Current Events > Why are sony and xbox gamers obsessed with sticking to discs?

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They store less and are far slower than cartridges
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fuck all that shit. Digital master race.
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They cheap
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Because they make money selling the disks to the developers.

EDIT: And there's a fascinating story about how nintendo pulled this shit back in the 80's during the chip shortage. When they couldn't keep up with demand and atari made their own carts, Nintendo sued the shit out of them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLA_d9q6ySs
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I haven't physically bought a game in years.
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No idea why gamers care so much but I doubt Sony and Microsoft will move away from them thanks to the cost.

Only thing that could change is if they follow the lead of the Switch and make a portable Xbox/PlayStation that can share games with a console.
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Gojak_v3 posted...

I haven't physically bought a game in years.

I think I messed that up. But it's still probably true.
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You can sell them when you don't want them anymore and they're easier to trade, lend to friends, etc.
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SpiralDrift posted...

You can sell them when you don't want them anymore and they're easier to trade, lend to friends, etc.

You can sell carts as well
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damn TC what's going on in your sig

AlternativeFAQS posted...

damn TC what's going on in your sig

Anime in question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7h__sb87L4
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AlternativeFAQS posted...

damn TC what's going on in your sig

It creeps out american cucks
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I only have an Xbox One and Xbox 360, between the two consoles I own 3 physical discs and 400+ digital games. The "physical only" mentality is a stupid trend.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

I only have an Xbox One and Xbox 360, between the two consoles I own 3 physical discs and 400+ digital games. The "physical only" mentality is a stupid trend.

I dont mean sticking to discs over digital

I mean sticking to discs over cartridges
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Why cartridges? SSD is fastesr and has significantly more storage potential.
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Rika_Furude posted...

MabusIncarnate posted...

I only have an Xbox One and Xbox 360, between the two consoles I own 3 physical discs and 400+ digital games. The "physical only" mentality is a stupid trend.

I dont mean sticking to discs over digital

I mean sticking to discs over cartridges

I have this bad habit of replying to thread titles and not reading any of the contents.

I remember this being a debate during the PSX/N64 era. If cartridges, or even floppy disks had the storage capacity and could stand up to modern gaming, i'd be entirely on board. Cartridges don't scratch up and are durable.
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buddhamonster posted...

Why cartridges? SSD is fastesr and has significantly more storage potential.

You are aware that cartridges are solid state devices, right?
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buddhamonster posted...

Why cartridges? SSD is fastesr and has significantly more storage potential.

Thats what cartridges are
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Fart_Tzar posted...

buddhamonster posted...

Why cartridges? SSD is fastesr and has significantly more storage potential.

You are aware that cartridges are solid state devices, right?

Well this is embarrassing...
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digital downloads are stupid. the preferred choice of cucks.
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ModLogic posted...

digital downloads are stupid. the preferred choice of cucks.

Then put me in a room with my wife and let me watch her fuck another man, because I am on board with digital downloads.
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Cartridges are far more reliable than discs as well. Disc rot is already hitting PS2 era discs and will eventually destroy them all, while cartridges from 40 years ago will still work today with a little cleaning.
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If they made cartridges for PS4 I'd gladly buy them. It's just cheaper to put them on disc, and unless they have some reason to change over like for a portable system I doubt they will, so not really worth worrying about.