil posted... OK I don't have my PS4 on the internet often and it was an exaggeration. But it feels like the physical game just exists so you can play it on your system offline or not. Maybe sell it too later. This isn't a case where my legally bought Square Enix Dragon Quest games for some dumb reason on an android device needed to verify this every couple weeks. Sorry I am not currently around Wi-fi constantly. It was so annoying it was just a music player device without the phone haha. Its true that digital game sales in the modern day makes up most of a game's sales, but part of a video game console's appeal is that they support physical games with the physical option being nice to have for areas around the world with not so great internet options. You can't forget that for a lot of places internet data caps is still a thing, having fast speed options in today's standards isn't always possible (in my area for example, its not quite the boonies in the middle of nowhere but its no urban area with many options. Spectrum has a monopoly going being the only single cable internet provider on my side of town, with the rest of our options being wifi only verizon that is pretty expensive for what you are getting. Speeds is so-so). The most important reason though is that physical games can be gotten for cheap. You have the chain stores that sell used copies, you have local video game shops, you have facebook marketplace, offerup, craigslist, etc. The best way to get that one 1st/2nd party nintendo game that has a eternal 59.99 to 49.99 price is using options like craigslist......that donkey kong tropical freeze that I swear to gaming god never drops in price can be gotten for like 25 to 30 bucks for people who want quick cash. Like even if one sticks with digital console games out of convenience (like I do with my xbox one s and series x) it never actually hurts anybody to encourage both options to be around. Actually wanting the physical option to disappear would ruin one of a console's value points (its been brought up before, but when it comes to consoles and the playstation store, microsoft store and the eshop being the only single digital store option for each this would be a very bad thing for video game prices+sales. There would really be no incentive for constant sales in a "my way or the highway" type of scenario). I do agree with you on video game rights for phones though. Those are complete shit and I wouldn't actually rely on those for game longevity. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now. <cite>Mad-Dogg posted [p:982625625] in Why isn't ... [t:80869921]...</cite> <quote>Kamil posted... </cite><quote>OK I don't have my PS4 on the internet often and it was an exaggeration. But it feels like the physical game just exists so you can play it on your system offline or not. Maybe sell it too later. This isn't a case where my legally bought Square Enix Dragon Quest games for some dumb reason on an android device needed to verify this every couple weeks. Sorry I am not currently around Wi-fi constantly. It was so annoying it was just a music player device without the phone haha.</quote>Its true that digital game sales in the modern day makes up most of a game's sales, but part of a video game console's appeal is that they support physical games with the physical option being nice to have for areas around the world with not so great internet options. You can't forget that for a lot of places internet data caps is still a thing, having fast speed options in today's standards isn't always possible (in my area for example, its not quite the boonies in the middle of nowhere but its no urban area with many options. Spectrum has a monopoly going being the only single cable internet provider on my side of town, with the rest of our options being wifi only verizon that is pretty expensive for what you are getting. Speeds is so-so).The most important reason though is that physical games can be gotten for cheap. You have the chain stores that sell used copies, you have local video game shops, you have facebook marketplace, offerup, craigslist, etc. The best way to get that one 1st/2nd party nintendo game that has a eternal 59.99 to 49.99 price is using options like craigslist......that donkey kong tropical freeze that I swear to gaming god never drops in price can be gotten for like 25 to 30 bucks for people who want quick cash.Like even if one sticks with digital console games out of convenience (like I do with my xbox one s and series x) it never actually hurts anybody to encourage both options to be around. Actually wanting the physical option to disappear would ruin one of a console's value points (its been brought up before, but when it comes to consoles and the playstation store, microsoft store and the eshop being the only single digital store option for each this would be a very bad thing for video game prices+sales. There would really be no incentive for constant sales in a "my way or the highway" type of scenario).I do agree with you on video game rights for phones though. Those are complete shit and I wouldn't actually rely on those for game longevity. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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