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[EverydayBeast]

Ok so the majority of the games I have are through the PSN Store, and with disk drive failures you got to figure SONY could save a pretty penny removing the drive and including a larger HD for downloads. Would you buy a 10TB PS4 Pro Lite? (No disk drive)

 

[brap]

No because my internet is absolute shit and I like physical copies anyway.

 

[Aaron Olive]

Yup, I’m all digital.

 

[MoogleMan]

If the diskless model was cheaper, absolutely. I'm already all digital, but I won't pay the same price as a model with an additional feature.

 

[Danjin44]

NO!!! I still like owning physical copy especially the ones with beautiful cover art and internet still in unreliable.

 

[michaelius]

If the diskless model was cheaper, absolutely. I'm already all digital, but I won't pay the same price as a model with an additional feature.

Well if we go by prices of digital content it should be more expensive than the one with disc.

 

[Grinchy]

I wouldn't, but I think it would be a cool option. I was one of the 10 people who loved the PSP Go. Being all-digital has some nice benefits.

 

[Spukc]

yeah sure for 50 bucks

 

[Redshirt]

Yes. I would definitely buy a diskless PS4 Pro.

I kid you not, my day one PS4 was never sullied (<-joke) with a disc until I passed it off in anticipation of...

My Spider-Man edition PS4.

 

[jshackles]

Nah because I have too many games on disc. If it started this gen without a disc drive, I probably wouldn't have bought one.

 

[ayob]

Hell no! I enjoy reselling my games and borrowing games from my brother

 

[138]

If digital games were a fraction of the price of a disc-based game -- which they SHOULD be -- then I'd consider it.

 

[Phil-NeoGAF]

A diskless PS2 with today's internet speeds? Hell yes. A diskless PS4? Nope.

 

[Stealth_Cobra]

I actually love disk games. Save me hours of downloading games on my crappy internet connection, plus It's fun to be able to lend my copy to a friend and resell it eventually.
Also, since games keep getting bigger and bigger, I also love being able to delete a huge 50gb game and reinstall it in minutes if I want to replay it later due to having a physical media with the data stored (only downloading a 1 gb update versus a 55 gb game, worth it).

... I just wish there was a way to bind disk games to an account, like let's say each printed disk had a digital serial number on it and when you installed it, you could check a box and forever bind that serial number to an account. That way you would be able to play the game without the disk in the system once it's installed, but only on the system it's tied to.

 

[DiscoJer]

Nope. And realistically, you'd only save about $20 on cost. Maybe form factor, but blu ray drives are not expensive

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Ok so the majority of the games I have are through the PSN Store, and with disk drive failures you got to figure SONY could save a pretty penny removing the drive and including a larger HD for downloads. Would you buy a 10TB PS4 Pro Lite? (No disk drive)

Hell No!!! i like the phisycal version of the games... actually im a collector..

 

[InterMusketeer]

Yes, I would be interested in such a thing. All my games are digital. A compact device like that sounds quite appealing.

I already have a PS4 slim though, I don't think I'd spend much money on a new version.

 

[MayauMiao]

There should be a poll.

I may consider it but depends if I can still play the games years after the PS4 no longer receives online support and allow me to backup/transfer data to another new hard disk.

 

[Redshirt]

Nope. And realistically, you'd only save about $20 on cost. Maybe form factor, but blu ray drives are not expensive

I think form factor is the bigger factor, but for people who don't care, yeah, the savings is probably irrelevant.

 

[DiscoJer]

The other thing is that I got burned by Sony. For about 2-3 years I bought all my PSP games from PSN, thinking they would work on the next iteration their handheld. But when the Vita came out, lo and behold nope, even though the Vita could run every PSP game, Sony didn't allow you to download most (at least in my case) PSP games

If you buy games on the PS4, then IMHO, there's a solid chance they'll only work on a PS4. While that might not be a big deal if you are just a AAA gamer, if you buy a lot of retro compilations and such, it is a big deal.

 

[EventHorizon]

Nope. And realistically, you'd only save about $20 on cost. Maybe form factor, but blu ray drives are not expensive

Edit: Oops huge brain fart. Somehow I was thinking the optical drive and hard drive were the same thing.
You wouldn't save any money. It'd actually cost more because the hard drive would have to be replaced with a more expense SSD.

Put me down for a "no" for an all digital console. I wouldn't want to give up the option of buying a physical disk. It gives me a no hassle way to share a game and gives me access to the cheaper used game market.

 

[DESTROYA]

Nope, internet providers suck in my area and downloading games would take hours + I like the option of trading/selling games.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I'm 100% digital, but the drive is nice for blurays. Taking it out wouldnt even save you a dime most likely.

I wish it played 4k blurays though.

