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Alucard188
11/11/18 10:47:52 PM
#51:


I just bought a physical version of Rune Factory 4 for 3DS. It cost me $32 Canadian, with no tax or shipping fees. That's $2 less than Nintendo is selling it for digitally, and I get the assurance that my physical copy won't disappear on me.
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babyeatermax
11/11/18 10:48:03 PM
#52:


Once the blu-ray laser in my PS3 died, I said fuck it. I was done with physical. Someone will buy Sony or Microsoft's digital infrastructure if they ever go under. It just makes finical sense. You might be locked out of some shitty move game but I don't see players being locked out of their entire libraries.

But Nintendo is just a mess when it comes to technology. Them I would never buy digital from.
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jborgan
11/11/18 10:48:47 PM
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I just miss the old days of buying a game and reading through the manual. Games these days now just come with a slip of paper advertising other games, and sometimes nothing at all.

Pretty disappointing.
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sobergermanguy
11/11/18 10:50:38 PM
#54:


Digital is usually cheaper 99% of the time. IDK where you guys are shopping at
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ohnoitschris
11/11/18 10:55:18 PM
#55:


sobergermanguy posted...
Digital is usually cheaper 99% of the time. IDK where you guys are shopping at


not on consoles
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
11/11/18 10:55:35 PM
#56:


Digital is almost never cheaper then physical with newer games or even older games for consoles, Steam is the exception but they are only that way for PC gamers not console players.
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sobergermanguy
11/11/18 10:58:44 PM
#57:


Even on console I usually get the games cheaper, but I usually wait for sales and price drops
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YookaLaylee
11/11/18 11:00:15 PM
#58:


sobergermanguy posted...
Even on console I usually get the games cheaper, but I usually wait for sales and price drops

Bruh, youre clearly lying lol. Console games are always available cheaper in their physical form
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ohnoitschris
11/11/18 11:00:49 PM
#59:


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.


You already can't redownload any Wii DLC or games you bought as downloads come early 2019, since they're pulling the shop down. The DSi store is already gone, if you had any games bought on a DSi that you didn't download, you're screwed.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...
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.


I still have Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on my 360, thank God. That game really should get a rerelease sometime.
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Darmik
11/11/18 11:01:37 PM
#60:


I find that AAA games are initially cheaper physically.

But digital sales tend to drop quicker than retail unless they go on clearance. Which generally requires the game to flop.

Indie games are usually always cheaper digitally.
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sobergermanguy
11/11/18 11:06:29 PM
#61:


YookaLaylee posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
Even on console I usually get the games cheaper, but I usually wait for sales and price drops

Bruh, youre clearly lying lol. Console games are always available cheaper in their physical form

Nah, that's just not true. I got Persona 5 for $27 off PSN. It's $49.99 at Gamestop for a new copy and $44.99 for a used one
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OldSnakeLiveon8
11/11/18 11:11:11 PM
#62:


sobergermanguy posted...
YookaLaylee posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
Even on console I usually get the games cheaper, but I usually wait for sales and price drops

Bruh, youre clearly lying lol. Console games are always available cheaper in their physical form

Nah, that's just not true. I got Persona 5 for $27 off PSN. It's $49.99 at Gamestop for a new copy and $44.99 for a used one

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southcoast09
11/11/18 11:13:44 PM
#63:


It takes thirty seconds to switch out a physical copy. I had to wait three hours for a game I already owned to download (again) on my Switch today.

If the game existed in physical form, I would have bought it, and I could have been playing it instantly. I usually just buy whichever version is cheaper, usually.
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ohnoitschris
11/11/18 11:17:00 PM
#64:


sobergermanguy posted...
YookaLaylee posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
Even on console I usually get the games cheaper, but I usually wait for sales and price drops

Bruh, youre clearly lying lol. Console games are always available cheaper in their physical form

Nah, that's just not true. I got Persona 5 for $27 off PSN. It's $49.99 at Gamestop for a new copy and $44.99 for a used one


Congrats on buying a game from a company that does a lot of digital sales. Those are great and all, but then you have ridiculous shit like this:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/209160/Call_of_Duty_Ghosts/

Call of Duty Ghosts, which is effectively CoD '14, still $60 for the base version on Steam. And it was considered to be a bad entry in the series.

Meanwhile on consoles, it's $3 for the 360 version. https://www.gamestop.com/games/call-of-duty-ghosts/109396 And that's even a backwards compatible game on Xbox One.

It really depends on the game and the company.
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Dash_Harber
11/11/18 11:19:22 PM
#65:


There are pros and cons to both, so it sort of depends on the game/situation.
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LordFarquad1312
11/11/18 11:28:22 PM
#66:


ohnoitschris posted...
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.


You already can't redownload any Wii DLC or games you bought as downloads come early 2019, since they're pulling the shop down. The DSi store is already gone, if you had any games bought on a DSi that you didn't download, you're screwed.

LMAO. I'm pretty sure I had a couple of games in my "account" because I ran out of storage space.
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EpicMickeyDrew
11/12/18 12:14:42 AM
#67:


LordFarquad1312 posted...
ohnoitschris posted...
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.


You already can't redownload any Wii DLC or games you bought as downloads come early 2019, since they're pulling the shop down. The DSi store is already gone, if you had any games bought on a DSi that you didn't download, you're screwed.

LMAO. I'm pretty sure I had a couple of games in my "account" because I ran out of storage space.

