The problem with a digital only platform is that for those who do not have internet, a lot of gamers still do not have access to the internet. Therefore, these corporations would be limiting themselves to only those that can provide the service subscription, plus a good enough internet connection to download these digital games. Additionally, this structure puts a lot of pressure on MS and Sony to ensure that their customers financial information is not stolen and is safe, especially with the multiple transactions between customer ->seller -> customer ->potential customer (if allowed).
This also requires these systems to all come with a large HD to download these titles and keep them on your system. MS, Sony & Nintendo (so likely to go digital...), will also need to keep these games available for the life of the console cycle, because people may not have enough room on their HD, to download a new game, so they delete one, that they may want to play at a later date.
Finally, as console gamers know we, North Americans, pay on average $60/game, which most of the time is not the full game and can be buggy and in some cases seem unfinished. By not having to worry about shipping dates, just when the product is digitally available, we can end up with a pretty $hitty game, that may take time to even play.
@Philly1UPer That may be some time as they will probably be releasing expansion packs and what not. Besides, the DLC may still be DLC and not on a disk.
@mrwags Agreed. I remember growing up (I'm 27) and being encouraged to go outside and play, and participate in sports. Now, people use the "well they grow up with technology" as an argument to justify this.
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