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Looking into a PS5 and it seems insane to not spend the extra $70 CAD for the disc version based on some physical vs digital game prices I am seeing
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DaGwaphics
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Much of this problem is just solved by not buying digital games outside of sales. 
Digital prices will often get a lot closer to new physical prices during big sales. Although that 1 pound deal would probably be hard to match.
Digital prices will often get a lot closer to new physical prices during big sales. Although that 1 pound deal would probably be hard to match.
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TransTrender
Gold Member
Yup
Physical all the way!
Physical all the way!
ComputerBlue
Member
NBA2K is a poor example, because at some point during the summer it’s going to go on sale digitally for about $3 CAD. I love physical, but I buy digital far more often these days because the sales are often better, this only applies to older titles though, if you want a game that’s a couple years old or more, unless the game is a turd and no one wants it, digital (when on sale) will usually be cheaper, for more popular titles the sale prices are often going to be the same, for new releases the prices are always the same in Canada.
You should definitely get the disc version of the PS5 either way though, you don’t want to be stuck all digital.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
As long as something is willing to get off their ass to change a disc, physical is usually cheaper, but it does ebb and flow. Sometimes there might be a digital deal while the disc is at regular price. You can also dump discs for $10 or $20 if you are tired of it.
Puscifer
Member
All digital PS5 is an even bigger scam now, the 100 dollar incentive was brought down to 50 so you're not even getting an upfront deal now that it's been out for a few years and exclusives are out with price drops
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
honestly physical games sort of feel beneath me at this point. It’s a similar situation to the PSP GO so to speak
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Good and well deserved.
While we're here freezing our asses, you're on the beach sipping pina coladas. You deserve to pay more.
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DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Yep, don't give in to the all digital demons.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
One thing about physical is if the game tanks the price tanks hard with it like the immortals $1 above.
Dollarama dumped Titanfall 2 back in the day for $4.
And when shit hit the fan with CP2077, where reviews were hit and miss and sales underperformed, Best Buy was dumping them at $10 early next year and I think it even included a free steel case.
You never saw the digital games get chopped like that. So for you bargain hunters, hope a game you want tanks and you’ll see discs for under $10.
Dollarama dumped Titanfall 2 back in the day for $4.
And when shit hit the fan with CP2077, where reviews were hit and miss and sales underperformed, Best Buy was dumping them at $10 early next year and I think it even included a free steel case.
You never saw the digital games get chopped like that. So for you bargain hunters, hope a game you want tanks and you’ll see discs for under $10.
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yep. Here in Sweden all games are cheaper physically from day 1. The difference can be up to 200 SEK (almost $20) for a brand new AAA game. As long as that's true I'm not going digital. Why pay more for something worse (can't lend out, resell, etc)?
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Trogdor1123
Gold Member
I bought the digital at launch as it was the only one out there I could find.
I love digital but miss having the options of before.
I love digital but miss having the options of before.
Rbk_3
Member
I just got the Spider-Man bundle and once I sell the code it’ll basically be zero difference
mayham2199
Member
If you want games as cheap as possible then yea get the disc drive. I'm willing to pay more if it means I don't have to get up from my couch.
Bojji
Member
You also don't give up your consumer rights so it's not only about having to get up from couch.
Aguero9320
Member
I have both PS5 and Series X with drives - for all I know neither actually even works, as neither has ever encountered a disc. I will never find out.
Mr.Phoenix
Member
Them silver linings.... Now that you mention it, the only thing thats "cheap" over here is the alcohol.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Unless the difference is in the multiple of hundreds, I don't see any reason I would go for a digital SKU over one which supports discs on any console.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
On PlayStation I'm mostly physical and will only buy a digital game if it's significantly cheaper. Same goes for Nintendo. Only reason I'm digital on Xbox is their customer service and refund policy is miles better than the others.
If Sony and Nintendo ever offered free cloud saves, a digital refund policy and better backwards compatibility I'd consider going full digital.
If Sony and Nintendo ever offered free cloud saves, a digital refund policy and better backwards compatibility I'd consider going full digital.
sendit
Member
I look at this way, those spending $15 to preserve Forspoken forever, versus spending $70 digitally on Forspoken with the potential for wide spread data loss. I see the greater evil being spending $15 to preserve possibly one of the worse games in the past 40 years.Freakin forspoken is 70$ on ps store, while you can buy new physical copy for 15$
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Pimpbaa
Member
Having to get up from my recliner just to change games (or a movie)?! Not a fucking chance! Anyway PS Store has pretty frequent sales. But once the sale ends the prices return to normal. With physical seems like when stores drop the price of a game it stays at that price or goes lower. Never really understood why there is such a disparity in price for new games for digital and physical in some countries.
xrnzaaas
Member
Depends on the games. Some titles can drop their digital prices rather fast, but others hold on. Sony's PS5 games are the best example here - they maintain high prices in the PS Store and get small sales (20-30% off max), while you can easily buy a cheaper disc copy.
Obviously there's also the case of selling the game once you've finished it. Can't do that with the digital copy.
Obviously there's also the case of selling the game once you've finished it. Can't do that with the digital copy.
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Bojji
Member
Of course everyone can buy games in whatever way they desire. Digital has some convince benefits but what drives me nuts are people that say things like this:
"Physical needs to die"
"It's good that new Xbox will be digital only"
Etc.
I don't know if people like that are mentally challenged or paid by corporations because once Nintendo and Sony make digital only consoles everything WILL get worse for consumers, there is no question about it. Unlike pc you have not other stores on consoles, zero competition.
GeekGuyWithGlasses
Neo Member
Far from me to try and defend CEO's and their payrolls but development cost didnt magically decreased just because there arent brick&mortar costs involved.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
Physical being way cheaper overall is a made up gaf thing, 98% of the time, at least in north america on new pricing. Both physical go on sale, most often both are the same price, sometimes physical is cheaper, other times digital is cheaper.
Used physical can be cheaper, and of course none of the above factors in resale if you are into selling your games.
I personally wouldn't trade the conveineince of digital regardless of pricing, but to each their own.
Used physical can be cheaper, and of course none of the above factors in resale if you are into selling your games.
I personally wouldn't trade the conveineince of digital regardless of pricing, but to each their own.
Bojji
Member
In Poland pretty much every new game is cheaper:
I bought it for 299 zł (PLN) one day before launch and now it's even cheaper (New):
BlackTron
Member
People are willing to pay a lot for convenience. Ownership rights are just the tip of the iceberg.
crackajack
Member
I have used the disc drive with one game on PS4 and not yet on PS5 at all. I own no discs, in essence I own no games these gens at all. Even the drives on the PS3s saw less action than the number of games I played as a download. Disc drives are a waste of money for me. I own 4 BR drives from Sony products and in retrospect I would have played a dozen games or so just later and saved quite some money if all never had a drive and Sony always had offered a 100 bucks discount.
RoboCain
Member
I live in the thirld world and not only our PSN is more expensive than US, but retailers can charge up to USD150 for a physical game. Digital AND very steep discount is the only way for me.
Now, the disc drive has its uses you can watch bluray movies or play delisted games.
Now, the disc drive has its uses you can watch bluray movies or play delisted games.
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Bond007
Member
Hey, but retards rather not swap a disc for convenience.
Pay more, lose ability to own, trade, sell. No thanks.
Get this fuckin Gamepass shit outta my face when it comes to pushing a digital future. Concurrent service and disc cool- but thats not Microsofts goal here. Their goal is never what has the best for us in mind, it starts off nice though. First i recall is paying to play online for something that was free. But it was such a "DEAL" it forced the rest of the industry to react. Look at us now....
Pay more, lose ability to own, trade, sell. No thanks.
Get this fuckin Gamepass shit outta my face when it comes to pushing a digital future. Concurrent service and disc cool- but thats not Microsofts goal here. Their goal is never what has the best for us in mind, it starts off nice though. First i recall is paying to play online for something that was free. But it was such a "DEAL" it forced the rest of the industry to react. Look at us now....
CloudShiner
Member
Rich retard here, breathing in that sweet smell of convenience of being able to play anything on the three consoles in my home without carrying a bit of plastic between them all.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
It's not our fault if you are unable to see or need the other benefits of digital, but go ahead and call half the forum "retards"
Explain to me exactly how I lose out on trading and selling if I don't don't trade or sell my games?
I also:
- never lose a game
- never have a borrowed game not returned
- never damage a game
- can play any one of my games at any time on any console
- can switch between games in about 5 seconds with quick resume
- can easily search and organize my games by keyword, platform, etc
- since I own hundreds of games, I have no storage issues
- I can share my games with my kids easily even if they are not in the same house
I'm sure you will have zero answer for the question about not selling games, and pretend all of the above shouldn't matter to me for some magical reason. But go ahead and keep making statements of "fact" for everyone.
