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[BossLackey]

I bought the digital version as that was the only thing I could get my hands on. Very luckily for me, I got an email from Walmart saying they oversold their stock by mistake, but were able to procure more immediately after. But they were all disc versions. They sent one to me for no additional charge.

So I got the hottest, hardest to find console for $100 less than MSRP, let alone scalping prices.

 

[AndrewRyan]

$70 games are not okay so it's disc for PS5.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Digital for me, xbox is my main console and I just wait till the PS exclusives go cheap digitaly and grab them then.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Disc edition. If physical is going to "die" some day, it ain't happening anytime soon. Physical for consoles until they literally don't exist anymore.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Disc drive. Don’t trust Sony digital distribution.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Disc. Totally okay with buying digital, but I have too many PS4 games on disc (including some entitled to upgrades) to just toss them out, and I like being able to grab shit cheap or lend games to the wifey.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

Physical.

People trusting corporates give me a good laugh every time.

And no, physical are 100% working without day 1 patch, don't spread misinformations.

 

[nominedomine]

I don't trust the judgment of anyone that bug a digital only console.

I'm honestly impressed that Sony didn't screw everyone by producing more digital version to see if people would jump at it while the PS5 it's in short supply. But then again, I guess people mostly buy digital anyway so Sony might just want to pocket that $100.

Digital for me, xbox is my main console and I just wait till the PS exclusives go cheap digitaly and grab them then.

Digital and cheap don't go together.

 

[sankt-Antonio]

Sounds like the problem is ADD, not disc

Also, your argument is not walking 3 feet is more valuable to you, than thousands of dollars in exorbitant digital costs

I don't care for the cost of games, I have the income - not having to handle a game collection is worth it for me.
I can deal with it for a 4K BD movie night, but not much more.

 

[Dr. Acid Avatar]

digital obviously. physical is dying and the sooner people admit it the better.

Obviously. Obviously this poll suggests otherwise.

 

[JLB]

Disc.

Imagine buying something you didn't like and then not being able to return/on sell it

you can return games on steam and xbox, and even ps seems to be following that with the 2hrs demos thing.

 

[MasterCornholio]

I have a collection of PS4 disks so I went with the PS5 Disk version. The DE looks the best IMO.

 

[ReBurn]

Mine has a disc drive but I own zero PS5 games on disc

 

[Wohc]

Disc all the way. I can easily get Forbidden West or GT7 brandnew and sealed for 30-35 Euro while digital is 80 Euro. Discs also can be sold, collected, traded or given to a friend.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Always physical just to have that as an option plus I do collect some physical media just to have. That said, swapping around games without the need to change a disc is just too fucking good.

 

[fart town usa]

Disc.

I own physical PS4 games.

I don't own any physical PS5 games but I will at some point.

 

[kingwingin]

Got hustled into digital buying digital for the ps4 gen and regret it. Disc all the way.

 

[German Hops]

The act of sliding my disc into the slot is a feeling that simply cannot be beat.

Disc edition all the way.

 

[John Marston]

I went digital & actually surprised at the overwhelming majority of the disc drive!

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I have a disk drive but that thing is loud as fuck when it’s spinning. Quiet as a mouse when it’s not though. Which is good as it’s usually only for a few minutes at the start.

 

[Rival]

Disc. It’s too hard to shoplift digital games.

 

[ParaSeoul]

Physical.

People trusting corporates give me a good laugh every time.

And no, physical are 100% working without day 1 patch, don't spread misinformations.

Demon's Souls having HDR and every filter option with no patches was nice

 

[Space Runaway]

Disc. I use it for movies and still play some of my old ps4 games that I have on disc. Plus leaves me the option to play PS5 games on disc if I find myself with any.

 

[Gamerguy84]

Wanted a digital but could only fund disc which is a good thing. Comparing prices online compared to what I've found used at GS disc is cheaper.

 

[TheZink]

Digital because it’s all I could find.

 

[Danjin44]

I went digital & actually surprised at the overwhelming majority of the disc drive!

For me I mostly have physical copy of my PS4 games, so getting PS5 disc version just make more sense.

