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TopicI find the 'to have something on my shelf' argument for physical media dumb
xjayguyx
12/02/17 7:01:09 PM
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Rockies posted...
xjayguyx posted...
- has resale value ( sometimes more than retail )
- looks nice on display


More than retail? What are you talking about? And who cares how nice it looks on display when it's probably not going to be seen by many people. Not to mention the vast variety of box/case/cartridge sizes kind of diminishes the display factor.

Digital pro

- good for fat lazy people to stay in their home


Isn't lack of physical space taken up also a pro? Hmm, totally not a biased comparison at all.

- you have to buy memory cards


No you don't... only if you fill up the console's hard drive/default storage, which nowadays is mostly just a problem with Nintendo consoles. And even with Nintendo, you don't have to expand memory, strictly speaking. Also, physical games can still have that problem with large update downloads.

- no resale value
- no trade value
- have to pay full/new price. No used options


Yeah, "full" price that is often heavily discounted over retail options. Digital gaming has passed on a huge amount of savings to consumers, which kind of makes up for the lack of resale/trade value, if you're scrupulous in your purchases. And buying used games isn't without its cons, which you failed to list. I like the assurance of not having to worry about a scratched disc or a bad cartridge, which was half-assedly tested, if it was even tested at all.


Oh shut up all my points are valid.

- A game that is worth more than retail - legend of zelda breath of the wild master edition.

- I have game nights once a week in my games room with lots of friends and sometimes their friends that I haven't met before.

- Wii u, Switch, 500gb PS4 and Xboxones have memory issues. Same with PS Vita. Even a few of my friends have filled up their 1T PS4 slims with digital games. My PS4 has only 160GB on it so far.

- what cons from buying used? Being a dumb ass and not looking at the disc before buying?
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