What's The Appeal Of Owning Physical Copies Of Games In 2020?

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

It’s really only worthwhile on switch where the games hold their resale value MUCH more for much longer while actually saving storage space on the console


You can even get digital downloads/codes on sale almost as easy as physical copies so that gap is getting smaller and smaller as well


Plus if your disk drive is messed up, you still ain’t playing/installing shyt no matter how many copies of the game you own

The caveat of Switch cartridges tho is that they're so fukking small that they can be easily lost.

Everything else is on point tho.

 

[Arcavian]

I'm trying to convert my collection to digital now

 

[MajesticLion]

money paid = even if I want to play it 30 years later with following generations, I will


I'm not leasing games.

 

[the cool]

i always sell my physicals on ebay after i beat them. copped ghost of tshush for 59.99 sold on ebay for 51

 

[4-Rin]

You can sell the physical copies when you're done with the game and can also play them if they get taken off the online store like Scott Pilgrim or the Ninja Turtles remake

 

[MenacingMonk]

I prefer physical meda.

Only time I went digital was for music.

 

[Superkick Party]

I collect special editions and like seeing the collection of various games on my shelf

I also like having the option of being able to re-sell/trading them in one day if I ever need to.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

to me buying physical lost all it's appeal once publishers stopped packaging in instruction booklets with every game

after that I just looked at it as an antiquated disc in a plastic box taking up space

something about those instruction booklets made it feel more premium & special...

Can buy used games for cheap... Can sell old games for 15-20 still... Can rent games before I waste my money... Still can buy digital if need be....

They don't even try and make digital a comparison buy besides not having to get up... The packing/shipment/human hours alone should save them $5-10 a game

 

[MeachTheMonster]

As long as you have the physical copy, you have access to the game. If the developer or publisher decides to pull the digital distribution, if you don't have it downloaded and never deleted, you're assed out. For the one and done people this may not be an issue, but for people who revisit games, that's a sticking point.

It’s easier to maintain a digital library than it is a physical one.

This is like complaining you can’t just walk into GameStop and get a replacement copy if you throw your game away. It’s actually a benefit to buying digital that you can re-download the game indefinitely.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

You can own your titles and not have to worry about being locked out of games if PSN is down or your account is fukked up?

They can’t lock you out of digital games you already own.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Only reason I can see is if you like collecting boxes

 

[Fani Willis fan]

don’t own any discs or cartridges

 

[The G.O.D II]

They can’t lock you out of digital games you already own.

If your account is locked every digit title you own certified license is inaccessible

 

[MeachTheMonster]

If your account is locked every digit title you own certified license is inaccessible

That’s not true at all

 

[MikelArteta]

Because when I’m done I can sell on eBay