Board 8 > Is changing disks getting annoying for you guys too?

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mnkboy907 posted...

I've never had any b'nargin popcorn before.

i deserve this
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UltimaterializerX posted...

This is so lazy. Do you set your microwave to 33 seconds instead of 30 because it would require 2 extra inches of movement?

I actually just did this a few minutes ago except it was 3:33 instead of 3:30

Anyway, it's a little bit of a pain but not to the point that it deters me from playing. It's more just a feeling of disappointment
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Digital for life. I like having a case I can look at, but honestly the convenience is more than worth the trade-off.

Menji posted...

No, less so actually.

"Oh I want to play that one digital came but now I have to redownload it since I needed space. Let me play something else"

You do realise that both the PS4 and Xbox One require installs to the hard drive for physical games, so space is now an issue for physical games.
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I don't understand how people can live with just digital games on their console. 7 games or so and the hard drive is full......
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Zylothewolf posted...

I don't understand how people can live with just digital games on their console. 7 games or so and the hard drive is full......

That's also true for physical games now, except on Switch.
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ninkendo posted...

No never

Having a physical disk makes it real and worthwhile owning

Retroactively deleting PUBG from your GotY list?
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I saw the "s" in disks as a "c" and was wondering if you also had a Detachable Penis.
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Absolutely, yes. I'm much less likely to make progress on multiple games at once if they're all physical. Short of very obvious "one and done" games, I'm moving to getting as many games digitally as I possibly can, it's just an infinitely better experience for me.

It's actually pretty frustrating on PS4 considering all you get for buying physical is the annoyance of having to switch - the game fully installs just as much data on your console as a digital copy would, so the physical disc just serves as an annoying "key" to get to what's already taking up space on your console.

At the same time, it's a little silly that (despite them wasting a bunch of plastic,) physical games are actually on average cheaper. Steam aside, it definitely seems like they go on sale more often, and services like Amazon/Best Buy don't offer their default 20% off for digital games.
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Lightning Strikes posted...

You do realise that both the PS4 and Xbox One require installs to the hard drive for physical games, so space is now an issue for physical games.

Yeah but install times are a good bit quicker than download times
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Yeah, my gaming purchases for consoles and handhelds have been more and more of the digital variety since like 2013 or so. I no longer want to deal with the space that physical games take up, and the overall convenience that digital has is too good to pass up.
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Another reason I rarely buy digital is because I sell most of my games after beating them. If I could sell my digital games, I would be on board.

StealThisSheen posted...

Lightning Strikes posted...

You do realise that both the PS4 and Xbox One require installs to the hard drive for physical games, so space is now an issue for physical games.

Yeah but install times are a good bit quicker than download times

And yeah, this, it's nowhere near the same.
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I definitely see the perks of digital overall and have been buying more and more games that way, but I think I'm with Menji on this particular point. I'd rather switch discs a hundred times than have to re-download something. If I delete a game for space, I'm more likely to go back to it if I only have to wait on a quick install and maybe a patch than if I have to redownload the entire thing. If I have to redownload, I often find myself putting in a disc in the meantime and then like 80% of the time never end up touching the game I downloaded
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Mac Arrowny posted...

ninkendo posted...

No never

Having a physical disk makes it real and worthwhile owning

Retroactively deleting PUBG from your GotY list?

Going the Dan Ryckert route and getting a disc version for the Xbox One even if I'm never going to play it
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FFDragon posted...

remember when we had to switch discs MID-GAME?!

what savages we used to be

And even then we didnt have it as bad as, say, the Famicom Disk System

Load up Castlevania 2
Go left one screen from start
Set Side B
Get immediately hit and knocked backward into the town
Set Side A
Go back to the left again
Set Side B
Realize this time that these monsters are too powerful for you right now and go back the way you came
Set Side A
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The HDD space issue seems like a problem but in practice it's very rare, except on like Nintendo consoles with tiny spaces. It was way worse back when consoles only had 80gb or so.
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foolm0r0n posted...

The HDD space issue seems like a problem but in practice it's very rare, except on like Nintendo consoles with tiny spaces. It was way worse back when consoles only had 80gb or so.

Yeah, this is true enough. It's really only an issue if you play a lot of sports games since those take up a lot of space.
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switching discs isn't terrible, but I haaaate getting up to change Switch carts

I have a physical version of Splatoon 2 (came with the console) and I never play it anymore since I don't want to get up and switch a cart for a quick game

I have half a mind to just keep it in there at all times and buy everything else digital
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The base models of consoles have about 400 GBs of usable space, and some of the most popular games (Battlefield, FF15, Call of Duty, Destiny, Forza) on console take up 60 gigs on the low end, and 100 gigs on the high end. It's not a rare problem. Destiny 2 takes up a quarter of PS4 HDD space. Battlefield 1 takes up a quarter of PS4 HDD space. Things quickly add up.
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DeepsPraw posted...

I have a physical version of Splatoon 2 (came with the console) and I never play it anymore since I don't want to get up and switch a cart for a quick game

This is a huge one. For games like Puyo Tet, Splatoon 2 and anything else that you usually want to pick up and play for a quick spurt before moving on to something else, having to change a cartridge/disc basically guarantees I'm almost never going to play the game. I think a big part of it is Steam has spoiled me. PC has been all digital for more than a decade at this point, and seeing how nice it is to be able to jump between however many games you want with just a click really highlights how needlessly annoying it is to go fetch something from a box any time you want to play a different game.
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iiicon posted...

