64% prefer game discs to download...Do You ?

Depends on price. If same price, disc.

Nohtnym

Lol well its simple really. People like to collect their games and movies; show them off to friends and what not. You cant do that with digital stuff....well you could i guess, but it wouldnt be nearly as cool, lol.

Depends. On consoles, I'm always going to want discs. On PC, downloading my games is very convenient...especially when I travel, I can carry my Steam account on my laptop :D. DethSkematik

I like both to be honest

i have one big proble with buying gamess on a steam

i love to buy my video gaames from amazon i mean if you wait 2-3 months you can buy most games used i might add for half price

if this steam ideal passes then we all will be paying the same price for ever game with no other place to shop at

My game collection exists in both worlds: Physical and DD. From now on, I'm pretty much all DD, however. Here's why:

I built a new PC not long ago and of course had to install everything. I still don't have all my physical games installed because for each one I'm having to run around and find patches and updates. A lot of the older games whose publishers have gone under are difficult to find for, so I've been dragging my ass on installing some of the older titles just because I'm lazy sometimes.

All my Steam games are installed because all I had to do was download steam (tiny, took all of 5 seconds to download), tell it which games to install and go to bed. When I got up in the morning, they were all installed, patched, and ready to play...except for setting up resolution and stuff, but now they have the Steam Cloud on some games so I won't even have to bother with that in the future.

I also like the fact that my house can burn down and I lose everything I have, but my Steam games will be safe and waiting for me to log on from whatever computer I happen to have or get.

I personally see a future where everything except Collectors Editions are DD, and even with the CE you'll get a code to download the game, not a disk.

Bandwidth may be an issue for some, but that's not going to be an eternal concern. The internet will become even more ubiquitous than it is now. Look for a day when your freaking credit/debit card is online wirelessly...it's coming.

Gone are the days of knowing that in 20 years, your game will still work provided that you have the working system and that the disc is readable.erglesmergle

I didn't even know you can download games on Consoles. By Consoles you mean that only the newer ones (360 Ps3 and Wii) can download? I don't think Ps2 or Sega Genesis can download.

whipassmt

DD is better. The problem is mostly with some ISP's.

DD is better. The problem is mostly with some ISP's.

glez13

Even if I had the best ISP in the world, I would still prefer a physical medium.

On my Laptop DD just because I don't have a Disk drive but overall I actually like owning a hard copy of my games.

I'm kinda torn on this one. As much as I like physical boxes and discs, and seeing a tangible product on a shelf, I must admit I don't miss the clutter and "scratched disc read error" business. I recently picked up a PSP Go, an all DD platform, and think it's suiting me just fine.

I hate having game boxes everywhere. Would much rather just click a button and the game I want plays. I honestly see no point to having a physical copy as they can break, and a downloaded copy can't.i5750at4Ghz

I have CDs from 15-20 years ago that still work perfectly. And people have cartridges that are 30+ years old in perfect working condition. With proper care most physical media can last a long time.

Do you think services like Steam will even be around in 20 or 30 years? Cause I personally doubt it.

[QUOTE="erglesmergle"] Gone are the days of knowing that in 20 years, your game will still work provided that you have the working system and that the disc is readable.110million

My games arent going anywhere without me knowing. And why the hell would you want to buy games for super cheap when youve already bought them. My PS1 and PS2 are still working perfectly till this day. In 20 years, Ill have internet, but I dont know if Steam or Sony or Microsoft will still have my games that I purchased for me to download for free. If Sony cant even allow their PS3 that only does everything, to run PS2 games, how can you expect them to have PSN games available for download in the future? They can just give you some BS PR answer like "We feel there isnt a high demand to play older games so weve decided to take down the servers containing those older PSN games to save costs and spend the money on things gamers do want." There wouldnt be anything you could do about that. ANYTHING can happen digitally.

I dont know why youre even arguing with me on this. Its like fighting common sense. Youre giving up your rights for a little convenience. Stop trying to find the most insignificant excuses to make Digital Downloads seem more convenient that it really is. The ONLY benefit of DD is saving space and gas money. Thats it. Along with those two benefits comes a bunch of downsides like accounts and passwords, less ownership of the game, no guarantee of it working in the future, no sharing with friends, limited to internet speed / cap, no more game collections / memorabilia, resale of games, etc.

Give up. You cant win this argument.

DD rape my bandawith

I prefer having a hard copy.

downloading a game that is 5 gb and more just seem like a pain in the behind to me. can you imagine downloading a game that would be 50 - 100 gb and then install them? I would rather just go to the store and buy it

I would prefer downloads I didn't have to worry about space.

