Current Events > I don't understand people who prefer physical over digital

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What is wrong with yall
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some people enjoy curating and collecting, nothing wrong with that.
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more likely to pick a game back up later if I an see it on the shelf, instead of forget about it deep in my digital download list.

Resell.... I have a few digital games I really regret
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When the servers of the company stop supporting downloads for the digital game you better hope you never accidentally lose it!

I prefer turtles.
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VandorLee posted...

I prefer turtles.

solid preference
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Kombucha posted...

VandorLee posted...

I prefer turtles.

solid preference

But which one
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bulletproofvita posted...

Resell.... I have a few digital games I really regret

But resell value is usually terrible unless you're selling a hot AAA game that just came out
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1) I'm not paying full price (or close to it), for bits of data I download.
2) I want to own something tangible. You can't display or appreciate digital collections.
3) You can't trust these companies to keep giving you access to the content that you've purchased. I can go and pop one of my games into my system and play it immediately. Can I trust PSN/XBL/Nintendo to keep the same service? Wii and DS shops are already done for.
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Yeah, who's to say you're gonna be able to download them games forever? Konami already took down P.T, and there's rummors going around that they are actually deleting it from Plastations that already have it.
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I didnt get digital with your mom last night.
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LordFarquad1312 posted...

Yeah, who's to say you're gonna be able to download them games forever? Konami already took down P.T, and there's rummors going around that they are actually deleting it from Plastations that already have it.

Last I checked there was still a workaround to download PT as long as you already own it
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I want to actually own my games
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Physical will often drop in price earlier than digital. Otherwise, yeah.
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Me and my friends let each other borrow our physical games so it hurts the industries sales.
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RoastedCapuccin posted...

When the servers of the company stop supporting downloads for the digital game you better hope you never accidentally lose it!

You realize it's more likely companies will stop selling physical copies in the very near future, right? Digital is here to stay.
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In general I greatly prefer digital, but I will never buy a Nintendo game digital again. My digital Wii library only exists on backup hard drives now. In other words, in the end my Wii games had to be stored physically, because you cannot download them anymore. Nintendo doesn't care about keeping your past purchases around.
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physical is also for collection

LordFarquad1312 posted...

Yeah, who's to say you're gonna be able to download them games forever?

Who cares. You're not gonna be able to live forever, do you have to hoard every single thing you ever buy? I guarantee most people have games on their shelves that they haven't played for years, just being clutter.
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Alucard188 posted...

I can go and pop one of my games into my system and play it immediately.

On PS4, Xbox One or PC? I wish.
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EpicMickeyDrew posted...

LordFarquad1312 posted...

Yeah, who's to say you're gonna be able to download them games forever?

Who cares. You're not gonna be able to live forever, do you have to hoard every single thing you ever buy? I guarantee most people have games on their shelves that they haven't played for years, just being clutter.

Send your clutter to me then.
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Physical is the only way I feel like I own something. I need the source on my shelf.
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LimboTraveller posted...

physical is also for collection

Darmik posted...

Alucard188 posted...

I can go and pop one of my games into my system and play it immediately.

On PS4, Xbox One or PC? I wish.

Yeah, that part sucks. However, I'm talking about this:

https://imgur.com/a/s3YicCv
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Darmik posted...

Alucard188 posted...

I can go and pop one of my games into my system and play it immediately.

On PS4, Xbox One or PC? I wish.

Yeah it's hilarious how you can buy a physical copy of a game but still have to wait hours for it to install
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Physical media for the last couple of gens don't really represent what they used to.

PS4 can't play PS3 discs. Once my PS3 is dead that's it. Those games are gone regardless. PS3 and 360 are no where near as reliable as older systems. I doubt we'll ever get clone systems of them either.

Even if they're not and the PS3 servers shut down what's the point? Then I'm stuck playing 1.0 versions of several games which could be completely broken.

Only system right now that rewards keeping physical copies is Xbox.
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If you dont have a piss yellow snes then dont even talk to me bro!
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sobergermanguy posted...

Darmik posted...

Alucard188 posted...

I can go and pop one of my games into my system and play it immediately.

On PS4, Xbox One or PC? I wish.

Yeah it's hilarious how you can buy a physical copy of a game but still have to wait hours for it to install

RDR2 came on 2 Blu-Ray discs, and Fallout 76 had a massive 51GB day one patch. It's ridiculous.
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Collecting physical copies isn't as cool as I thought it would be. I felt more like a hoarder with no one to show his stuff off to.

