Gamers in this category like the security of having the game in their hands. A longer, more complex game that takes dozens of hours works better as a digital purchase.
Its replay value is high, and the experience is ongoing, so the hybrid gamer prefers to keep it as a digital copy. For other games that are quick to finish, or games that someone would only play once, these hybrid gamers buy the disc. Because they can resell it once they are done and recoup some of the original cost. There should be information about various technical requirements, including the minimum hard drive space that you need to be able to play the game.
Of course, the game may take up a bit more than that, especially once you start saving a lot of extra files related to it. Many movie rental stores and kiosks also have games available for a variety of consoles.
It's just one more set of things to box up, move and unbox whenever I decide to change where I live. One more set of things to maintain while I'm living there. One more set of things to have to have space for. When I moved last I actually sold all of my paperbacks and the ones I couldn't sell I donated to the library and replaced many of them with digital versions. I still have my hardcovers because those are something that I do like to have on display.
Even then I only buy hardcovers from authors that I really like, want to read the paper book version of and will read multiple times. If I were to extend that mentality to video games I'd probably buy physical editions from Bethesda.
Only if they had a really, really nice and unique case to display them in and not Yet Another Jewel Case. Put the disc in and it launches the installer, enter the serial number to tie the game to your account and install from disc. Remove disc and do whatever you want with it. Only costs you the lack of resale and making a connection to the Steam servers once every 30 days. Microsoft tried to do that as well.
Only they tried to find a way to keep resale terribly communicated and with no details about how it would work which caused them to require a daily connection to Live. Of course we all know how that went down. Given the crappy state of the internet here in Australia it's discs for me.
I am not caught up to the current generation of consoles but as far as what I would do it would depend on the game. Anything large group play related Rockband, random sports game A, Mario Kart, and other stuff of this nature I would definitely continue buying the physical version just so that if I was going to a friend's house and it would possibly get played there I could bring it just like I do with board games. Things that are mostly single player per console it would come down to price, pack-ins, and whether my ISP has my nuts in a vice over transfer caps at that point.
I can count on one hand the amount of games I have ever resold and those were really just trades for other things to friends anyways so that really doesn't factor in even though I have stated the ability to do so as a reason I would never buy digital in the past. KaiHein wrote: Anything large group play related Rockband, random sports game A, Mario Kart, and other stuff of this nature I would definitely continue buying the physical version just so that if I was going to a friend's house and it would possibly get played there I could bring it just like I do with board games.
You can simply unplug the drive from your system, take it to your friend's house, plug it in to a system there and play whatever games that are on the drive once you've signed into Live. I bought Watch Dogs on digital, since the Gamnestop in my area wasn't really open for midnight release. Good to know. This is something I will have to add into my decision of which one to get first, although it won't be something huge unless friends lean the same way not really a benefit if none of them have one too.
There is still the whole ISP thing but that is something that will hopefully either get fixed or that I can manage around. Generally, I get multiplayer games on disc, while single player and indie games digital. Sole exception was Metal Gear 5 demo, since Best buy was running a promotion.
Discs are just way cheaper, plus I can ebay them when I'm done. However, I have bought digital indie games in sales. Digital makes a lot more sense for cheap small games that I won't play that often. You'll be paying a lot of money for minimal and sometimes no benefit compared to a magnetic drive. I upgraded to a hybrid SSHD because the price difference was negligible compared to a straight HD and it sometimes offers slightly better speeds. That's true in the U. Since I rarely buy stuff on release day any longer, the physical disc is almost always cheaper.
That bad? That's depressing. Ulf wrote: That's true in the U. If they keep it up I won't have to be tempted by retail discounts, because I really don't want to suffer disc clutter like last generation. Of the two MS, Sony , Sony definitely has the bigger and better sales more often. It's like MS is locked into a small of games each week it can handle, while in Sony's store, in Europe specifically, there could be dozens of items featured in sales.
I haven't seen it cheaper than 40 on MS's store ever. Could be the difference between a company that has long had content and knows from experience how the long tail works vs a company that's relatively new to the content game.
Disc because man, file sizes are getting large and I don't want to have to dedicate 3 hours to download 40GB. Discs all the way for me. While I don't buy second had games I do like the ability to trade the ones I don't use anymore. So far I've been buying digital, but I'll probably start buying discs so I can sell it back on ebay after I've beaten the game and had my fair share of fun with it. Is Sony allowing you to re-install digital games after you delete them?
Yes, I understand that disc games are installed to the HDD. I was thinking that once I deleted a digital game to free up HDD space, it would be gone forever.
Maybe, Sony would let me re-download it once without being charged for a new copy. Obviously, with disc games, I can re-install those forever, or until Ninjas attack and I have to use the disc as a make-shift weapon. I am going all-digital this generation. I have been doing it for the most part for the past year or so and have really liked it. So as long as Sony keeps making good sales, I will have no problem sticking with all digital. I'll still purchase a lot of physical games in the future, but there will be a lot more digital media sprinkled in there as I move forward.
Digital, because the price is much much cheaper where i'm from even at full price and Ps4 games can't even be found in stores yet over here. And for a more practical issue, even though all these games require large-ish installs, they install faster than they download.
Thus, if I need to make room, I'd rather delete installs for disc games that I can get back faster than downloads, in the event that I want to play the game again. So far I have only gone disc because then I have the option of selling it when I am done with it or know I will never play it again.
Almost exclusively digital, just find it less of a hassle. Only own one disc game so far, everything is has and probably will be digital. I used to sell my games but don't really anymore as I usually regret selling a game like 2 years later so this way I can just redownload them from my library. My internet speeds are decent too so I don't mind the time it takes to download a full retail game. What about when the game is damaged or lost? Out the game or the money to re-buy it.
As gaming is progressing, chances are discs are going to be discontinued. Disc media, even blu-ray media is incredibly cheap everything considering. Even when you account for media quality and go for a good brand of media it costs a lot less for the same amount of space for flash.
I know this article is a year old. I just did a search for Digital Vs Disc after being prompted with the choice. The main reason I buy Digital copies of a game is the savings benefit. Sure, the price is the same for most households. I own two PS4 consoles so my wife and I can play games together on two separate screens.
If I buy digital, I can download the same game to both consoles and play them simultaneously on two accounts. You must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Video Games. Prev Article Next Article. Doing so takes an explicit comparison between both the good and bad qualities of each medium… Ownership The physical copy camp rightfully emphasizes how important it is to fully own your game.
You also own digital copies forever. There is no such thing as digital resale. Which brings me to my next point… Storage and Access Storing physical games honestly feels like a minor point.
Overall, loading up games from your couch is a nifty gimmick, but definitely not a deal breaker. Buying Experience This topic is a major sticking point for both camps. I honestly see pros on either side. Price How much games cost is my major reason for waffling on the digital vs physical debate.
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