11-22-2018, 06:58 PM
i'll always go physical there's just something about having a row of games on my shelf to look at when i'm looking for something to play.well that and not needing to wait for the game to download then update, with a disc i just pop it in and update so i'm playing sooner but there is the risk of the disc being damaged and slightly lower load times.
there are benefits to digital, like faster load times, not limited to disc space or the disc being damaged and no need for making room on a shelf or needing to buy a new one.also obtaining older games is cheaper( $5-$20 digital or $75-$1000 physical) and can't forget steam sales and psn flash sales.
but like anything it has it's downsides such as data becoming corrupted , accidentally deleted or HDD going out meaning you'll have redownload or purchase new HDD(same can be said for when a console stops working), file sizes are increasing making storage a problem on smaller hard drives (even 1TB is not enough any more), the game being outright removed from the online store(PT) making obtaining after an accident or just deleting it to free up space hard or even impossible. that's also the same for if or when the service is shutdown or just don't want to support older games anymore. sony is a good example of this because none of the PS1 or 2 classics you bought on the PS3 can be transferred to the PS4 because it doesn't support PS1 games(only way is if it's remasterd) and only a few PS2 games are supported.
i know there's emulators for PC and phones but when or if the PS3 is no longer supported i can no longer legally download the games i purchased. witch doesn't really bother me that much, my PC is loaded with emulators, but i know it'll bother others who spent alot of money on digital games.
either way i'm happy just be gaming, i still prefer physical media be it games, movies or music, but i buy digital sometimes especially during sales.(i got saints row the third and all it's dlc for $5 during a psn flash sale)
there are benefits to digital, like faster load times, not limited to disc space or the disc being damaged and no need for making room on a shelf or needing to buy a new one.also obtaining older games is cheaper( $5-$20 digital or $75-$1000 physical) and can't forget steam sales and psn flash sales.
but like anything it has it's downsides such as data becoming corrupted , accidentally deleted or HDD going out meaning you'll have redownload or purchase new HDD(same can be said for when a console stops working), file sizes are increasing making storage a problem on smaller hard drives (even 1TB is not enough any more), the game being outright removed from the online store(PT) making obtaining after an accident or just deleting it to free up space hard or even impossible. that's also the same for if or when the service is shutdown or just don't want to support older games anymore. sony is a good example of this because none of the PS1 or 2 classics you bought on the PS3 can be transferred to the PS4 because it doesn't support PS1 games(only way is if it's remasterd) and only a few PS2 games are supported.
i know there's emulators for PC and phones but when or if the PS3 is no longer supported i can no longer legally download the games i purchased. witch doesn't really bother me that much, my PC is loaded with emulators, but i know it'll bother others who spent alot of money on digital games.
either way i'm happy just be gaming, i still prefer physical media be it games, movies or music, but i buy digital sometimes especially during sales.(i got saints row the third and all it's dlc for $5 during a psn flash sale)