LogFAQs > #891481111

The idea that digital games can't resell for anything and therefore are the worse option is greatly oversimplifying it. That's true if you have a game that is equal price for both physical and digital, in equal condition, but I feel like that is common sense. I never intended to advocate for digital on a purchase-by-purchase basis with the physical version costing the same or less; of course in those cases physical is the smarter option.

But there are frequently sales where the digital price goes below retail, and digital retro games, which make the better option less clear, especially where depreciation exists. In that earlier example, if the $50 game depreciated to $30, then it's a worse deal - you lose $20 so you can get rid of the game vs. losing $8 on the possibility that you might lose the game. And that's not taking into the account that buying a game is paying for the experience of playing it. If I'm not intending to sell a game, I'd rather choose an option that lets me pay less for (basically) the same experience.