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Which Playstation 5 will you buy?

Which Playstation 5 will you be buying?

  • Standard

    Votes: 188 71.8%
  • Digital Edition

    Votes: 74 28.2%

  • Total voters
    262
Dragon Quest XI physical- $25/$30 (Gamestop- used/new)
PSN digital- $60

Exist Archive physical- $15
PSN digital- $60

Fallout 4 physical- $10
PSN digital- $30

Dragon quest builders 2 physical- $25/$30
PSN digital- $60

Kingdom hearts 3 physical- $18/$30
PSN digital- $60

Zanki Zero physical- $25/$33
PSN digital- $60

Witcher 3 physical- $20
PSN digital- $40

Far Cry 5 physical- $18/40
PSN digital- $60

COD infinite warfare physical- $5
PSN digital-.......$60

Occasionally they go on sale on PSN, but sometimes it is STILL higher than the physical price. In addition, with digital you are unable to loan or give it away to friends, or resell it. The digital console could be $200 cheaper and it still wouldn't be worth it.

Anyone who goes digital is either a fucking moron or plans on playing about 3 games next gen.
 
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With games growing ever larger, if I do buy a PS5, I'll absolutely want the conveniences afforded by discs. I'd also want to use the console as a Blu-ray player, although hopefully they'll be a more full-featured media remote option, even if third party.
 
I'd be stupid to buy a digital version of a system I'm planing to get for the BC...when I mostly own all physical. Also maybe Sony will actually keep their word and make a good Bd player with a good sound card. So I'd test out my collection and compare it to my seperates to as well.
 
Disc version for the versatility until they hook my consciousness directly into the Matrix, though I will also buy digital.
 
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Dragon Quest XI physical- $25/$30 (Gamestop- used/new)
PSN digital- $60

Exist Archive physical- $15
PSN digital- $60

Fallout 4 physical- $10
PSN digital- $30

Dragon quest builders 2 physical- $25/$30
PSN digital- $60

Kingdom hearts 3 physical- $18/$30
PSN digital- $60

Zanki Zero physical- $25/$33
PSN digital- $60

Witcher 3 physical- $20
PSN digital- $40

Far Cry 5 physical- $18/40
PSN digital- $60

COD infinite warfare physical- $5
PSN digital-.......$60

Occasionally they go on sale on PSN, but sometimes it is STILL higher than the physical price. In addition, with digital you are unable to loan or give it away to friends, or resell it. The digital console could be $200 cheaper and it still wouldn't be worth it.

Anyone who goes digital is either a fucking moron or plans on playing about 3 games next gen.

Pretty valid point.

Sales go much faster with physical games. Not only that, but were I live I can snag some pretty sweet deals like buy 3, pay 2, on games that weren't even released yet, so...

Even though the digital only console looks more symmetrical, I will 100% go for the one with optical drive.
 
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I like buying a disc from time to time... but i would say that 80% of my ps4 games are digital. If they keep the sales, I would love to get the all digital
 
Gimme the prices. Tempted to embrace the digital dystopia as discs are looking increasingly redundant for me. Also want to know what expanded storage options will be.
 
Definitely disc. The SSD will not be large and games will only get bigger. I'd rather be able to install most of a 150GB game from a disc than need to download the entire thing every time I want to dig out an old game (assuming the day 1 patch doesn't require you to just download the entire game all over again).

I also watch a lot of Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray, so it's a no-brainer.
 
All digital version has less ray-tracing power, since there is no disc or laser to capture reflections from. I heard that from the guys at Digital Foundry, so you know you can count on it being true.
 
I'm leaning disk based but it really depends on price. I may play 10 games on the thing so if the digital only saves me a little up front, I may be OK with not being able to buy those 10 games at discounted prices well after release.
 
The thing that's really tempting is that the discless version definitely has better aesthetics. It almost looks like a modern take on the 360 'breathe in' design.

On the disc version, the symmetrical look is lost, and so is a bit of that vibe. It almost feels like Sony targeted the discless system when creating the design, with the other being a bit of an afterthought.
 
I would only consider it if it has double the storage, $50 is not enough to give up physical capability
The thing that's really tempting is that the discless version definitely has better aesthetics. It almost looks like a modern take on the 360 'breathe in' design.
I thought it was the exact same case? are there any comparison pics?
Saw pics, agree digital looks sexier, physical looks like it has a tumor growing
 
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I would only consider it if it has double the storage, $50 is not enough to give up physical capability

I thought it was the exact same case? are there any comparison pics?
Saw pics, agree digital looks sexier, physical looks like it has a tumor growing

A little late, but for any others wondering.

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It's funny how many people love the idea of a digital PS5 when the idea of a disk drive less XSS was made fun of, as was the XO Sad
 
Disc version still plays digital, so why would I want a gimped console? Granted, a vast majority of games I play ARE digital (besides Switch) mostly due to PS+/GWG, but I do find enough disc games cheaper than digital, like to have my options open. Buying the digital only version basically locks you into Sony's store and kills any chances of competition where you could find games cheaper (before even talking of selling). Not to mention, being able to play my sweet 4k Blurays sounds nice. I do on my XBOne S but another device is good, too.
 
Physical only. I like having a tangible copy of what I buy, and I've been locked out of other content I've purchased before. Plus I doubt the digital version will be backwards compatible.
 
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Digital if it has twice the storage. Make no sense to pay same for less.
I dont even know why there is a diskless version. As others mentioned, you can resell expensive games 🤷‍♀️
 
Physical all the way. I like owning my games and have them in physical boxes. But with Sony releasing an all digital system right from the get go makes me think thos will be the last generation with physical games. It's inevitable. If that happens PS5 will be my last console. I'm going retro after that.
 
Physical only. The boutique physical-publishing market has doubled year over year and is still growing. I'll have my pick of the litter with no need to stoop to digital. At worst, I'll have to download some patches.
 
Disc.

I've gone more digital, but I still like the option to buy a disc and sell when I'm done for shorter games I want to play at launch. I also need a Bluray player. We don't watch ours very often any more, but out standalone player died so I only have the PS4 that I'll likely sell (or trade in if there's a good enough promo deal) when I move on to PS5.

I don't give a shit about owning my games or collecting. The vast majority are one and done for me and I rarely replay things even years later unless it's a full remake ages later. I used to fully buy physical and sell when done on eBay/Amazon (or trade on Goozex several years back), but I've done that less as my financial situation improved as I got older. So the convenience of digital is often the way I go. Again, aside from things I'll beat in a weekend but don't want to wait for steep discounts as I want to avoid spoilers or whatever.
 
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Unless the price difference is like $200 or more: physical.

I liked the used market, I like being able to sell/trade/borrow games and I don't like being force into the shitty long term rental that passes for "ownership" on every digital storefront except GOG
 
digital .you still need to download huge patches, so disc version is kind of useless. I will take twice bigger SSD over disc version.
 
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Why wouldnt you get the disc version ... I can see it now, I slice open the game box packaging on those handy collar fin things, then I toss the disc in and the near instantaneous load times give me just enough of a moment to slip my sunglasses on for a full night of gaming badassery. What's that, the sweet new load times dont apply to the bluray? Doesnt matter. My console has fins.
 
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