The base models of consoles have about 400 GBs of usable space, and some of the most popular games (Battlefield, FF15, Call of Duty, Destiny, Forza) on console take up 60 gigs on the low end, and 100 gigs on the high end. It's not a rare problem. Destiny 2 takes up a quarter of PS4 HDD space. Battlefield 1 takes up a quarter of PS4 HDD space. Things quickly add up.

And yet it's rare to me and a lot of people

If you're a BF + FF + CoD + Destiny + Forza player then sure buy discs for all of them
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I wanted systems to have disk changers a very long time ago. Like a jukebox or car. People laughed at me though.
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And again, you're getting all that HDD space eaten up whether you buy the game digitally or not. The install is exactly the same size either way.
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Xiahou Shake posted...

And again, you're getting all that HDD space eaten up whether you buy the game digitally or not. The install is exactly the same size either way.

Again, though, installing off a disc is much quicker than downloading, so treating them the exact same there isn't really fair

If space is a concern and you're constantly deleting games, that's one place physical tends to be better
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Yes. I didn't have this problem before, but the advent of digital games has made it feel cumbersome. That, and I've got a very cluttered game space and I have to go at an awkward angle to insert and retrieve discs.

StealThisSheen posted...

Again, though, installing off a disc is much quicker than downloading, so treating them the exact same there isn't really fair

If space is a concern and you're constantly deleting games, that's one place physical tends to be better

I can see this for some folks, that's fair. I personally have a PS4 Pro and have 20ish games installed with more than half of the HDD still free.

There's also nice tricks you can use to make downloading less of a problem if your internet is a bit on the slow side. You can even start a game download on your phone when you're out and about, and the game will be installed and waiting for you when you get home!
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Xiahou Shake posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Again, though, installing off a disc is much quicker than downloading, so treating them the exact same there isn't really fair

If space is a concern and you're constantly deleting games, that's one place physical tends to be better

I can see this for some folks, that's fair. I personally have a PS4 Pro and have 20ish games installed with more than half of the HDD still free.

There's also nice tricks you can use to make downloading less of a problem if your internet is a bit on the slow side. You can even start a game download on your phone when you're out and about, and the game will be installed and waiting for you when you get home!

Oh, right. I'm not saying physical is better. Both have their perks. I'm just saying that if space is actually an issue, that's one place physical shines.
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StealThisSheen posted...

Again, though, installing off a disc is much quicker than downloading, so treating them the exact same there isn't really fair

is it tho
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I can't say I've ever been particularly troubled by the fact that I have to stand up and walk a few feet to the console once in a while, though I will admit I've appreciated the 3DS for the fact that if I have the games on a table nearby I can switch them out from my chair.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

This is so lazy. Do you set your microwave to 33 seconds instead of 30 because it would require 2 extra inches of movement?

Puh-lease.

I just hit the 30 seconds button until I get the cooking time I require.
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You know I think I prefer switching disks in-game. Could be because switching disks is an old thing and I don't have any new experience of it, but yeah. It's a sign of progress and it's exciting. FF7 is actually improved by it, for instance.
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I only play one game at a time so this is not a problem
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It is nice to have 6 terabytes on my PS4 Pro

Over 200 games installed both physical and digital arranged in folders in alphabetical order and still got like half my space left
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Jealous

I love my MGSV PS4 but goddamn 500gb is not enough

Gonna get an external hd tomorrow actually. Though I haven't seen any here yet
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ughh people confusing disks and discs is one of my biggest pet peeves

Disk = magnetic storage (HDD, floppies)

Disc = optical storage (CD, DVD, BD)
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

StealThisSheen posted...

Again, though, installing off a disc is much quicker than downloading, so treating them the exact same there isn't really fair

is it tho

...Objectively yes?
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DeepsPraw posted...

ughh people confusing disks and discs is one of my biggest pet peeves

Disk = magnetic storage (HDD, floppies)

Disc = optical storage (CD, DVD, BD)

Huh

Does it count as getting them confused when I honestly thought they were just interchangeable?

The more you know.
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DeepsPraw posted...

ughh people confusing disks and discs is one of my biggest pet peeves

Disk = magnetic storage (HDD, floppies)

Disc = optical storage (CD, DVD, BD)

This is as dumb as caring about gif vs jif except no one else knows about it
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if you say jif you're dead to me
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If I say I like pineapple on pizza will you kill yourself?
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I don't switch games often. I tend to play one game at a time, so I don't see this as an issue.
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no since that's one of the best toppings

I usually get it with pepperoni over ham tho
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DeepsPraw posted...

no since that's one of the best toppings

ur ded
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DeepsPraw posted...

ughh people confusing disks and discs is one of my biggest pet peeves

Disk = magnetic storage (HDD, floppies)

Disc = optical storage (CD, DVD, BD)

At least I was right when talking about Famicom Disk System!
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A while back it dawned on me that physical copies take up the same amount of space as digital, so now I buy mostly digital. Makes life much easier. Although I had to get an external hard drive but once I get a PS4 Pro that won't even matter
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I have never had space problems on my ps4. I have like 25 games installed and when I finish a game, I uninstall it.
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I was changing discs for an audiobook the other day in my car, and it felt a little weird. I imagine for some people this may feel the same for games.
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KingButz posted...

I have never had space problems on my ps4. I have like 25 games installed and when I finish a game, I uninstall it.

This doesn't work for people who like to replay video games
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I want to never have to uninstall a game regardless if I plan to ever replay it or not

hence the 6 TB of space and arranging everything in alphabetical order
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jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif jif
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My microwave doesn't have a 30-second button so I'll just push 1 minute and stop it halfway through.
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