Physical console games are quickly becoming a relatively niche market

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

With all the massive patches released I just don't see it. Having at least average internet is a prerequisite to owning a modern game console.

That’s not necessarily true as you have some people that are playing unpatched or not fully updated console games. Contrary to popular belief, not everyone in the US has access to consistent reliable wireless internet. You can do the research and see it for yourself.

A lot of them are casuals and not hardcore gamers like that.

 

[Morose Polymath]

Convience will be the death of true consumer ownership of any form of media.

 

[Hey_zeus]

I'm still 65/35 physical on console. This thing ain't a pc. Prices aren't competitive plus I still like a physical disk.

 

[thaKEAF]

I haven’t purchase a physical game since 2017 and I don’t plan on ever buying one again

 

[YaThreadTrashB!]

Microsoft knew this was happening and they still released a console with 364 gb on it

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Going to pick up my physical copy of Horizon on Ps5 today

 

[cyndaquil]

That's a really misleading graphic since there's so many indie games released nowadays. No major releases are skipping physical; there just happens to be fewer major releases today because development times are so long.

This

 

[ItWasWritten]

I’ve been digital since the 360 days

Well …. After Microsoft busted my hacked dvd drive

 

[Tim Lord]

I will always purchase a console with a disc slot for as long as they make them.

I purchase disc vs digital on a per game basis.

If its a game that I will be playing a lot over the course of several months or a game as a service, I will download it. (Or if its a single player epic that I think I will want to revisit in the future)

If its the type of game that I can beat in a month and be done with, I will get it on disc and then flip it when I’m done.

I don’t see value in holding onto these ‘one and done’ games when I’m finished with them. I have some stuff in my Steam library that I will never redownload and play again.

 

[FromStLouis]

Microsoft knew this was happening and they still released a console with 364 gb on it

It was critical to get the SKU down to $300.

I ended up scoring a free expansion drive with MS Rewards anyway.

364GB + 456GB Expansion + old 456GB EXTHDD = 1.2TB.

I can't complain.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I need all my shyt physical. Hell I look like with everything uploaded to the cloud where shyt can be hacked anytime? Or I can be banned with no access to my account?

Publishers have more control over you with digital.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

So y’all paying full price for these games?

I’m about to cop NBA 2K22 since it’s $20 at GameStop now. Why the hell would I pay $60 on the PStore just to play it digitally?

A lot of other games are like that too. No way can I justify that steep price difference

Not to mention you can trade shyt in. I traded a bunch of games in a got my $70 copy of Returnal for free and I still had $20 to put down on another game

 

[Uchiha God]

Physical media has its merits. However, digital is much more convenient. I went fully digital by the end of the PS3 gen and have not looked back since

 

[Zero]

So y’all paying full price for these games?

Apparently, life could end at any moment so why wait for a sale or price drop when you can buy it now? Tomorrow ain't promised breh


The good brother @Khalil's_Black_Excellence put me up on game

 

[humminbird]

Not to mention you can trade shyt in. I traded a bunch of games in a got my $70 copy of Returnal for free and I still had $20 to put down on another game

I remember I sold some ps3 game for $80 on amazon at the time because no one else had it