Current Events > There's absolutely no reason to still be buying physical games.

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Trickfinger
04/21/21 5:58:29 AM
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Do you?


I can't even imagine having a stack of games and switching between them every time I wanna play something different... We're not fucking teens anymore so

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kg88222
04/21/21 5:59:28 AM
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Cyberpunk i had too. Honestly since they patched it i really like it too. Best game I've played this gen althugh it has flaws. Way better on the higher difficulties too. People are still talking abut how huge a disapointment it is on the cyberpunk boards. I'm not really feeling that way. It is in ways but they are still working on it. The milkage is disapointing. What's disapointing are the amount of people who think everyone thinks what they do.
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SomeLikeItHoth
04/21/21 6:02:23 AM
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I buy physical because I like having the case.

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Wii_Shaker
04/21/21 6:04:54 AM
#4:


I am literally running out of physical space in my home for collecting games.

If I had more room I would be inclined to disagree with you, but that's not the case.

Having a shit ton of physical games is awesome btw. I pity those who don't.

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ssjevot
04/21/21 6:05:11 AM
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I was pretty okay with digital only and then online stores started shutting down. After Wii store shut down I only do digital on PC. I don't trust consoles. I realize emulation can eventually solve store shutdowns, but that's not an ideal solution.

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kg88222
04/21/21 6:05:58 AM
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Sony is garbage and just wants a monopoly and it's as much their fault cyberpunk was released the way it was. They just want to deflect any criticisism away from them how they've been dumbing games down forever.

Yep cyberpunk was released half assed but it says something about the industry as a whole. At least I was still able to buy the game and not listen to the powers that be and I was surprisingly correct imo. The game is actually good.
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Darmik
04/21/21 6:06:13 AM
#7:


It's often cheaper for me in Australia and that's reason enough.

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BloodMoon7
04/21/21 6:08:05 AM
#8:


I buy physical exclusively.

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TerraSeeker
04/21/21 6:09:51 AM
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I like to support the secondary market.

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teep_
04/21/21 6:10:18 AM
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Steelbooks tho
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KnightofShikari
04/21/21 6:12:47 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA

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Dark_SilverX
04/21/21 6:13:26 AM
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agreed. im surprised a lot of games dont have cloud editions already

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Stalolin
04/21/21 6:26:12 AM
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I mostly buy physical because internet out here is poop.

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Cuticrusader09
04/21/21 6:35:51 AM
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I buy physical because I dont like how sharing between 2 Switches works. If you are not at home and the Switch is not on the internet the secondary Switch cant verify and play the digital games.
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Hayame Zero
04/21/21 6:41:14 AM
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The only reason I buy physical is if I'm going to let someone borrow it, or I get it for dirt cheap. Afterwards I just trade it.

Physical is just clutter. I don't like displaying a collection, and digital is just more economical and easier to deal with. And the servers are up long enough for me to actually play.

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sabin017
04/21/21 7:07:52 AM
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Haven't bought a physical game in like 6 years.

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ZevLoveDOOM
04/21/21 7:08:49 AM
#17:


i do what i want. piss off papa!
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awesome999
04/21/21 7:13:59 AM
#18:


Trickfinger posted...
There's absolutely no reason to still be buying games.

Correct
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supermichael11
04/21/21 8:03:06 AM
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For PC there is no need to buy physical games, as long as the digital version exist. Whatever digital games you buy, it can be played on any new hardware bought or new PC.

Console there is a reason why buying physical is better, those games that you buy on console are stuck on whatever console you bought if the next console has no BC. Did you buy any PS3, Wii U and 3DS digital games? If yes then tought luck those games are stuck on those console and to make it worse you can't give them away to anyone or sell them.

If a person sell their console, then they can't play their digital games and they can't give them to anyone. Physical games while you can't play on next gen if next gen has no BC, you have the right to sell them or give them away.

When a game is delisted digitally, then physical is the only legal way to ever get that game.

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Dark_SilverX
04/21/21 8:25:36 AM
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awesome999 posted...
Correct
kingdom hearts melody of memory tho GOAT

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codey
04/21/21 8:36:01 AM
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I stick to digital for the sales unless I happen to hear about a physical sale.

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UnfairRepresent
04/21/21 8:37:25 AM
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I'm a digital convert reluctantly

I used to have a huge game collection

Now its half a bookcase, mostly of worthless ps2/ps1 games.

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Shablagoo
04/21/21 8:42:30 AM
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I mean I would agree up until about 6 months ago when my PSN account started acting weird and I lost access to thousands of dollars worth of games that I had on my PS4 lol. (But then, the reason I was buying everything digitally was because my PS4s blu-ray drive had stopped reading discs, so I guess I was screwed either way.)

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Buu_88
04/21/21 8:44:40 AM
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Because I like the way they look on my shelf

Sue me.

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voldothegr8
04/21/21 8:48:19 AM
#25:


It has been ages since I bought physical with the exception of SM3D All-Stars. I'm lazy and digital fits my lifestyle better. Plus fuck midnight releases, I can have the game downloaded and start playing at midnight.
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RiKuToTheMiGhtY
04/21/21 8:56:05 AM
#26:


I still mainly buy physical copies, that way I know the option to sell or let someone borrow the game is always there.

Digital gaming still has the risk of the game being delisted due to rights running out or when you suffer a HDD failure. There is also the issue that once you shelve a console you might be shelving all those games as well.

