Interested in getting a general feeling of a relatively serious gaming community on how we all feel our digitally owned products will make it through the years.
As an example of what I'm talking about I'll give my situation:
I've owned basically every major system made since I graduated high school. I still have most of them (X360 and GC being the exceptions, but kept a lot of the GC games since they play on my Wii). For PS2, Xbox, GC, and Wii it's basically all physical (some digitized to HD loaders, but worst comes to worst I have the physical discs still).
But after some time since the move to PS4 I started looking over my PS3 collection. If you take away PS+ titles it had some serious holes you can't fill on a more contemporary platform. If you take away the digitally bought games as well it was downright anemic.
So since this is a time of great PS360 software sales I've been rebuilding my PS3's physical library. Grabbing games I can't get elsewhere or best versions of games, sometimes even when I have access to the digital version. Red Dead Redemption is an example of this (it was a PS+ title). I've also picked up ZOE HD, MGS4, Nier, Resistance 1-3, the Motorstorms, AC: Rogue, and a handful of other games. I'm now scanning for cheap ICO/Shadow of the Colossus copies even though I have access to them through PS+.
Basically, I have no faith that Sony isn't going to turn off their PS3 servers in the next ~5 years and I'm pretty sure I'll be up for some Red Dead or SotC beyond that, or that my kids will want to play them. Maybe they get re-released, maybe they don't. When I'm grabbing these games for <$20, many for <$10 I feel like it's worth insulating myself against the risk.
I have serious concerns on this front with my Vita, but also can't picture paying physical copy prices to try transitioning that library, especially since over half of my favorite games on it are digital only.
Meanwhile I have over 300 games in my Steam library and have basically zero fear that Steam won't be able to provide them to me in 5, 10, or even 20 years time.
So GAF, how do you feel about your legacy digital titles?
As an example of what I'm talking about I'll give my situation:
I've owned basically every major system made since I graduated high school. I still have most of them (X360 and GC being the exceptions, but kept a lot of the GC games since they play on my Wii). For PS2, Xbox, GC, and Wii it's basically all physical (some digitized to HD loaders, but worst comes to worst I have the physical discs still).
But after some time since the move to PS4 I started looking over my PS3 collection. If you take away PS+ titles it had some serious holes you can't fill on a more contemporary platform. If you take away the digitally bought games as well it was downright anemic.
So since this is a time of great PS360 software sales I've been rebuilding my PS3's physical library. Grabbing games I can't get elsewhere or best versions of games, sometimes even when I have access to the digital version. Red Dead Redemption is an example of this (it was a PS+ title). I've also picked up ZOE HD, MGS4, Nier, Resistance 1-3, the Motorstorms, AC: Rogue, and a handful of other games. I'm now scanning for cheap ICO/Shadow of the Colossus copies even though I have access to them through PS+.
Basically, I have no faith that Sony isn't going to turn off their PS3 servers in the next ~5 years and I'm pretty sure I'll be up for some Red Dead or SotC beyond that, or that my kids will want to play them. Maybe they get re-released, maybe they don't. When I'm grabbing these games for <$20, many for <$10 I feel like it's worth insulating myself against the risk.
I have serious concerns on this front with my Vita, but also can't picture paying physical copy prices to try transitioning that library, especially since over half of my favorite games on it are digital only.
Meanwhile I have over 300 games in my Steam library and have basically zero fear that Steam won't be able to provide them to me in 5, 10, or even 20 years time.
So GAF, how do you feel about your legacy digital titles?