Digital to overtake physical in 2011

[QUOTE="DroidPhysX"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Please don't use the PSP Go as an example. It has been established in System Wars that it failed due to completely different reasons. Just giving you a heads up.Hexagon_777

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[QUOTE="DroidPhysX"] In large part, it failed because it was DDlightleggy

On PC, yes. Many developers are thanking digital for making their profits, with the latest case being Frictional Games with Amnesia: Tha Dark Descent. On consoles, definitely no. The hard drive space they offer is too small to offer a legitimate DD service along with people still wanting physical.

Nothing is wrong with obtaining a game physically or digitally. There really isn't a massive advantage or disadvantage with either format. Regardless of how you spend it, you are still obtaining the same data either way. You can even make a hard copy with digital and print out the CD cover and box art if you want the pleasure of owning physical. I understand some people's fear of digital comes from believing you do not own the game. That is false. Just about every DD store gives you the games, lets you make hard copies, and lets you download as many times as you need to. OnLive is pretty much what people fear about digital.

[QUOTE="lightleggy"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]It failed because it was far too expensive upon release despite being cheaper to produce than the PSP 3000. It failed because physical titles weren't released digitally. It failed because you couldn't convert UMD games onto the PSP Go. It failed because Sony didn't take it seriously.

Cherokee_Jack

well it has 16gb standard hdd

Screw collection, screw holding copies, dd is the future, I will take the amazing convenience of having all my games a click away to some imaginary collectors value.

Disks break, they get lost, they have maxiumum life, digital, good services you can download infinite times, download forever, if your harddrive dies, get a new one and just put the games on again. When a disk breaks, its gone forever, may have to re-buy the game.

110million

yeah....how about no? first of all I do like to have my hard copy...I like to read the manual on my way home...there is no feeling like that one...and if I ever need money/didnt liked the game I can sell it... and I dont have to be buying like a 10tb hard drive to store my games...thank you but I will remain physical in this one ;)lightleggy

I know 10 tb is an exageration, but..

1. you can remove games when need be and redownload them later (if you can be bothered:P)

2. a 1TB hard drive is only like £37 here in england. You pay ALOT more for console harddrives

Even though you weren't arguing about consoles being better, but hey.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="lightleggy"] im 100% sure all those things would have been ignored if the game would at least allow UMDlightleggy

well it has 16gb standard hdd

Never going to happen unless you want games to take 3 days to download....

[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Yes because the DD only PSPGO was proof that this is what people want. A world with no physical media....Hexagon_777

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[QUOTE="Bread_or_Decide"]Yes because the DD only PSPGO was proof that this is what people want. A world with no physical media....fadersdream

Eh, it failed due to a few reasons. There was no real overruling reason, and no way to determine if the majority of people left it alone due to being solely DD. Not having access to a large portion of the library was also a huge blow, and the lack of ability to transfer from UMD to a fully digital format also severely hurt the system.

I dont want DD on consoles. On PC im fine with it.

Digital is better for everyone.GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]Digital is better for everyone.Indie_Hitman

[QUOTE="fadersdream"][QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Please don't use the PSP Go as an example. It has been established in System Wars that it failed due to completely different reasons. Just giving you a heads up.lundy86_4

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most posters in SW seem to have a weird thing for DVD cases so will hate the fact that DD is becoming more and more popular.

gamer620

[QUOTE="Indie_Hitman"][QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]Digital is better for everyone.Cherokee_Jack

I prefer a physical copy. Highly doubt digital will take over. Least I hope not.

I think both physical and digital copies will coexist, atm I prefer physical copies due to my crappy connection.

I've fully accepted that DD will surpass physical discs very soon. While I absolutely prefer having actual discs of my games, there's no going back whether people like it or not.

DD salemight overtake Disc sales for PC this year but I stil think consoles are a few years off.

I don't play on PC at all so this suits me down to the ground.

balfe1990

ohhhhh, you showed me!!! except that is a reason it failed, and that IS the reason I didn't buy it. Some people WANT DD and some people don't. Bias can make you believe in your argument.

I don't really care. the "over ruled" was a joke. I find it funny when people support something and disregard any opinion that's different from theirs.

ohhhhh, you showed me!!! except that is a reason it failed, and that IS the reason I didn't buy it. Some people WANT DD and some people don't. Bias can make you believe in your argument.

I don't really care. the "over ruled" was a joke. I find it funny when people support something and disregard any opinion that's different from theirs.

fadersdream

I said that there was no real overruling reason, or one that would be easily proveable in any case. There were a number of noteable reasons for it's downfall, I wassimply outlining them as you only seemed to have one in mind.

I'm not stating the reason that you didn't buy it was incorrect in any way, nor did I single that out. You, however, stated that a lot of people didn't buy it due to DD, which you do not know for a fact, nor can anybody prove. Hence why I outlined the larger picture rather than focussing in on a particular reason which may or may not have been the cause.

I dunno if you are making any particular remarks about me in your point here, or the user/users you were quoting. So I won't comment on your remarks about bias and disregarding opinions. Furthermore you may wish to actually quote me, otherwise your post looks to be rather random, and I actually had to read and decide whether you were, in fact, addressing me with your post.

i really hope not

there is a lot of problems for DD on consoles

1) unlike PC there are generations of consoles what will happen when the next gen console come ( imagine that you can't play games from your PS1 or NES or Xbox )

2) it will be controlled by the companies ( SONY , MS and NINTENDO ) that own the consoles so they will be the one's controlling the prices so you can't garantee a price drop after the release of the game and you can't find used copies

3) with the current war between SONY and hackers it will be very likely that there will a lot of restrictions on it

4) you need a very fast internet connection in order to download the big games like GT5 otherwise it will take forever

5) usually there are more than one person using consoles so it will take a lot of space if every one want to keep there games and actually keeping several games on the hard drive will take a very very huge amount of space ( i have GT5 , GOW 1,2,3 , MGS4 , TES4 Oblivion , GTA4 , RDR , ... and a lot more that is almost all of my collection ) so if someone wants to do that he/she/they probably won't be able to unless the system has something like 1TB of HDD ( not counting any patches or DLCs )

Screw collection, screw holding copies, dd is the future, I will take the amazing convenience of having all my games a click away to some imaginary collectors value.

Disks break, they get lost, they have maxiumum life, digital, good services you can download infinite times, download forever, if your harddrive dies, get a new one and just put the games on again. When a disk breaks, its gone forever, may have to re-buy the game.

110million

I really doubt it. However, when the next generation of consoles come out you better believe that it's going to be DD only.

I really doubt it. However, when the next generation of consoles come out you better believe that it's going to be DD only.

gamerfan85

I don't think so.

I say hell freaking no!!!!! I like physical copy's of the games I buy, DC is good for small game's and extra content not for full games. Of course all the developers would be pushing for this no wasting money on distributing, putting it on dics, or printable material like manuals. It would be pure profit on their end.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]Digital is better for everyone.Indie_Hitman