Poll: Are You Ready To Ditch Disks?

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Oilerfan92

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I need something physical. It may just be my paranoia but with downloadables I'm always worried that something could go wrong. If I have a disk I know that I have it for sure.

That. And if my friend wants to play a game I can just take it. I don't like taking my hard rive. Besides. If were playing it at a friends house and he likes it i'd want the saved file from our game saved on his file so he can play from then. Not have to start over because all the stuff we did is back on my console.
 

Cowabungaa

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Hell no. Don't get me wrong, I love digital distribution. It opens up a massive window of opportunity for indie developers and it's great for buying old, hard-to-get games.

But I like my cases. A lot. I'm a proud collector, even though I haven't collected that much. It feels like a real, proper purchase.
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I need more

I love you. You don't happen to have a bigger version of that picture? I wanna read what's on those cases!
 

aseelt

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I think GOG.com's apparent collapse should be the poster child why digital distribution should not be the sole avenue for getting games.

If Steam went down I would be PISSED (For most of my titles anyway.)
 

Dr. Paine

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Never, I like physical copies. Same reason that I'll never stop using CDs, or books.
 

Bobzer77

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No never.

I like disks, also digital distribution is the alternative and it's always easier just to install it than having to wait for it to download.
 

Jodah

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Garak73 said:
Jodah said:
Garak73 said:
Jodah said:
I already ditched disks for the most part. There are a few exceptions but I get most of my stuff off Steam now. Some companies are actually combining the two, which I like. Blizzard for example allows you to download any games you have registered on your battle.net account even if you got it with a retail copy.
Combining the two actually makes the discs worthless. Like people who bought Civ V on disc only to find that they had to wait until Steam gave them permission to play it.
Well there are some times when having the disk helps, such as being in a position where you are temporarily without internet access but want to play the game when you get it back (power outage, traveling, etc) but I can see your point. Like I said I already gave up on disks for the most part so it doesn't really effect me.
Needing internet access to play a non online game is DRM and DD is just pushing this form of DRM. Now you can't escape it even when buying the disc for some games so we are coming to the point where gaming = required internet access. I don't want to go there.
Really depends, I know with Blizzard games you can play offline after you have registered the game. Steam has a similar function for most games. As for it being DRM, I have accepted that companies will always try to push some form of DRM and, at least to me, this is the least detrimental.
 

irani_che

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even though as a PC gamer i can download (LEGALLY, DONT SEND THE FEDS! I BEG YOU) i like the feel of the disk and more importantly, going to a Game shop and rooting around the bargain bin or the Second hand secton. Undoubtably which is why game companies want to move away from disks in the first place
 

xDHxD148L0

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Yes, sometimes it is way more convenient and the ability to preload games makes it that much easier. Though I do prefer the physical copies when it comes to collectors/special editions of games.
 

PureChaos

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i haven't downloaded any games onto my Wii, i like having disks. loosing save data is one thing but loosing the entire game (for whatever reason) isn't something i'd want to risk. at least having disks, the game can't be deleted/wiped
 

Hateren47

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I voted "It is an innovative idea and it needs NO improvements." It works fine for me and I don't have to have a disc spinning in the tray 30cm from my head. It could of course be improved beyond Steam and XBL (PSN not really being as good as either, sorry Sony) but it doesn't neeeed to.

I never really liked the disc media anyway because I find it unreliable and too sensitive. They scratch easily and are sensitive to sunlight. Discs also have a lifespan of between 2 and 50 years (up to 300 years for the most expensive) and I've had store bought CDs and DVDs from the late '90s just stop working from sitting in it's case on the shelf, though nothing as bad as cheap media I have burned myself. Also I don't have any reason to believe that publishers would want to spend money on the very best dye at the printers (or whatever you call the folks pressing the discs).

Copying your files to a pendrive or buying a new HDD just seems a lot easier to me.
 

Aglynugga

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NO! Holy hell, what'll happen to all the cool artbooks and awesome collectors editions? And who the hell wants a fucking block of crystal sitting where their cool ass collection used to be, because we'd need fucking quantum data storage for the amount of games some people have. And what if an emp went off across the world and the only thing left that worked were gamecubes, and nobody kept their game disks for it?
 

JaredXE

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Physical media is still necessary and relevant. Also, can we go back to cartridges? Flash media drives are capable of holding as much as a blu-ray, and encased properly, are much are harder to damage unlike discs that can be scratched to hell by bumping the cd-tray accidentally.
 

C95J

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Yeah, the box and disc the games come in is just part of what it is! no one can take that away from me!
 

aseelt

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JaredXE said:
Physical media is still necessary and relevant. Also, can we go back to cartridges? Flash media drives are capable of holding as much as a blu-ray, and encased properly, are much are harder to damage unlike discs that can be scratched to hell by bumping the cd-tray accidentally.
I think Flash's upper limit is currently 32GB for an SD card. CF cards might be more, but they're expensive. Back when the PS3 first came out they were no where near that big
 

tiredinnuendo

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Way too many people in this thread seem to prefer eating raw mastadon in a cave somewhere. Digital all the way for me. I can't wait for an all-digital console generation. The time it would save me in never having to watch one of those horrible "pre-order this game from gamestop" commercials at the beginning of any video on gametrailers is reason enough to switch.

- J