I prefer physical media. They actually mean ownership and control. And with predictable price cuts (which aren't paralleled for digital content), it's an attractive proposition. So anything that prevents a shift to online distribution (inevitably heading towards OnLive scenarios) tends to be a good thing. In this case, expensive memory cards ensure ultimately cheaper prices of games (and the other benefits of still having physical media). I like that.

"Obviously, a cloud gaming service has a vested interest in making such a prediction, but this also came on the back of news that Gaikai's chief cloud-gaming competitor OnLive had struck a deal to be included in Android-powered Google TV products and that none of the major players had chosen to use the biggest technology event in the world to tout any kind of new gaming technology." So... what? By the way, what is OnLive's connection to Gamespot again?

It's nice that you picked this game, Kevin/Gamespot. Doing that is likely to increase awareness (of it, JRPGs more generally and the industry's position) and at the very least is a welcome gesture. Thanks.

It's undeniably one of the essential parts of any sophisticated and possibly every good game.