Physical... or Digital Games? Page 2

Started by Starry Windy May 4th, 2014 10:09 PM
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Physical games or Digital games?

Sydian

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I prefer to be able to hold and display my games, so physical it is. I like to collect in general, so actually having the game is a big thing for me. I have a digital copy of Y, but I mean 1. it was free and 2. I already have a physical one so eh. lol
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Another reason for physical copies =D They will always fit your memory card =D
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Sheep

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I'm really in favor of physical. As someone who loves actually having a copy (and the game box among other things!) I can hardly ever go for digital unless I just have no choice, hah. Currently I only have two digital games on my 3DS and one of them is a digital-only title.

Displaying beats all. Having to swap game cards never bothered me, either. ;P

Raine

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Having to swap game cards never bothered me, either. ;P
The only time that it bothers me is when my sister doesn't put the discs back in their respective cases ;; Thankfully she doesn't play the PS3 all that much XD

But I just recently bought the first digital games ever, and to be honest, I'd rather have those games displayed on the PS4 UI because it looks significantly better than the PS3's \: But regardless, they are convenient to have, and you can easily switch between the games whenever you please.

Starry Windy

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Well, I did write about going Physical on my previous post, but today I found a big dilemma, I was unable to buy the game that I can buy physically, in the stores, because it's running out of stocks. So I have no other choice but to go Digital for now lol.

Satoshi Ookami

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Well, I did write about going Physical on my previous post, but today I found a big dilemma, I was unable to buy the game that I can buy physically, in the stores, because it's running out of stocks. So I have no other choice but to go Digital for now lol.
Why don't you wait? Or buy it on Amazon/ebay?
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Digital. I have a limited amount of space and the hassle of going out and buying a physical copy that's just going to take up room is absolutely not worth it to me.
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I play mostly consoles and I am a bit of a collector, so I much prefer physical copies of games. It also makes it easy for me to lend them to friends, etc. which isn't always possible with digital downloads.

Mostly I think it's that if I'm going to spend my hard-earned money on a game, I like to have a copy in my hands. The exception is PC games... I don't have a CD drive built into my laptop and it's a pain to drag around the USB drive all the time, so even if I have a physical copy, I usually add a no-cd crack after I install it :P


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acatfrommars

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I like the physical copies more because that way I can play the game on multiple consoles. If I want to play a game at my friends' house, I can simply take the game over to my friend's console instead of having to log into my account. All of my games are physical copies, I've never downloaded a virtual copy of a game (a VC game doesn't count). However, when I purchase the MK8 bundle, I'll virtually get LoZ: Windwaker for free which I am stoked about! I think companies are encouraging more digital cop downloads, which uses less resources and saves the company money!

Starry Windy

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Why don't you wait? Or buy it on Amazon/ebay?
Well, I have tried waiting for months on a certain game store, and it's still not selling the game that I want to buy. Besides, buying in the internet to get a real one might take several days to arrive, I'm not sure if it will worth the wait.

Pendraflare

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I prefer physical, definitely. Granted, I feel like the big space that they take up on the memory card isn't a big deal since I don't often have a hard time getting more, but you can still be screwed if something happens to them. So I prefer physical, yeah.
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I'm fine with both. Physical copies have this visceral satisfying feel, but they're usually expensive and hard to find/buy where I live. Digital copies have no resale value as mentioned before, though they are convenient and one just have to hope that there are no accidental deletes.