lunchtoast
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If they are cheaper then yes, but I'll still go physical if there's a sale or preorder discount.
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Will you go all-digital with the next consoles?
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LeadenStride
Member
I'll stay all-physical as long as possible. The day the industry goes all-digital, I think I stop buying new consoles and start to catch up on the ones I've missed.
EmperorLawlight
Banned
No. That said, living in Australia, Sony is making a damn good case on why I should when it comes to first party games. The sales and PS+ discounts are just amazing. Example:
LBP Karting was on sale in December for AU$27. Today, I saw the price at EBGames - AU$79. On the store, it's currently at $69.
LBP Karting was on sale in December for AU$27. Today, I saw the price at EBGames - AU$79. On the store, it's currently at $69.
Retail only. Even if it's more expensive (which is rarely the case).
I absolutely hate spending money on digital contents.
I'll only make very few exceptions for games that will most probably never see a retail release. That will be no more than 2-3 games, mostly HD-Remakes of classics like Daytona or JSR.
My retail backlog is big enough as it is, so it's not hard at all to mostly ignore digital-only releases.
MikeE21286
Member
No way
it's absolutely out of the question, in fact I will avoid DD whenever possible, not spending $59.99 or more on a game I may not like and won't be able to sell back.
Or a game that will disappear if a catastrophe happens and the platform maker goes out of business.
and specially on nintendo consoles, I am not touching a DD game there with a 10 foot pole
Or a game that will disappear if a catastrophe happens and the platform maker goes out of business.
and specially on nintendo consoles, I am not touching a DD game there with a 10 foot pole
nephilimdj
Member
Only if the game is from blizzard, as retail never discount their games 
gutter_trash
Banned
nope, I live in Canada where telecoms are the most dickish.
I will continue to buy small games digitially, but not large games that will surely exceed 20GB, those I buy on BluRay
I will continue to buy small games digitially, but not large games that will surely exceed 20GB, those I buy on BluRay
playingwithfire
Member
Certainly not. For me it's all down to the pricing, and the inability to sell them later.
I just bought Arkham City: Armoured Edition for £20 on Amazon. In the eShop it's £50.
I'll finish it, then I'll chuck it on eBay, and sell it for £10 - £15. So I've spend £10 on the game at most. If I bought it digital I'd have spent £50 on a game that I may not even like.
I just bought Arkham City: Armoured Edition for £20 on Amazon. In the eShop it's £50.
I'll finish it, then I'll chuck it on eBay, and sell it for £10 - £15. So I've spend £10 on the game at most. If I bought it digital I'd have spent £50 on a game that I may not even like.
H_Prestige
Banned
Nope
Yep, this has been plan for this gen and will continue to be it next gen.
Christopher
BDE (Big Dad Energy)
I'm switching to all digital everything no boxes no worrying about my son destroying my shit no losing CDs skipping ect
Isn't Steam basically a walled garden on a open platform? The only real difference being that you can buy from other stores? What makes it different?
Mr.SpaceCowboy
Banned
Yes.
Steam games are cheaper and download faster than my feet/car travel to a store.
Hope the future delivers the same from microsoft/sony.
Steam games are cheaper and download faster than my feet/car travel to a store.
Hope the future delivers the same from microsoft/sony.
lucius
Member
Yeah I will go mostly digital, but 500GB hard drive is really small I will wait until they come out with at very least 1 TB or it is easy to change hard drives. I might still buy around 25% retail since I still expect some better deals for the disc versions. I already evolved to hating to change discs and just storing and having discs and cases around.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Yes.
Steam games are cheaper and download faster than my feet/car travel to a store.
Hope the future delivers the same from microsoft/sony.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say we never see anything close to Steam sales on consoles. Not even close.
Sentenza
Member
Well, uh, that you can buy from other stores, for a start.
That's exactly the main difference, and not a trivial one.
Also, being an open platform means that your games will never die with your hardware's popularity or depend from some half-assed backward compatibility conceded to you as a favor by manufacturers; they will always be ready for the next iteration of the same kind of open platform over the years.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Only if I get a Steambox, otherwise hell no!
This. Screw off Canadian ISPs.
Community Forum
Member
Nope.
Recent email from my ISP said:
Alligatorjandro
Banned
hell no
TheGreyHulk
Member
Only if they tie retail games to cd keys making reselling useless. If not, then im buying retail so I can still do trade ins or resales.
quickwhips
Member
if we have backwards incompatibility I will go digital this gen if not definitely not.
Fox Mulder
Member
Never digital only as long a physical retail discs exist.
If they take those away or lock discs to hardware, I'll be a retro gamer only.
If they take those away or lock discs to hardware, I'll be a retro gamer only.
While there's definitely an advantage to being able to get digital games from multiple sources they're usually pricing related. You'll generally still get the same DRM and DRM-free options for non-indie games are rare. So depending on where the PC platform is going you'll most likely still end up having to crack the DRM and/or re-download the games if you want to play them on a different OS/hardware. This isn't all that different from what you'll need to do for current console games if the PSN or XBL servers go down or if you want to play them on different hardware. And seeing as Microsoft seems to like the idea of turning their OS into a walled garden platform this might not be as unlikely as it seems.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I haven't with the Wii U.
