DaGwaphics
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LOL Well, that's journalism for you in a nutshell.
I don't disagree.With so much content being online based, physical is starting to not be much different tbh.
I don't disagree.
Driveclub, 99% of the game is offline. The only online portion is racing against other people, while having a club/clan and tracking those lap times, erc.. That's it. I can play everything right now offline.
In fact, I never raced online once.
Sadly, it was delisted due to the studio being dissolved and Sony not reupping the car and music licensing, but if you already had it (I have both physical and digital versions), you can still DL and play. Patches and all.Good to know, I thought that was an always online title. Technically, I think you can still play the tutorials in ChromeHounds, but not much meat there.
If the game can be installed from disc and completed withouot the need for internet then it IS your game, not just a license. Thankfully most games actually do check those marks, especially if PS4/5 or Switch games. Take a look at this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KB3dfTKMhudQD9OWVY8p0GRGvWqeblHAjsb8HsarzYU/edit#gid=0And yes- I know a disc is a license
After the history of publishers just dropping games from thier digital markets, this is a bad take. In an all-digital future, you will own NOTHINGone step closer to an all digital future and some people still refuse to believe it is happening. physical is dying. next gen will likely be digital only. both sony + microsoft have been warming people up to an all digital future.
they should stop releasing physical games in all countries.
i, for one, welcome the digital future. bring it on!
digital only gonna suck ass..one step closer to an all digital future and some people still refuse to believe it is happening. physical is dying. next gen will likely be digital only. both sony + microsoft have been warming people up to an all digital future.
they should stop releasing physical games in all countries.
i, for one, welcome the digital future. bring it on!
So gross. Everyone excited for a world where you don’t actually own anything.
one step closer to an all digital future and some people still refuse to believe it is happening. physical is dying. next gen will likely be digital only. both sony + microsoft have been warming people up to an all digital future.
they should stop releasing physical games in all countries.
i, for one, welcome the digital future. bring it on!
I do, not everything is available digitallyDo you still buy all your music on CDs and Movies on DVD/Blu-ray too?
Ah yes. The old roll over and give up scenario. Sad.There's a difference between being excited and cheer leading for something and just being a realist and stating that is what you think is the inevitable result.
I support digital as I dont care about discs, but I can understand why people want discs whether its for collecting or simply just ensuring it works.A digital only future in video games removes choice. And a lack of choice is shit.
I personally enjoy buying older games at a complete discount via eBay.
I also like the fact it gives me the power to sell old games.
I don't see a single reason to own a console if we went fully digital tbh.
One of the largest game manufacturers is in a similar situation: Electronic Arts. EA bestsellers include the FIFA, Battlefield, F1, Madden, Apex Legends and The Sims series. With FIFA Ultimate Team trading card packs alone, the listed US group generated more than 1.6 billion dollars last year.
The European EA locations are now facing profound changes. Electronic Arts GmbH, based in Cologne's Rheinauhafen, employs around 100 people who, in addition to the German market, also look after Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia.
EA Deutschland's latest annual report states: "The ongoing shift from physical goods to digital downloads continues to have a negative impact on sales development. Revenue from digital downloads is not processed through EA, but through an affiliate."
Therefore, an "economic restructuring" was initiated: Local customer contracts had already been terminated in May 2022 - after the restructuring, Electronic Arts will "no longer generate sales with packaged goods" in German-speaking countries. As a result, EA already expects a "significant decline in sales" in the current 2022/23 financial year.
Provisions in the tens of millions were made on the balance sheet, both for staff and for take-back obligations and discounts. However, the German Electronic Arts headquarters in Cologne should be retained – also because many EA games are localized (i.e. translated and synchronized) there.
https://www.gameswirtschaft.de/wirtschaft/electronic-arts-deutschland-games-datentraeger/
Are you kidding me....How does that change anything? Why is that different?
No. Give me one reason why any of that matters.Are you kidding me....
Ah yes. The old roll over and give up scenario. Sad.
If I have to explain why actual ownership with all rights this entails matters and matters more the higher a product's cost then talking to you is a waste of time.....No. Give me one reason why any of that matters.
If you can't actually be bothered to back up your arguments, then what are you even doing on a discussion board?If I have to explain why actual ownership with all rights this entails matters and matters more the higher a product's cost then talking to you is a waste of time.....
