Sony Considered Digital-Only PS4

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#51 always_explicit
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I'm very grateful companies like CD Projekt exist. A developer that knows the packaging of a game can greatly increase its enjoyment. If I were a bazillionaire, I would run a massive gaming company that would produce not only great games, but complete packages. Physicality, like anything in life, is HUGE in how much pleasure it brings to the core experience. I mean, hell, if they bring out a pill I can swallow so I won't have to eat to survive, yay! Not like eating is immensely satisfying, it's simply a bother. Right. Way to go pubs, keep it all digital and greatly lessen the fun and enjoyment of gaming. Nothing quite compares to hitting that DL button. MirkoS77
Well I acknowledged that point above didnt I. I am just saying the majority of people want something downloaded because it saves them going to the store...often it can be a cheaper option. Look at music...it went from vinyl to cassette to c.ds and downloads....downloads are increasing in popularity. its going to be the same for games....cartridges...cd's and downloads. It doesnt mean that you cant still get hold of new records on vinyl...there is still a market for them, its just an exclusive market for people that djay or collect. The same would happen with gaming...specialist retail outlets that focused on selling games with a special physicality which you mentioned you enjoyed. If anything a general shift towards DD would place a greater incentive on businesses to craft specialist physical units they could sell to people like you at a premium.

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#52 MirkoS77
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[QUOTE="MirkoS77"]I'm very grateful companies like CD Projekt exist. A developer that knows the packaging of a game can greatly increase its enjoyment. If I were a bazillionaire, I would run a massive gaming company that would produce not only great games, but complete packages. Physicality, like anything in life, is HUGE in how much pleasure it brings to the core experience. I mean, hell, if they bring out a pill I can swallow so I won't have to eat to survive, yay! Not like eating is immensely satisfying, it's simply a bother. Right. Way to go pubs, keep it all digital and greatly lessen the fun and enjoyment of gaming. Nothing quite compares to hitting that DL button. always_explicit

Well I acknowledged that point above didnt I. I am just saying the majority of people want something downloaded because it saves them going to the store...often it can be a cheaper option. Look at music...it went from vinyl to cassette to c.ds and downloads....downloads are increasing in popularity. its going to be the same for games....cartridges...cd's and downloads. It doesnt mean that you cant still get hold of new records on vinyl...there is still a market for them, its just an exclusive market for people that djay or collect. The same would happen with gaming...specialist retail outlets that focused on selling games with a special physicality which you mentioned you enjoyed. If anything a general shift towards DD would place a greater incentive on businesses to craft specialist physical units they could sell to people like you at a premium.

My response was not directed at you, but even so I don't believe the market is large enough for many (if any) gaming companies to bother with keeping this physical on the same level as music or any other form of media. There will be the occasional exception here and there, but DD is the future whether I like it or not.
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#53 Krelian-co
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tbh i wouldn't mind all my pc games are digital (i love having the disc for console games though)

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#54 Krelian-co
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You know that thing called PSN plus it's all Digital only. xhawk27

there are many games that are not on psn

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#55 SKaREO
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If consoles went digital only they would sign their own death warrants. PC gaming has digital downloads on the lock down. Steam would literally steal 50% of all console users the day gaming goes fully digital.
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#56 campzor
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Thank you based sony. Always thinking of every demographic!
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#57 bezza2011
Member since 2006 • 2729 Posts

well i call complete BS on that, yes maybe they had a talk about it, but nothing went any further, silly to even mention it, sony will never go all out digital so that they will always have a multi function machine with blu ray in it. 

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#58 RR360DD
Member since 2011 • 14099 Posts

Thank god they scrapped that, they try and sell some new games for £59.99 on PSN

Complete rip :P

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#59 T-Bone91
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Digital versions better be at least 20% cheaper or they are pointlessT0RS
You sir should be slapped by someone wearing a george clooney batman costume for reviving a year old thread.
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#60 sukraj
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I'm not ready for DD

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#61 nitekids2004
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Damn...when i saw ispeakfact, I thought he's back :shock: