Support NeoGAF

[Dr_Boris_Goltz]

I still buy physical copies because I like having the freedom to sell them, but I can't deny the lurking appeal of having an entire library available at all times.

So are you all digital? All physical? A mix?

 

[lifeexpectancy]

I only buy digital when physical isn't an option, at least 99% of the time.

 

[Kindekuma]

Physical for consoles.
Digital for PC and handhelds.

How the world goes round for me when it comes to buying games.

 

[Nose Master]

All physical except for shit that I always want available: IE SFV etc

 

[Maxim726X]

All physical.*

*- Unless the game is only available in digital format.

 

[Crayolan]

Everything I can get physical, I will. I'll only actively search out digital for games I don't own the consoles for. I'll still take free stuff though.

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

Mostly digital every chance I get since HL2 on Steam, and so far 100% digital on PS4

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Mostly physical because of sales. This is for console.

 

[MadSexual]

100% digital. I'll go physical for any PS4 if I ever get one.

 

[R3TRO]

Full digital on PC and Xbox One.
Mixed on PS4.

 

[Hugstable]

I'm pretty much all digital on all my consoles and handhelds. It's awesomeeee

All digital: 3ds, wiiu, ps4, PC, Veta

 

[DoT2]

I only buy digital when physical isn't an option, at least 99% of the time.

What this man said.

 

[DidntKnowJack]

This gen I'm 100 percent digital. As I've gotten older I've fallen out of the collector mentality. I'll probably be dead within the next 20 years, so it seems kind of pointless to keep collecting useless shit.

 

[Santiako]

A mix, I'll buy whatever is cheaper usually and that means buying from US psn and steam sales.

 

[JayEH]

Usually when I buy physical it's either for a game I really like or I know I will want to sell the game when I'm done. I buy digital for games that I know I will want on my HDD at all times such as a online FPS.

 

[ZiZ]

All digital on PC.

 

[Owari]

Digital unless its cheaper physical for some reason. I really dislike clutter. Sucks cause I have no idea where a lot of my old physical 3DS games are. Fell behind a shelf or something. Digital eliminates this issue for me!

 

[DoT2]

This gen I'm 100 percent digital. As I've gotten older I've fallen out of the collector mentality. I'll probably be dead within the next 20 years, so it seems kind of pointless to keep collecting useless shit.

What did you say? "USELESS" ?!.. HELL I will take that stuff off your hands! Haha.

 

[chrono01]

Digital for things I can only purchase digitally. Physical for everything else.

 

[Piercedveil]

PC: 99% digital
3DS: ~10% digital (mostly Ambassador games)
Vita: ~10% digital

I'm uncomfortable going digital on consoles / handhelds, but digital is always extremely convenient.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

I go digital on everything besides a couple of occasional special edition games... unless the device doesn't allow for expandable memory.

 

[liliththepale]

I only buy digital and my roommate only buys physical, so it's pretty even here.

 

[Hikami]

Pretty mixed, whatever is cheaper really. PSN sales has made my Vita and PS3 collection be mostly digital now. I prefer physical but those flash sales are tempting.

100% digital on PC

once I get a ps4 though, will definitely try to get bestbuy's GCU for cheaper physical games

 

[Josephl64]

all physical all the time~

 

[javadoze]

I'd wish to go digital more often, but Bestbuy's GCU usually tilts me in the other direction.

 

[Dr. Kaos]

On consoles:
All physical because I enjoy having rights and ownership.

Digital when I have no choice, but I do it with frowning eyebrows and suspicious mind.

On pc:

All digital because Optical drives are so 1995...

 

[Bluth54]

All digital for PC, 99% physical for my Wii U and 3DS.

 

[Agent_J]

3DS: all digital simply for convenience
PS4: mix (though I prefer physical, I get digital if it's cheap)
Wii U: physical (I have a few retail titles due to promotions for free, so I'm all out of space)

 

[Suzushiiro]

For consoles I generally go digital for games that I don't think I'll care about that much and physical for games that I know I'll want to hang onto forever. For Vita I go digital unless there's a special physical edition with extra goodies.

 

[twisted h3art]

All digital PC,Ps4 and Vita going to put 2 terabyte hard drive on my ps4 soon.

 

[PirateKing]

Unless PS4 had a 50TB harddrives, i wouldn't buy digital games. Physical almost all the times.

 

[Matty77]

Mostly digital. I only buy physical if it's either something I want to guarantee I have forever (GTA,MGS, Nintendo games) or if I buy day one. Not that I am against buying full price, but more because physical or digital most games that will have future content I like waiting for a full package.

And I love digital sales because maybe it is a license not physical property but it's new. I hate buying used.

 

[RP912]

All digital everything.

 

[Tohsaka]

I buy retail if there is one, pretty much every time.

 

[Dolobill]

I'm all digital on all my modern consoles, PS4, Wii U and 3DS.

 

[DarkOneX]

Unless PS4 had a 50TB harddrives, i wouldn't buy digital games. Physical almost all the times.

I'm pretty sure that doesn't matter, the physical games install all the data off the disks anyway. I'm with you though for the most part I'm physical only. Only digitals I have are the free games, BF4 as it was really cheap, and Zombie Army Trilogy.

 

[kamineko]

I prefer physical but often did (past tense) digital for preload/sales/impulse buys.

Since all that garbage with psn preorders of revelations 2, I'm done with that. My ps4 licenses are still busted after 3 months.

Digital on pc is fine.

 

[tesqui]

I try to buy digital so I can't sell it if I wanted to.

 

[Maengun1]

I still buy physical always unless it's a digital-only game or a significant discount on digital. I'm a nut who just likes having boxes on the shelf, I lend games out to friends and my brother, it just feels more like I "own" it, etc.

I'll probably keep buying physical until they take the option away completely.

Only downside IMO is swapping discs...a minor inconvenience compared to digital.

 

[TomShoe]

Physical unless there is no other option.

9 Physical

- Dragon Age
- Metro: Redux
- GTA V
- AC: U
- Destiny
- Driveclub
- NBA2K15
- COD: AW
- Bloodborne

3 Paid Digital

- Tales from the Borderlands
- Helldivers
- TLOU: R (came with my BF bundle)

 

[Burning Justice]

On consoles and handhelds I always go physical if it's an option, but I'm not averse to going digital if it isn't.

On PC, I always go digital. No point in going physical on PC.

 

[-Horizon-]

60/40 physical/digital split so far.

I blame digital sales :|

 

[Exentryk]

I only buy digital when physical isn't an option, at least 99% of the time.

This.

 

[cbrun44]

Physical on the WiiU.
Digital, minus the rare on sale physical, for the PS4.
Mix of both for the 3DS. Primarily based on size & replay.

 

[Strike]

Physical (when available) on consoles and handhelds.

 

[Neoxon]

Always physical unless I get a digital copy through some kind of deal or the game isn't available physically.

 

[Lazulic]

physical on wiiu
physical on 3ds
digital on vita
digital on ps4
digital on PC

anything older than current gen is physical, naturally.

 

[RespectThySole]

99% physical. I only buy digital when there's no other option or a great sale.

 

[AzureSkies]

Digital for most games, physical for games I want for my collection.

This covers everything I own (3DS, Vita, PS4, PC, WiiU)

 

[mrmickfran]

I only buy digital when physical isn't an option, at least 99% of the time.

Ace Attorney 5