 

[BadBurger]

Big disc. I want the option, and I like to collect 4K movies.

 

[KingXtreme81]

Digital all day!

 

[Dr.brain64]

I'm 100% digital but I was only able to get the disc version...

I wanted the digital ver

 

[DAHGAMING]

I don't trust the judgment of anyone that bug a digital only console.

I'm honestly impressed that Sony didn't screw everyone by producing more digital version to see if people would jump at it while the PS5 it's in short supply. But then again, I guess people mostly buy digital anyway so Sony might just want to pocket that $100.


Digital and cheap don't go together.

It is if your happy to wait, i cant remember exaclty but i got God of War, Ghosts of Tsushima and last of us 2 for under £25 last yr, thats cheap enough for me, I know there not PS5 games but at some point the games I want will be a price im happy with. Il probably only get 5-8 games all gen for PS5 aswell.

 

[lachesis]

Physical - so you have choice.

 

[nominedomine]

It is if your happy to wait, i cant remember exaclty but i got God of War, Ghosts of Tsushima and last of us 2 for under £25 last yr, thats cheap enough for me, I know there not PS5 games but at some point the games I want will be a price im happy with. Il probably only get 5-8 games all gen for PS5 aswell.

You still be paying more for old digital games compared to if you discs most of the time, when you have the disc drive you least keep the option to take advantage of that price difference.

 

[fart town usa]

I'll only go pure digital when there's literally no option for discs.

Not the best example, it's more of the exception, but I bought a PSPgo and it was an absolute embarrassment in terms of the games that were available on the PSN.

Thankfully it's easy to softmod and I do love the thing but I'll never go strictly digital if I can prevent it.

 

[Lone Wolf]

Got a digital edition, then finally got my hands on a disc edition like I originally wanted. I have lots of blu rays and UHDs, so I want disc. I haven’t decided what to do with the digital PS5. It’s in its box, barely used.

 

[Ps5ProFoSho]

Disc: bc it's what I could get. But also wanted.
Options are always a good thing.

 

[LordOfChaos]

I was looking for the digital when I got mine a year ago, but they were making like 10x more disk models, so that's the one I ended up being able to buy unscalped.

 

[Banjo64]

Digital only. Went for it because I was all digital on PS4 and the physical growth looks gross. I forgot how much games hold their value at the start of a new gen though so sort of kicking myself. I gameshare with my brother though so actually probably works out better. Got Elden Ring and Horizon for just over £50.

 

[BlvckFox]

Disk only. I am full on digital but saving 100 bucks to remove any ability at reading disks seems foolish. A friend brought over SIFU on disc last weekend and I was reminded how dumb digital only would be.

 

[ViolentP]

I have a disc version but have never inserted a disc into it. I am 100% digital.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

I’m in no rush to snag one, but I’d defo get the disc one given the choice.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Ive got a disc version. But Ive never used it lol.
I will though for Last Guardian and AC Unity which run unlocked fps on disc

 

[DonF]

I got the ps5 with disc reader and havent used it once in over a year, not even once!!

 

[Lunarorbit]

I've bought a bunch digit on the store but there's no way I wouldn't have bought a disc drive.

Library system has a robust selection of video games. Hell ya

 

[Old_and_Slow]

Disc here. Took me forever to get one at normal price and have had mine about a month. Could have got one 7-8 months ago but didn't want digital.

Not only do I have most games on disc I have an extensive movie collection that ranges from DVD to 4k Blu Ray, so a disc player made the most sense to me.

 

[Barakov]

Disc edition. I use that disc drive everyday in fact.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I'm waiting to pick up a Disc model. More versatility at the end of the day is always better.

 

[Captain Toad]

I bought the disc version, but have sense gone completely digital. If I had the choice today, I would have gone with the $399 digital version.

 

[Quasicat]

I wanted digital, but couldn’t wait when I found the disc version. Still all digital, but now with a 4K Blu-ray player for the one movie I own on 4K disc.

 

[Pimpbaa]

$70 games are not okay so it's disc for PS5.

Games on physical and digital are the same price in North America. As for the topic of this thread, I only got a disc version because that's the only version I could get my hands on.