![]() Again, this is not the type of behavior I see or hear from physical players. When I'm in a non-committal mood I might play 10-20 things in a day, and keeping an active rotation of 5-6 games is pretty much standard. There's an entire class of games I play in random 5–10-minute chunks. I doubt very seriously owners of these large physical collections are actually engaging with their library to the degree of someone with a commensurate digital collection. If I had a collection of hundreds of physical games, you're talking about locating the game I want, walking it from the shelf to the console, then swapping out the games in both. Same with music, movies/shows, anything really. The "just few seconds to change a disc" talking point is a super reductive, frankly a disingenuous take on the massive removal of friction + increase in accessibility digital provides. As long as I have my games backed-up I will be able to access the vast majority even in the worst-case scenario of Steam shutting down and wiping servers with no recourse provided to players. Not really concerned about the semantics of ownership. Can play earlier since many games have EA options and/or unlock before stores open or copies ship. Steam account sharing means it's easier to lend games to others.ĥ. If my house is burglarized, flooded, or burns down there's no risk of me losing all my games.Ĥ. It's a collection on a financial investment. PC Digital is cheaper than console physical.Ģ. ![]() Therefore, switching discs to play games for longer periods is much more suitable for me.Īt the end of the day, it's completely up to you and everyone else that goes digital but I see far more benefits for physical.ġ. ![]() Personally, I've never been in the position of playing one game for 5 minutes then switching to another for 5 minutes and then switching back. Quick Resume- This is more of personal point as it only depends on if you use it. Also, I'd much rather have a disc with a game on it "incomplete", than not even being able to access the game digitally. A lot of games play just fine without a day one patch. So we agree, another benefit for physicalĦ. This is also more of a hassle to set up that literally giving them a disc.ĥ. That involves them having your account on their system, which even if you trust them, may not feel very comfortable. You could even get falsely accused and still get your account banned.Ĥ. Hmmm that may be the case with some games, but with other AAA games that release I think it would very hard to get discount codes to get the same amount off.ģ. I love my Kindle but for the very best books the feel of a hardback in the hand just cannot be beaten.ġ. I still have a shit-ton of books however. The modern digital age freeing us from having stuff everywhere, weighing us down, is a gift. I recently started buying a carefully curated selection of UHDs as unlike with games there are still immense picture/audio quality benefits to going physical, along with access to all the extras, but I'm keeping those purchases to a minimum as well to keep the clutter down. Of course if there's an amazing deal on a physical version of a game I'm interested in I'll grab it, but I'll end up trading it in/gifting it at some point down the line and replacing with a digital purchase if I like it well enough to want to keep it around forever. I physically collect the Yakuza/Ryu Ga Gotoku games but that's it, and as the series grows ever bigger I may have to rethink that too. You can also get 3-months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $39.99 at Amazon right now, which is $5 off the asking price (this will also stack with your current membership).I can't bring myself to dedicate so much house-space to plastic discs that do nothing but act as glorified unlock codes for digital versions anyway.
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