Ifanyonedoesn't realize that digital downloads are the future, thenthey haven't been paying attention. I suspect physical copies of all entertainment material to be obsolete soon enough. I would love to have a huge hard drive... and once I do, I will try to buy all of my games digitally. I don't have to get off my couch to switch games? I'm gonna love it.
List of already purchaseable entertainment:
Comic book subscriptions
Collectible card games to be played online
Books/Novels
Music
Movies?? (I know you can rent them digitally)
Can full digital copies of movies be purchased over the net yet? I haven't looked into it. I bet by the time my 2 year old is in his 20's, I'm pretty sure physical media will be phasing out. No need for any type of DVD players or CD players, or their media. Your vehicle will have a digital player that can connect wirelessly to your PC or whatever entertainment hub will be in the future, which will have a huge harddrive full of your movies, music, and pictures. Can you imagine? This will cut down on so many raw materials used in the world, but it will also cut out a TON of jobs. No shipping necessary, no packaging materials, no middle man (store) to sell the product... It's crazy to think about it but it is going to be that way at some point in our lives. I don't ever see books not being produced... there is a huge difference between reading a physical book than reading off of a screen or a tablet.
Anyways... I'm looking forward to it.
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