Bojji
Member
Valid points but your account can be hacked or banned by console maker (for valid reasons or by mistake) and you lose everything. They can also just shut down their services and you can't do shit about it.
Papa_Wisdom
Member
Yup as I main Xbox I’m still a physical gamer all the way.
I only buy digital to replace my physical games when there super cheap.
I just bought the shadow of war/Mordor collection last night digital for £9, no brainier £4 for carmageddon etc
Until games I’m interested in hit that kind of price point I won’t buy digital games.
I think the most I’ve ever paid is like £20 for Nier automata and psychonaughts 2.
Still need to get a physical version of resi evil remake 4.
I only buy digital to replace my physical games when there super cheap.
I just bought the shadow of war/Mordor collection last night digital for £9, no brainier £4 for carmageddon etc
Until games I’m interested in hit that kind of price point I won’t buy digital games.
I think the most I’ve ever paid is like £20 for Nier automata and psychonaughts 2.
Still need to get a physical version of resi evil remake 4.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
You can lose your entire physical collection to theft or fire. They can also shut you down even if you own the disks in a modern console, or years down the road cripple the Auth system or have cmos go bad.
Also they can't take my entire digital collection easily as it's split between 4 platforms.
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Sushi_Combo
Member
I just wished the disc version didn't have that cyst bulge disk drive. Otherwise it's kind of a ripoff to get the digital edition in almost every way.
AREYOUOKAY?
Member
The latest Yakuza game was $40 for me. Sure I could have held out for $20 or so, but that’s still a good price for a $70 game.
THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
How us it a rip off to save $50 and get a nicer looking machine if you never buy discs? Can't understand why people continue to assume that options for consumers are "dumb" just because it doesn't happen to fit them.
Akin to saying a burger without cheese for $1.99 is vs a cheeseburger for $2.29 is a ripoff because you like cheeseburgers.
Or that a Iphone 15 is a ripoff vs and iphone 15 plus because you like bigger screens.
angrod14
Member
This is a very relative subject. Most people forget that the deals you get in North America and Europe don't necessarily apply to the rest of the world.
In my home country (Paraguay), you will never see the physical deals you see in NA. All games here are imported, so if a new physical release cost USD 69.99 in the US, here is going to cost you around USD 90 to 95. As time goes on, those games are going to drop in price, but the drop is never going to be under USD 50 or, if the game is ancient, USD 25.
We can also buy the game from Amazon US and pay to get the game shipped across the fucking continent. That would be a bit cheaper than buying the game here locally, but you have to be willing to wait the two weeks the game is going to take to get to your city...
OR, you can purchase directly the game on your console and download it from the comforts of your home, in the matter of hours. The PS Store has insane deals every single week, deals we would never, ever get here. You can purchase the game on the day of release, and pay the true price (59 or 69 USD), instead of the bloated prices we get locally. And, as a plus, you won't have to deal with discs in order to play.
The digital PS5 is a better deal for people like me, and people who overall moved to digital entirely, since that way you don't have to pay for a feature you will never use. And if later you're so adamant in buying physical, you can just purchase the disc drive separately.
In my home country (Paraguay), you will never see the physical deals you see in NA. All games here are imported, so if a new physical release cost USD 69.99 in the US, here is going to cost you around USD 90 to 95. As time goes on, those games are going to drop in price, but the drop is never going to be under USD 50 or, if the game is ancient, USD 25.
We can also buy the game from Amazon US and pay to get the game shipped across the fucking continent. That would be a bit cheaper than buying the game here locally, but you have to be willing to wait the two weeks the game is going to take to get to your city...
OR, you can purchase directly the game on your console and download it from the comforts of your home, in the matter of hours. The PS Store has insane deals every single week, deals we would never, ever get here. You can purchase the game on the day of release, and pay the true price (59 or 69 USD), instead of the bloated prices we get locally. And, as a plus, you won't have to deal with discs in order to play.
The digital PS5 is a better deal for people like me, and people who overall moved to digital entirely, since that way you don't have to pay for a feature you will never use. And if later you're so adamant in buying physical, you can just purchase the disc drive separately.
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