xiskza
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[Exclusivo] Xbox: jogos em mídia física devem acabar no Brasil
A Xbox encerrou a fabricação e distribuição de games em mídia física no Brasil; entenda a história!
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LavitzSlambert
Member
Will we still get in trouble for saying Xbox has no (physical) games?
do you do yoga for flexibility? Surprised how your got your head stuck up your own ass so far...
mrmustard
Banned
Well good morning Sir, what exactly is your problem?
SlimeGooGoo
Party Gooper
TransTrender
Gold Member
Jennings
Member
You can still play DVDs and music CDs.
DarkMage619
$MSFT
And blu-rays. It's also the way to play some backward compatible 360 games as well.
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Banjo64
cumsessed
True that but with a near R$2000 difference in price that’s one expensive DVD player. In the UK you can get a DVD for £10. Not sure about Brazil.
Fredrik
Member
And regular/4K/3D Blu-rays and XB/360/XBO discs.
I don’t have a single Xbox Series X physical game, haven’t even bought a digital game for XSX yet. I understand this strategy.
Still sucks for those with bad internet or those who want physical games for lower prices and used games.
bitbydeath
Gold Member
The disc drive isn’t the only difference between the two though.
Banjo64
cumsessed
Exactly. One is kawaii and the other an abomination.
phaedrus
Member
Chukhopops
Member
If you look at Amazon Brazil the XSS has +/- 8 times more reviews than the XSX. Don’t know about other retailers but why sell disks if customers can’t buy them?
Usually companies stop selling after people stop buying, not before.
Usually companies stop selling after people stop buying, not before.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
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ZoukGalaxy
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mrmustard
Banned
Yeah it sucks. But Steam has showed that it works, digital console sales are rising and Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo would love it because:
- no production costs
- no logistics
- no share to retailers
- no reselling of games
//DEVIL//
Member
The main reason I own a ps5 is because I can sell a game after I finish it. This way I don't lose much money.
Sony and Xbox's pricing ecosystem is shit compared to PC and its open-market retailer codes.
If this happens, I'll sell the ps5 again or / not buy ps6 for digital games only.
No way I m spending 100$ Canadian on a single-player game and I can't resell it.
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Andyliini
Member
Well, not 3D Blu-rays. I tried one some time ago, but they won't run. Seems like the functionality was removed from software level, as the 3D disc recognizes Xbox as 3D capable, but it does not recognize the 3D TV. It's a strange omission.
Maybe it could be done vial 3rd party software, but I have no idea how ot works.
mrmustard
Banned
It's not that bad. You can get Xbox games really cheap if you buy codes from Brazil, Turkey or Argentina. For PlayStation you can at least get cheaper PSN cards to save some money.
//DEVIL//
Member
I was talking in general. It's cheaper in Brazil for many factors such as weaker currency or economically or whatever.
But the sting of much it affects your pocket should be the same if you are US spending US dollar or Brazil.
Like, I have friends who lives in Turkey, the games there are dirt cheap. But then again you can rent a house for probably 400$US a month. Simply because they don't get paid allot or the value of the currency there is shit.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
AFAIK you don't even get into trouble by saying xbox has no games, so I don't see why you would get into trouble.
Have fun with your physical games after the download servers are shut down and it requires a day one patch.
yazenov
Member
Well, this is probably due to low demand from consumers and therefore, low orders from retailers that don't want to waste valuable spaces on items that are collecting dust.
The consoles with a higher physical presence are the Switch and the PS5 so orders from retail are constant due to higher demand. Let's face it, Xbox's physical presence is almost non-existent due to low demand outside of the US and UK (both consoles and games)
The consoles with a higher physical presence are the Switch and the PS5 so orders from retail are constant due to higher demand. Let's face it, Xbox's physical presence is almost non-existent due to low demand outside of the US and UK (both consoles and games)
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mrmustard
Banned
I wouldn't be surprised if the PS5 digital only + optional external disc drive rumors were true and i bet the disc will cost more more than the 100 Dollars difference it is now to slowly make people get used to digital only.
I think you've got me wrong. Everybody on the planet can buy those cheap codes and redeem them with vpn no matter where you live. But of course if you live in on of those countries you won't profit for the reasons you already listed.
Slicker than your average
Banned
Xbox the pro consumer friendly console.
I've noticed the usual crowd don't use that meme any more.
mrmustard
Banned
No console is consumer friendly. They all want your money, just with different tactics.
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Fredrik
Member
I don’t think the change will happen that fast, maybe after next gen, and I can see collector’s editions stay longer, with download codes instead of discs. Still, yeah, the future is digital no doubt.
xiskza
Member
I will, have plenty of games I actually own to play again.
Have fun when Sony/Microsoft and your bank stops your from downloading and playing your favorite game cause you made a so called "offensive" comment online.
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systemr123
Member
Remember that the big players said the prices of digital games will go down because of all these cost savings?
Might be the biggest lie ever told in gaming space lol
mrmustard
Banned
Never heard of that beofore, but that would've been a blatant lie. I could have preordered Howgwards Legacy for PS5 or Xbox on disc for 50 Euro while it's 75 in their digital stores.
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systemr123
Member
They said it somewhere in 2013 or something when they wanted to push the market to digital only, but they got a big push back from big chain physical stores. They threatened to not sell the Xbox and PlayStation if they did that, so they canceled the plan initially. But alas, it’s 2023 and here we are.
That was also the time where publishers wanted to connect e.g. FIFA to an Xbox account. So if you sold your copy of FIFA to a friend, said friend had to connect the copy to the own account for like 10 bucks to activate online
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The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
You get blocked for communication, not for playing your games.
I've been buying digital games since 2004 on steam, never lost a game besides online only games.
Welcome to 2003.
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No they aren't, in fact sonys last quarter the physical share grew compared to digital, in the UK digital growth stagnated,
Brazil is a weird market , the demand is there but piracy is insanely rampant and always has been, wealthy enough to buy the razor, but can't afford or won't buy the blades, probably exacerbated by the issues getting a translated game
Megadrive and master system carts from Brazil are rare , the systems have built in games or load roms,
Ps2 are almost universally modded
Much like with the pc piracy is the only thing that can kill physical media
Chronicle
Member
Nah. Brazilians don't cry like North Americans.
MALpractice311
Member
Again. This just goes to prove Microsoft's end goal is for us to own nothing and just pay retail prices for glorified rentals.
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nightmare-slain
Member
First Brazil then the rest of the world.
If people think physical games are going to still be here in 5-10 years they are in for a surprise. The writing is on the wall and has been for years now to be honest...
Sony and Nintendo will do the same. Why do you think Sony released a discless PS5? They will definitely also want to make more money off people so not sure why you think it's only Microsoft lol.
If people think physical games are going to still be here in 5-10 years they are in for a surprise. The writing is on the wall and has been for years now to be honest...
Sure it's just Microsoft...
Sony and Nintendo will do the same. Why do you think Sony released a discless PS5? They will definitely also want to make more money off people so not sure why you think it's only Microsoft lol.
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