physical vs digital copies for PC

Do you guys prefer buying PC games digitally or getting it from retail I know some like having a hard copy for their collections

With the exception of the rare Collector's Edition here and there, i don't think i've bought a physical copy of a PC game in years.

I used to be all about physical copies, but once I went to college Digital download was cheaper and more convenient

I use to buy mostly physical back when I really got into pc gaming in late 2007 but my preference shifted over the years now I almost always buy digital copy more convenient and cheaper when on sale I can't say I miss having a gamebox to display or having to install from a disk for each new game.  Even for consoles digital is more convienet but the prices are kept high compared to steam.

Do you guys prefer buying PC games digitally or getting it from retail I know some like having a hard copy for their collections

TheFadeForever

In a perfect world I would prefer a physical copy but the retail market on PC games these days means much higher prices, and more DRM.

Digital. All my games are either Steam, Origin or Uplay.

I do have a couple of physical copies which I have digitized. I might throw or give those away.

I will by my last collectors-edition in November for a game in 2014.

Digital copies are preferable, but I can't make myself pay more for a digital version of a game than the real thing in my hand which is often the case.

Digital everytime. Unless I can get retail for cheaper.

For new purchases I generally buy a physical copy, for anything older I usually go digital off of Steam.  The reason I do this is because of my ISP and their crappy monthly bandwith caps - I only get 120 gb a month so downloading 10-20 gb games isn't really an option.

Digital, I want to play RIGHT NOW! :evil: I'm on fios btw so I can download most large game swithin the hour. (woot)

I mostly get digital copies on steam sales and dlcs.

For day 1 Purchases and good games, i prefer physical, not only cos it's more charming than just another name on a list, but mainly because my dsl is quite slow, and some games that are like 18-30 gb take so so long to download. Steam install from disc takes long though.

I never buy physical copies anymore, Steam is just way more convenient to use and I can download pretty much any game within an hour anyways. 

I always prefer a physical copy.

Digital copies all the way for me. I move a lot so it would be tomfoolery to own many physical games. This is also why I got out of console gaming and into PC gaming. Digital things are so much cleaner! I prefer movies and music in digital format as well. Strangely enough, I don't prefer digital books, though. Physical books all the way!

Ideally my colleciton would all be physical but steam is just so cheap

Digital.  They don't take up any physical space so why go for the box?  The less junk in the house, the better.

Physical all the way. but sometimes the sales are hard to pass up.

Ever since the industry made it so you can't resell your PC games, I've gone mostly with digital distribution.

I'm actually new to PC gaming and was wondering what was the pros and cons to both sides. I downloaded Bioshock Infinite from steam and it was a whopping 16 gigs and took 4 hours to download. Do physical copies take up that much time and space too?

I'm actually new to PC gaming and was wondering what was the pros and cons to both sides. I downloaded Bioshock Infinite from steam and it was a whopping 16 gigs and took 4 hours to download. Do physical copies take up that much time and space too?

thetravman

I'm actually new to PC gaming and was wondering what was the pros and cons to both sides. I downloaded Bioshock Infinite from steam and it was a whopping 16 gigs and took 4 hours to download. Do physical copies take up that much time and space too?

thetravman

the game manual is almost extinct so i now buy mainly digital.

unless its grand theft auto. then it has to be physical

The retail stores don't have a good selection of PC games, but for me it's more because of the digital sales. I can only speak for my circumstances, but I don't have much extra money every month after paying the bills. I have around $50 a month to spend freely. That money is then split between entertainment (like games) and saving for the future (like car repairs). Game sales let me experience more games. I can't really do that at retail. By the time a game would get low enough in price, it would be removed from the shelves and replaced with new games coming out.