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Tenmyouji
04/21/21 9:02:21 AM
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My internet is shitty, slow speeds and data caps. If I want a game it almost has to be a physical copy.
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Feline_Heart
04/21/21 9:11:28 AM
#28:


I only get digital games if theyre giving them away for free or theres no physical version of the game

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Pitlord_Special
04/21/21 9:13:01 AM
#29:


Been a long time since Ive bought a physical game. I dont really care for how much space they take up cumulatively. I also dont have any moral reservation about sailing to play a game that isnt available in any digital format.

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Jaded_Dragon
04/21/21 9:14:42 AM
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I prefer physical, but I do have a fuck ton of digital games this generation because I'll get antsy if a game I want to play has a good digital sale.

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Shablagoo
04/21/21 9:15:02 AM
#31:


Tenmyouji posted...
My internet is shitty, slow speeds and data caps. If I want a game it almost has to be a physical copy.

One of the last games I downloaded was The Last of Us: Part II which I think was atound 80GB. I used my iPhones hotspot to do it and it literally took 4 straight days to download lol.

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LeadPipeCinche
04/21/21 9:15:55 AM
#32:


I'm not lazy, I can get up to switch the disc
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SugarFlakes
04/21/21 9:35:54 AM
#33:


SomeLikeItHoth posted...
I buy physical because I like having the case.
Same. I like looking at my collection grow too.

Its not going to kill me to get up and switch the game
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KainWind
04/21/21 9:48:03 AM
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I can get a game from amazon faster than I can download one. And I have more space in my room than my space in my Switch.

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SquirtleSkwad
04/21/21 9:54:11 AM
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I can think of several.

Personal preference.

Trade-in Value.

Physical pre-order content.

Actual ownership vs. a company pulling your rights to your own property.

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Jabodie
04/21/21 9:54:41 AM
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I like having the collection.

But honestly I know I'm going to sell a lot of these in the future on ebay, or even just give them to some kid when I'm older. That's kind of a nice aspect to it.

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SquirtleSkwad
04/21/21 9:54:48 AM
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KainWind posted...
I can get a game from amazon faster than I can download one.
What the fuck. You still have to download it once it arrives, depending on the system.

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superman 2000
04/21/21 9:56:03 AM
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I prefer physical copies because thats true ownership. As long as something depends on a server to be accessed, youre always at the mercy of something larger than yourself.

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kg88222
04/21/21 9:56:27 AM
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New technology isn't always better. It's a means of control for some of these companies. I'm not that bad where I buy my games on disc. But I'm glad i was able to buy cyberpunk. I wouldn't have had that option otherwise. And the mainstream isn't always right. They are as much slaves to what these corporations tell them as they think they aren't. Having options is good.
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Jabodie
04/21/21 9:56:58 AM
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SquirtleSkwad posted...
What the fuck. You still have to download it once it arrives, depending on the system.
It mostly copies from the disc, unless the devs rewrote the whole game post launch like cyber punk.

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Flockaveli
04/21/21 10:10:42 AM
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superman 2000 posted...
I prefer physical copies because thats true ownership. As long as something depends on a server to be accessed, youre always at the mercy of something larger than yourself.
I have bigger problems going on to ever be stressed about that. Ill just find another game when that happens.

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nemu
04/21/21 10:16:00 AM
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We need some kind of guarantee of ownership or something before it'd be really worth it on anything other than PC. It should be law that as long as a company exists that it should have at least maintain the ability to provide downloads for previously bought products even if it shuts down the ability to purchase them. If the company ceases to exist, it should be possible for someone else to buy the rights to host those servers or something. The fact that so much shit is lost to the world if not for game preservation is rather astounding.
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BlockWatcher
04/21/21 10:20:12 AM
#43:


I buy physical so I can resell and play during power/internet outages

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SquirtleSkwad
04/21/21 10:20:12 AM
#44:


Flockaveli posted...
I have bigger problems going on to ever be stressed about that. Ill just find another game when that happens.
His point is still valid for thousands of gamers.

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KainWind
04/21/21 10:22:05 AM
#45:


SquirtleSkwad posted...
What the fuck. You still have to download it once it arrives, depending on the system.

I put the disc in then at most I download a small update.

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Questionmarktarius
04/21/21 10:25:13 AM
#46:


First-sale Doctrine is a hell of a drug.
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voldothegr8
04/21/21 10:35:40 AM
#47:


Stalolin posted...
I mostly buy physical because internet out here is poop.


Tenmyouji posted...
My internet is shitty, slow speeds and data caps. If I want a game it almost has to be a physical copy.


Shablagoo posted...
One of the last games I downloaded was The Last of Us: Part II which I think was atound 80GB. I used my iPhones hotspot to do it and it literally took 4 straight days to download lol.


KainWind posted...
I can get a game from amazon faster than I can download one. And I have more space in my room than my space in my Switch.


Y'all live in third world countries or something?
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Buu_88
04/21/21 10:36:13 AM
#48:


voldothegr8 posted...
Y'all live in third world countries or something?

So what if they do?

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Frizzurd
04/21/21 10:53:48 AM
#49:


Sorry, I don't buy over 9000 games. The only problem is when they make the physical media require mostly downloads anyways.
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Guide
04/21/21 10:55:17 AM
#50:


I am mostly on the digital side of the fence, but a few games are too fucking big to be digital-only.

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