I love the convenience of Iphone games.

DD is better. The problem is mostly with some ISP's.

glez13

Pretty much all ISPs annoy me to no end, what I am actually getting is worth way less than what I pay.

Dont prefer either. If I have enough space, then its not a problem for me. Discs are fine too.

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I would never Download a console game purely for convenience, if I wanted a particular game, I'd go out and buy the damn thing in its actual form, not a bunch of code over the Internet.

erglesmergle

thats nonsensical. all you do in that case is buy the same bunch of code on a dvd from a middleman for an inflated price.

Ive gotten bored of Fat Princess. Ill sell it to you at a discount. Just gotta find a way first.

Untill DD gets some collectors value or trade value or any sort of value it will never appeal to hardcore gamers.

I prefer discs to downloads since my connection is so slow. When broadband connections achieve super fast speeds available to people in many different areas though, I'll probably be more pro-downloads. I don't see it happening anytime during this console generation though.

It's important for both to exist. DD should exist to preserve games. Discs should exist so that we can own our purchases.

DD all the way. Someone stole my copy of Bad Company 2 for the 360. I'd still have the game if i had that on Steam!:evil:

I prefer dl if it means cheaper games

I think DD has its merits. Whenever I'm playing on my handhelds it's really inconvenient to be carrying all the games you want to be playing and swapping out the disks/cartridges.

no dd sucks, its limited to the console you own , you can not transfer it , ,

and you dont really own it

you onlyown the license you can not sell it its not money making , ,

you cant sell it when yourdone with it ,

i like my collection on my shelf

sure its good for classics but ,,

i rather have myhard copies as well

If the download was £10 - £15 I would go with Download. I also like download over disc, in the fact that it can never be lost, or damaged.

Takes up no actual space either!

Cartridges > Downloads > Discs.

with DD, I assume I wont be able to trade it, wont be able to get it before the street date,wont be able to get it used, and wont be able to get it without being taxed. I dont like DD at all. Fuhgeddabouditt

you onlyown the license you can not sell it its not money making , ,

you cant sell it when yourdone with it ,

mariokart64fan

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you onlyown the license you can not sell it its not money making , ,

you cant sell it when yourdone with it ,

HuusAsking

The same act that extended copyright to ridiculous lengths, so that most content will have been long forgotten by the time it enters the public domain? The courts never seem to forget when it's something that favors the publishers.

Anyway, the problem is that the purchase of digital content isn't recognized as ownership right now. You're just paying for access.

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[QUOTE="mariokart64fan"]

you onlyown the license you can not sell it its not money making , ,

you cant sell it when yourdone with it ,

ThePlothole

The same act that extended copyright to ridiculous lengths, so that most content will have been long forgotten by the time it enters the public domain? The courts never seem to forget when it's something that favors the publishers.

Anyway, the problem is that the purchase of digital content isn't recognized as ownership right now. You're just paying for access.

downloading a game that is 5 gb and more just seem like a pain in the behind to me. can you imagine downloading a game that would be 50 - 100 gb and then install them? I would rather just go to the store and buy it

da_illest101

Isn't this funny? It may take longer to download a game, but you can leave your pc and do whatever you want when it's downloading. I can download 5 gbs in about an hour; It goes pretty fast.

Look at how cheap DD games get too. The Steam 4th of July sale for instance.

Metro 2033 - 25 bucks, Just Cause 2 - 25 bucks, Bad Company 2 - 33 bucks, Borderlands - 10 bucks or so, Counter-strike:Source - 6 bucks...

The games are so cheap, there's almost no value in reselling them anyway if you wait a while to sell them.

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downloading a game that is 5 gb and more just seem like a pain in the behind to me. can you imagine downloading a game that would be 50 - 100 gb and then install them? I would rather just go to the store and buy it

DragonfireXZ95

Well I can only download a few hundred MB an hour. And I have a 400MB daily cap, except between the hours of 11pm and 4am.

Okay, Cable and DSL usually aren't as restrictive as my Satellite connection. But still Comcast users have for example have a 250GB monthly cap. That 50-100GB download already eats up one to two fifths of that.

whenever possible I always go for the physical copy

When the server goes your dd goes

That survey was rigged by the gaming industry to promote the takeover of Digital Download.erglesmergle

I cant picture anyone this generation who would prefer a digital copy of a game that they could one day lose ownership of over a hard copy of a game that they can sell or keep forever. Rigged survey. Or done in some city in the middle of nowhere with tumbleweed rolling around and frequent sand storms.

erglesmergle

When the server goes your dd goes

Foliage-King