People do not remember how the Wii boned people who downloaded games vs the smart people who buy physical copies when they shut down the online services for Wii and DS ??
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

People do not remember how the Wii boned people who downloaded games vs the smart people who buy physical copies when they shut down the online services for Wii and DS ??

Reminding me of this caused me to go and find the only 3DS game I own digitally, and see if I can buy it physically for a decent price.
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VandorLee posted...

EpicMickeyDrew posted...

LordFarquad1312 posted...

Yeah, who's to say you're gonna be able to download them games forever?

Who cares. You're not gonna be able to live forever, do you have to hoard every single thing you ever buy? I guarantee most people have games on their shelves that they haven't played for years, just being clutter.

Send your clutter to me then.

I don't have clutter.
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I buy a mix of both. Depends on the game and the situation.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

People do not remember how the Wii boned people who downloaded games vs the smart people who buy physical copies when they shut down the online services for Wii and DS ??

Could you even buy any of those games physically?
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Digital is here to stay but people who want to actually own and keep their games long after online services are killed off know to always buy physical copies. Physical copies also offer collectable physical items and cant ever be steath deleted once a license a company had expires.

X-Men the arcade game, The Simpsons the arcade game, and others like them cant even be redownloaded, they were on last gen but very few people can say they are able to play them even if they bought the game due to those games being removed due to licenses expiring unless you never deleted them to make room for other games.
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OldSnakeLiveon8 posted...

Collecting physical copies isn't as cool as I thought it would be. I felt more like a hoarder with no one to show his stuff off to.

Like no one cares that I have a copy of the original Demon's Souls and that's supposed to be one of the rarer PS3 games

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

X-Men the arcade game, The Simpsons the arcade game, and others like them cant even be redownloaded, they were on last gen but very few people can say they are able to play them even if they bought the game due to those games being removed due to licenses expiring.

I'm pretty sure as long as you purchased them before they were delisted they can still be downloaded.
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Darmik posted...

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

People do not remember how the Wii boned people who downloaded games vs the smart people who buy physical copies when they shut down the online services for Wii and DS ??

Could you even buy any of those games physically?

Yes, a lot of them were released both physical and digital.
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Darmik posted...

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

X-Men the arcade game, The Simpsons the arcade game, and others like them cant even be redownloaded, they were on last gen but very few people can say they are able to play them even if they bought the game due to those games being removed due to licenses expiring.

I'm pretty sure as long as you purchased them before they were delisted they can still be downloaded.

This has always been the case on PC at least
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine

Darmik posted...

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

X-Men the arcade game, The Simpsons the arcade game, and others like them cant even be redownloaded, they were on last gen but very few people can say they are able to play them even if they bought the game due to those games being removed due to licenses expiring.

I'm pretty sure as long as you purchased them before they were delisted they can still be downloaded.

Nope, people tried and if you go into your purchase history they are no longer available to download due to them being delisted and the change effects even the download history, I have looked for SP VS the world the game, and the other two.

Fucked up part is Ubisoft also released online coop DLC and a new character, the new content was not even out a full year before the cord was cut and the game delisted for SP vs the world.
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I can't fathom paying $60 and still being at the whim of a server. Same with movies.
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

Darmik posted...

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

People do not remember how the Wii boned people who downloaded games vs the smart people who buy physical copies when they shut down the online services for Wii and DS ??

Could you even buy any of those games physically?

Yes, a lot of them were released both physical and digital.

Which ones? I always thought the DS and Wii games were pretty small.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

Nope, people tried and if you go into your purchase history they are no longer available to download due to them being delisted and the change effects even the download history, I have looked for SP VS the world the game, and the other two.

Are you sure? It comes up on my download list.

I need to activate my PS3 to download it so I can't check for sure but it is there for me.

The PS3 download list is absolute shit though. Luckily for me it was one of the first games I got.
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1) I like receiving a physical item back in a purchase.

2) I enjoy having a collection of stuff that I like, which is often looked at by friends when they visit. It represents me and my tastes.

3) If the data of a digital download gets corrupted in the future, there is no guarantee that I can redownload it.

4) I can lend games to friends and families.

5) I feel like physical games go on sale more often and can be bought for cheaper, as stores need to clear up old inventory for newer games.
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I play on xbox 360, and xbox one so it might be different for playstation.
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Go online and buy it for $60 or find it in the store for $30. What do you think?
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DirkDiggles posted...

Go online and buy it for $60 or find it in the store for $30. What do you think?

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