 

[Speedwagon]

Wii would've been cool without a disc because it would have been able to be really compact, I think. If they could make a significantly smaller PS4 without an optical drive I'd consider it.

 

[TheShadowLord]

I'm 100% digital, but the drive is nice for blurays. Taking it out wouldnt even save you a dime most likely.

I wish it played 4k blurays though.

they could always sell an add-on. Nintendo has been doing it with wii,wii u, and switch by selling the ethernet adapter separately.

 

[TheMikado]

This is basically a given at this point. Optical Media is dead. The next gen consoles may start with having a disc, but I'd bet a next gen refresh cycle will have a discless option.

 

[MayauMiao]

For a diskless PS4 or even PS5, Sony should include a dual hard disk slot to enable more storage capacity.

 

[Summer Time Celestia]

Probably not but my PSN collection is already large enough that I wouldn't mind much either.

 

[Sakura Doritos]

Kind of torn on this. If it runs quieter, cooler, takes less energy and has an 50% size savings and cost 149 then yes.

 

[-MD-]

Nah never, unless you could guarantee all my games would always be there from gen to gen.

 

[Justin9mm]

I'm so torn by this because I prefer digital and have decent internet but the prices for digital are a lot higher here in Australia. I can get a new game Day 1 from the store for $69-$79 but it's $99.95 on the PSN Store. I only buy games digitally that are on sale, Day 1 buys always through a retail store. Australia is behind the world in internet infrastructure and most people don't have any decent connection. Microsoft and Sony wouldn't be able to deliver a diskless only next gen console to the Australian Market, it wouldn't sell. They would need to have both options and they would have to fix the pricing issues.

 

[Cato]

No. Will not buy.

 

[Fbh]

If my PS4 broke.... And it was a considerable price difference ... And Sony had a system in place for me to make a one time conversion of all my physical games into digital. Then yeah.

Otherwise no.

But I'd get a digital only Ps5 if it was like $80 or more cheaper

 

[Hendrick's]

I would prefer a diskless console at this point. I'm done with physical.

 

[mykle]

I like having a physical copy for resale when i want to trade up. however i would be REALLY into everyone using cartridges again, its probably one of my favorite aspects of the switch.

 

[xviper]

why did i read that wrong ?

hell no, most of my games are physical and i love collecting games

 

[Gander]

If I had fast reliable internet absolutely without question. Switching discs is so primitive and just asking for something to wear out and break. Also say your games get destroyed in a flood or fire, you can just re-download your collection.

 

[octiny]

I think I read the OP title wrong.


I'm all digital, so having a regular sized disk or being diskless makes no difference to me.

 

[Strife In a Teacup]

If I had fast reliable internet absolutely without question. Switching discs is so primitive and just asking for something to wear out and break. Also say your games get destroyed in a flood or fire, you can just re-download your collection.

You wouldn't download a new PS4; would you?

 

[Azelover]

I'm still transitioning. I bought a couple of games digitally, but for some of the bigger ones, like God of War, I like to have the physical copy. Actually owning the game.

So for me, no.

 

[20cent]

Physical games are cheaper than US or local digital versions where I live, at least during the first 3-6 month launch window, so not really.

 

[captainraincoat]

If they didn't region lock the games to the account then yes.....at the moment dlc and additional content is tied to the account region
Games by themselves work ok but as most games have season passes and addons maps you can't use them if your using an account outside of the region you purchased it in.

Xbox does not have this problem

 

[bitbydeath]

Only if there's a decent saving.

 

[Spheyr]

I prefer physical media. Always have, always will.

 

[Joe T.]

Until the internet providers make 100Mbps+ connections more accessible and a little more affordable, along with removing data caps entirely or offering unlimited data for small monthly fees I'm not sure it's practical to go all digital. Streaming video still has a ways to go before it catches up to Blu Ray and that alone has me reluctant to favor an all digital console.

I've skipped PS4 thus far. How are download speeds over PSN? They were slow over PS3.

 

[NathanW18]

No. When Sony stop charging £50+ for new games, my stance may change.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

Nope. I don't wanna rebuy all my physical games. It'll be like the PSPgo.

 

[PrinnyBomb]

Absolutely not.

There's a reason I buy most of my games on console vs steam

 

[bitbydeath]

I've skipped PS4 thus far. How are download speeds over PSN? They were slow over PS3.

Depends on where you live. Last I checked I was getting around 30mb-40mb down which is around where my connection caps out. (Australia tho)

 

[Hendrick's]

Nah never, unless you could guarantee all my games would always be there from gen to gen.

With disk games only being a DRM check at this point, you aren't guaranteed that either way. How many disk games can you actually play these days without a giant day one patch?