This. I have 100 PSN games (including full disc games) and 38 PSX games and my 500GB HDD is creeping on full. I'll start the digital revolution if there is a 2TB option.
What benefit does digital have for the consumer versus physical media? The only upshots I can think of is that you don't have to drive to the store to start playing, and lower prices-- which only applies to Steam so far as I can tell.
I'll stick with physical media, thank you very much.
I'll stick with physical media, thank you very much.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
I really really want to go DD only.
I have on the PC, but then again the open nature of PC and the constant barrage of deals makes it easy for someone to score games for 50 - 75% off initial price often.
If Sony/MS want to slash game prices to $40-50 off the bat, and consistently have deals where they discount older games to 50 - 75% off then I'm all game to go DD.
They destroy the used game market without even trying.. you could keep retail as retail, but offer a solution for digital adopters to actually want to lose the ability to sell second-hand by getting a better price.
I'm tired of discs and cases cluttering up my living room.
Only reason I haven't gone DD for consoles is price. There's no reason to buy most DD games on consoles as the price is typically higher to begin with, and if you considering even be able to get 5 - $10 back from GS it's even worse.
No stupid ass disc to swap when you want to play is huge for me. Having 100's of game cases to weed through sucks... or searching through a cd disc case to find a game.
I like my library all there.. like Steam.
I have on the PC, but then again the open nature of PC and the constant barrage of deals makes it easy for someone to score games for 50 - 75% off initial price often.
If Sony/MS want to slash game prices to $40-50 off the bat, and consistently have deals where they discount older games to 50 - 75% off then I'm all game to go DD.
They destroy the used game market without even trying.. you could keep retail as retail, but offer a solution for digital adopters to actually want to lose the ability to sell second-hand by getting a better price.
I'm tired of discs and cases cluttering up my living room.
Only reason I haven't gone DD for consoles is price. There's no reason to buy most DD games on consoles as the price is typically higher to begin with, and if you considering even be able to get 5 - $10 back from GS it's even worse.
No stupid ass disc to swap when you want to play is huge for me. Having 100's of game cases to weed through sucks... or searching through a cd disc case to find a game.
I like my library all there.. like Steam.
-There is no more clutter, no more wasteful need to print discs, no more need to print the cases and the instruction manual.
-It cuts out the used market. This may not be 'great' news for the consumer but it is great for the developers since it removes the importance of week 1 sales and holiday deadlines. I always found it silly that you could buy a new game off of someone for 20 bucks and then sell it for 5 dollars cheaper than retail and take all the profit.
-Organization is great since I can organize my favorite games, list them in alphabetical order and every game I own is right there on the list at all times whether I have it installed or not.
-If they model after steam then designers can look at the statistics and see how much people are playing their game, how far they have gotten and other statistics which offers feedback on how to design future games. Achievements sort of fit this role but it only tells you so much.
-Prices Cutting out the middle man (so to speak) opens the doors for cheaper games steep discounts and longer staying power for your game on the market. Look at all the games Steam offers. They never go on clearance and never go on sale again, they get nice hefty discounts during sales periods, they never 'sell out' unless they are called Prey (seriously how does that happen?). You no longer need to hoof it from store to store and deal with lines and other people who are icky.
Strictly for the consumer:
- Better prices
- Organization
- Less footwork
- The game is in your hands sooner
- Rare games will readily be available
- Other Steam benefits that go beyond Digital Download benefits
When the industry collapses again ask me this question.
Tevious
Member
I already do now, at least when its an option. So yes.
The downside though is, at least with the PSN store, it takes a long time for games to go on sale. Many Vita games were full price up until about a month or so ago. I don't think we will ever see anything close to Steam Sales on consoles. What I do hope for, is that retail stores start selling digital codes for games, not just PSN cards. Or if games had CD keys and you had an option to install the game if you wanted. Or just publishers have more control over their prices in the store and don't need to go to Sony first.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
In what universe?
I got Sleeping dogs for like 7 bucks, the Witcher 2 for less than 20.
A ton of games at 5 bucks. Borderlands 2 when it first game out and all the DLC for less than 50. So. This one?
I want to go all digital, but so far every company except Steam have very poor organization of my library.
In Steam, all games that I have purchased are clearly shown. I know what I have bought.
But for PSN / XBLA / Wii eShop etc, there is not a clearly organized list of games that show what I have purchased. They mix all the demo, beta, updates, apps, and full game etc into a pool of mess. I will forget what I own if I delete a game off my hard drive.
In Steam, all games that I have purchased are clearly shown. I know what I have bought.
But for PSN / XBLA / Wii eShop etc, there is not a clearly organized list of games that show what I have purchased. They mix all the demo, beta, updates, apps, and full game etc into a pool of mess. I will forget what I own if I delete a game off my hard drive.