Good luck laying hand on those DLC's 20 years down the line. Or buying a copy of a digital only game for a console.
You are pretty much forced to hack the system and put warez copies on the systems. Since these items were digital only to begin with then perhaps it wont be much of a psychological barrier for gamers in the future. But still, when you don't have to pay for games you immediately have instant access to hundreds and you tend to not play any beyond the testing phase.
Gentlemen of the old school might scuff at the inflated prices for older generation games now but they should not take the privilege of being able to buy them at all for granted. You get a cart/chip/CD, stick it into your machine and you are off playing in seconds.
All the game is right there on the physical media you bough, no updating firmwares or online functionality to worry about. The simplicity surrounding older gen gaming experiences is a thing of true elegance.
I wonder what the retro scene will look like in 30 years. It will be hard enough finding a current generation machine that still works in a few decades I imagine.