Only thing I dislile is that we are left with the absolutely ridiculous proces for digital media.one step closer to an all digital future and some people still refuse to believe it is happening. physical is dying. next gen will likely be digital only. both sony + microsoft have been warming people up to an all digital future.
they should stop releasing physical games in all countries.
i, for one, welcome the digital future. bring it on!
If you can't actually be bothered to back up your arguments, then what are you even doing on a discussion board?
A typical cd album is what 30-45 minutes in length for about 15$? That's significantly less value per dollar than an 80$ game.
And so is Dutch. And Afrikaans. In the article, it says "German-speaking countries", which would be Germany, Switzerland (parts) and Austria. Germanic speaking countries is a much bigger group.English is a Germanic language.
Oh come on. With how many albums you buy are you actually going to be doing that? You might have a few favorites, but you're not going to be listening to all of them that many times. Playing through a game is already significantly longer than an album.?? I think he was getting at the fact that a CD of an album you like will be played hundreds of times over the years, significantly increasing the value per dollar over a game that you might play a few times through at max. Or are you actually arguing that players repeat games with the same frequency that they do music?
If you can't actually be bothered to back up your arguments, then what are you even doing on a discussion board?
A typical cd album is what 30-45 minutes in length for about 15$? That's significantly less value per dollar than an 80$ game.
Possessing a physical copy means you can still play if the game is delisted.
Oh come on. With how many albums you buy are you actually going to be doing that? You might have a few favorites, but you're not going to be listening to all of them that many times. Playing a few through at max is already significantly longer than an album.
Even if we go by a short game of 8 hours or so, you'd have to play through the entire album at least 10 times to match just one playthrough. Nevermind the fact that a lot of games, if not most of them, are much longer than that.
I think this whole point is rather redundant, because I don't believe that any of you genuinely still buy most of your music on CDs, instead of a streaming service or even youtube.
Judging by what MS considers rare achievements and the achievement statistics you see from the aggregators tons of people buy games and never even finish them once, let alone multiple times.
I find it disturbing and disgusting that we have people here or elsewhere who are actively Championing the loss of ownership.In the end, we will all regret this all-digital era. I don't believe you will ever own a game that you buy digitally.
In the end, we will all regret this all-digital era. I don't believe you will ever own a game that you buy digitally.
Yes.Do you still buy all your music on CDs and Movies on DVD/Blu-ray too?
It's the same problem! It's not about the disk, it's what's on it! Activision doing this with MW2 is a d*ck move.
Calla Duty shows the flaw in this argument. The physical disc is only 70MB that points you to a download. I suspect more physical games will go that way. Sell you a disc with almost nothing on it or a box with a slip inside that says okay now download the thing.
So you own the disc. You own the box. In this dystopian future where all the servers are shut down you still can’t play the fuckin game because there’s nothing on the disc anyway.
What about games that won’t work without either being updated or won’t work on your given firmware.
Nothing is forever. Food is meant to be consumed. The tires on your car wear out. Even consoles, CDs and cartridges suffer from rot and become unusable. Things just wear out. And that’s okay. So what is ownership anyway? Bragging rights? My “ownership” of my crusty old copy of Earthbound doesn’t do me any fuckin good if I can’t play it on anything.
It’s okay to just enjoy the thing in its time, and when you can’t enjoy it any more, you still have the memory of it. Clinging to physical media of any kind and refusing to ever let it go is just a form of hoarding.
I think the counter to one of your points (pricing) is that Steam dominates PC gaming. And PC gaming as a whole hasnt had discs in probably 10 years aside from key hits. Yet, Steam still has low prices and giant deals. And it was still true even before Epic joined in doing PC games as a competing launcher.I can't get the constant arguing about physical vs digital you have the option to buy which ever suits you, if physical sales are removed you will have no options most of these companies will probably never put their games on sale because on console you are trapped in said companies eco system.
I purchase physical where I can and regularly get my games much cheaper than my brother who is all digital even when it comes to launch day. Not to mention if a game is trash or just not to my taste, I can trade it towards credit or other games.
Calla Duty shows the flaw in this argument. The physical disc is only 70MB that points you to a download. I suspect more physical games will go that way. Sell you a disc with almost nothing on it or a box with a slip inside that says okay now download the thing.