Could you name those games for me? Since you care so much about every single game you've ever purchased.
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SaithSayer
11/12/18 12:15:57 AM
#68:


bulletproofvita posted...
Kombucha posted...
VandorLee posted...
I prefer turtles.


solid preference

But which one

Donatello
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ssjevot
11/12/18 12:21:19 AM
#69:


ohnoitschris posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
Digital is usually cheaper 99% of the time. IDK where you guys are shopping at


not on consoles


Especially in Japan. Phsycial used stuff in general is cheap here, because most people only want new. Also a lot of the time digital costs more than physical new for absolutely no reason.
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catboy0_0
11/12/18 12:21:43 AM
#70:


when it's a 3DS cart, the game saves to the cart
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Darmik
11/12/18 12:26:00 AM
#71:


I think when people are saying digital is cheaper they're talking about sales not RRP.
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dave_is_slick
11/12/18 12:26:05 AM
#72:


sobergermanguy posted...
wait hours for it to install

You have shit internet.
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sobergermanguy
11/12/18 12:31:44 AM
#73:


dave_is_slick posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
wait hours for it to install

You have shit internet.

was talking about games partially installing from a disc to your hdd. That has nothing to do with internet speed
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SauI_Goodman
11/12/18 12:32:43 AM
#74:


Digital corruption. "Your game has been ruined. Sorry about that!" I will always take physical over digital.
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sobergermanguy
11/12/18 12:38:11 AM
#75:


SauI_Goodman posted...
Digital corruption. "Your game has been ruined. Sorry about that!" I will always take physical over digital.

Has never happened to me, but at least you can just download it again. Can't do that when your game gets scratched up and ruined forever
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dave_is_slick
11/12/18 12:51:41 AM
#76:


sobergermanguy posted...
dave_is_slick posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
wait hours for it to install

You have shit internet.

was talking about games partially installing from a disc to your hdd. That has nothing to do with internet speed

Something is going wrong because it never takes hours for me.
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sobergermanguy
11/12/18 1:02:40 AM
#77:


dave_is_slick posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
dave_is_slick posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
wait hours for it to install

You have shit internet.

was talking about games partially installing from a disc to your hdd. That has nothing to do with internet speed

Something is going wrong because it never takes hours for me.

Most open world games usually have long, mandatory installs. RDR, Witcher 3, GTA, DA: I, etc...
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HighOnSolar
11/12/18 1:05:34 AM
#78:


Q2ASE87

these are my peak speeds

do you understand now
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ohnoitschris
11/12/18 3:27:49 AM
#80:


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


You guys do realize this doesn't apply to every game right

Undertale is literally twice the price physically as it is digitally


That's the case with a lot of indies that only got physical releases through tiny publishers like Fangamer and Limited Run. They target collectors, primarily the crazies who collect a physical copy of every single game that's ever released for a platform. So they can pretty well charge whatever they want. Which sucks for me, because I like to have a nice shelf of games to enjoy.
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LordFarquad1312
11/12/18 4:05:34 AM
#81:


EpicMickeyDrew posted...
LordFarquad1312 posted...
ohnoitschris posted...
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.


You already can't redownload any Wii DLC or games you bought as downloads come early 2019, since they're pulling the shop down. The DSi store is already gone, if you had any games bought on a DSi that you didn't download, you're screwed.

LMAO. I'm pretty sure I had a couple of games in my "account" because I ran out of storage space.

Could you name those games for me? Since you care so much about every single game you've ever purchased.

Paper Mario, Oot, MM, Ys I and II, Breath of Fire 2, Super Mario World, Mario Kart 64, Mario 3, Zelda 2, World of Goo, Link to the Past, Secret of Mana.

Don't get cheeky with me, I actually care about the things I spend my money on.
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Knowledge_King
11/12/18 11:00:38 AM
#82:


Physical's more reliable.
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P4wn4g3
11/12/18 11:24:54 AM
#83:


I don't understand people who don't care about their rights.
What's wrong with yall
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pauIie
11/12/18 11:43:34 AM
#84:


there's plenty of reasons to still buy physical.

i wonder why digital only people care so much about physical buyers though. why?
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pauIie
11/12/18 11:56:57 AM
#86:


Conflict posted...
It goes both ways


doesn't feel that way. people question physical music buyers, too.

maybe i just don't click the threads. but i can't even remember a thread questioning digital people. just these.
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CmndrHurricane
11/12/18 1:32:14 PM
#87:


that new game smell, though
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FrisbeeDude
11/12/18 1:33:17 PM
#88:


You never own a digital copy. You're renting it long term for a fixed price.
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andel
11/12/18 1:34:10 PM
#89:


now this topic is shitposting
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XXHornDogXX
11/13/18 12:15:15 AM
#90:


Better to buy physical copies of games so you can resell them back to GameStop for their full used price
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babyeatermax
11/14/18 1:30:02 PM
#91:


XXHornDogXX posted...
Better to buy physical copies of games so you can resell them back to GameStop for their full used price

What GameStop you shop at
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spanky1
11/14/18 1:35:20 PM
#92:


It's faster. You put disc in and install, instead of download and install.
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jborgan
11/14/18 1:39:08 PM
#93:


sobergermanguy posted...
SauI_Goodman posted...
Digital corruption. "Your game has been ruined. Sorry about that!" I will always take physical over digital.

Has never happened to me, but at least you can just download it again. Can't do that when your game gets scratched up and ruined forever

What are you doing to your games that are scratching them up to the point where they won't play anymore?
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sobergermanguy
11/14/18 2:14:13 PM
#94:


jborgan posted...
sobergermanguy posted...
SauI_Goodman posted...
Digital corruption. "Your game has been ruined. Sorry about that!" I will always take physical over digital.

Has never happened to me, but at least you can just download it again. Can't do that when your game gets scratched up and ruined forever

What are you doing to your games that are scratching them up to the point where they won't play anymore?

Nothing major. once couldn't play my copy of DA:I because it got damaged from years of taking it out the case and putting it back in
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