mekes
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You are of course right and it is such a shame. I have a lot of time for digital by the time that worthwhile sales kick in.
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Now that the price is known, which one will you get? PS5 Digital $399 / £359 or PS5 Disc $499 / £449
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You are of course right and it is such a shame. I have a lot of time for digital by the time that worthwhile sales kick in.
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
$399 PS5D is the best deal out of ALL the next get consoles. You can't beat that value.
Until your paying full price for old games and us physical media guys are paying pennies on the dollar.
Gabbar Singh
Member
For those that are thinking going for the digital model, are you aware of what it will cost to expand the storage space on the PS5 DE?
Leonidas
Member
Digital is the only one I'd consider as paying an extra $100 for a disc drive is a joke. That being said I won't buy any PS5 till Sony releases an exclusive that interests me as a PC gamer and even then I've now set a 3 year timer before commiting to buy a Sony exclusive as I want to see if the game eventually appears on PC. If I buy PS5 digital I'd most likely do it only when the handful of eventual exclusives that I want can be had digitally for $20 or less (though I'd buy them at a higher price if they show up on PC sooner...)
Andodalf
Banned
PS+ Collection tho
MiguelItUp
Member
I plan on getting disc, but I won't be doing it until sometime next year.
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
Haha I get double punished as the New Zealand digital store has ridiculous prices. Having a US account helps get that slight "discount" though.
TheDude108
Member
Digital or not the games will be installed to the SSD anyway. No chance of games running of the disc
Aggressive Carrot
Member
I'm going with the physical model. That was always the plan. Digital is a better price but it's not for me.
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Best Buy has 1TB external SSDs for $160 which isn't that bad. I do think I'll get the disc version though. I'd still like to be able to pop in my PS4 games from time to time.
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kraspkibble
Permabanned.
Don't plan on buying a PS5 at all but if I were it'd be the digital model. I'm 100% digital. Physical media needs to go the way of the dinosaur.
Soon as these digital stores reduce in price to match no used games and no retail cut. Screw paying 70 dollars for a game I'll play once for 10 hours.
Coloress_Kafka
Member
Disc only because I don’t have a 4K blu-ray player. I will never buy a game on disc again.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
PS5 slim for 399
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DelireMan7
Member
Physical for as long as I can !
A Most Virtuous Cat
Banned
12 tfs and no games.
Aceofspades
Banned
My PS4 library is digital, going DE PS5
michaelius
Banned
Disc - I can get retail games 10-20% cheaper than digital on day 1.
Astral Dog
Member
I find the PS5 Digital a bit revolting tbh, ok i noticed a few days ago, Dark Souls 3 priced at 59.99 on PStore, funny i remember buying the disc for cheaper some months after release 
They want to keep gamers controlled and limited to their store, what about finding some game on sale at a retail store?nope you have to buy it on digital silly.
Yes there will be sales and all that but i fear most people that buy their PS5 digital won't save $100 in the long run, some games will be cheaper others more expensive but there is no choice anymore for them.
Now you might think, well they are providing the consumer a choice between digital and physical, but by making one cost $100 less they are pushing the digital version and helping kill the retail market,good for Sony but i argue its bad for the consumers, there is no freedom anymore.
A very important point, with Xbox at least GamePass box provides plenty of content for a cheap subscription (and cheaper price for the box even if the specs aren't up to PS5) there is no such thing with PS5 Digital Edition, PlayStation store is NOT Gamepass,its not the same value unless they make big changes im very worried about this im hoping im wrong for everybody sake
They want to keep gamers controlled and limited to their store, what about finding some game on sale at a retail store?nope you have to buy it on digital silly.
Yes there will be sales and all that but i fear most people that buy their PS5 digital won't save $100 in the long run, some games will be cheaper others more expensive but there is no choice anymore for them.
Now you might think, well they are providing the consumer a choice between digital and physical, but by making one cost $100 less they are pushing the digital version and helping kill the retail market,good for Sony but i argue its bad for the consumers, there is no freedom anymore.
A very important point, with Xbox at least GamePass box provides plenty of content for a cheap subscription (and cheaper price for the box even if the specs aren't up to PS5) there is no such thing with PS5 Digital Edition, PlayStation store is NOT Gamepass,its not the same value unless they make big changes im very worried about this im hoping im wrong for everybody sake
They don't tax your digital goods? Lucky
Digity
Member
Don't trade them in? Sell them privately.Historically, I've always traded in my games, but I can't even remember the last time I did (other than Nintendo first party). How long will it take me to trade in $100 worth of games to make the disc version worth it?
Fuck digital, Disk and used games only for me...
Someone will buy new game for 80 euros, the resell it for me for like 30-50 euro, I will complete it, resell it futher for like 5-10 euros less, and so on. And thats how each game usually cost me 5-10 euro, no more... (I don't need them in my library after completion)
80 euros for game or waiting for promotions is an abstraction for me...
Someone will buy new game for 80 euros, the resell it for me for like 30-50 euro, I will complete it, resell it futher for like 5-10 euros less, and so on. And thats how each game usually cost me 5-10 euro, no more... (I don't need them in my library after completion)
80 euros for game or waiting for promotions is an abstraction for me...
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Stilton Disco
Member
Disc. The lower price of physical games will have offset the higher starting cost within about 10 purchases, and I'll have a way to play 4K blu ray discs.
Relativ9
Member
Convenience...I make more in the hour it would take me to go to the store and buy a game then I would save from buying physical over digital. I'm better off working an extra hour, which I find far more enjoyable then going to the mall. I also don't have to clutter my house full of plastic stuff. And finally I believe games will have to be installed to the SSD anyway to function optimally, so you won't even be saving space.
Wrong. Considering how much prices will be going up for digital, if Microsoft can push gamepass, series S and gamepass will be the way to go, you can't beat that value.
This.
The digital only consoles are going to cost people double or triple over the life of the console, a total scam, I hope people don't fall for it.
Xbox has game pass so no need to purchase RRP games.
PS5DE just has RRP game, probably $99 AUD yikes.
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Jtibh
Banned
How so?
I went all digital and i pay a lot less for games plus psnow saves me even more.
I think they were going for the angle people who go digital already spout about 'I can build a library and I don't have to change the disc!'
Physical are discounted at launch and can be resold, playing a game cost very little maybe $20 when you net it all out.
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slayerjman
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Disc all the way. I can't wait!
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