Digital Distribution and You

[TR0N]

It's kind of a moot discussion, since usually when I buy digital downloads it's because I don't have a choice. Many games are only available as downloads. However, when I do have a choice, I personally like to buy the disc version since I have always been a collector.

If digital distribution ever becomes the only method of game distribution (and I believe that it will, maybe not in the upcoming generation of consoles, but eventually) I will continue to buy the downloads, but game collecting for non-retro systems will be effectively dead then.

Ditto,though i hate it when a game has a physical release in japan&europe while for the u.s it's digital only.I've seen it happen with a few psp and PS3 titles.

[Bernie]

Yeah.  Im with yall.  If it ever goes all digital I'm out.  I dont see it happening though.  Least not anytime soon.

[kazekirifx]

I believe that physical media will be done away with in the generation after the next one (the Playstation 5 generation).
I could be wrong, but it seems to me this is the way things are headed. Besides, to the game companies there are too many benefits of doing away with physical media. I'm not confident, however, that the savings will always be passed on to the consumer. Look how much a digital download of Diablo III costs.