Many (most?) gamers still have most of their games on disc, ranging from consoles without downloadable games, to gamers with slow internet, to games that have been bought a long time ago.
Of course, the problem with physical games, which fans of downloadable games like to remind us, is that physical media gets old, physical media can get damaged, and most importantly, physical media can stop working.
I'm sure many people will have had one or two games at least, break on them.
Sometimes it's your own fault, as in the case of my first Halo 3 disc. I was playing online, I had no wireless, and the wire was trailing across the hallway, when someone tripped on it, knocking over the xbox, and ruining the disc in there.
Sometimes it's the manufacturers fault, as in the case of my second Halo 3 disc. A special edition one, putting it in it's case one day, the case split the disc. Apparently, this was so common, that Microsoft had a disc replacement scheme set up.
And sometimes it's just pure bad luck, as in the case of my Pokemon Pearl cartridge, where wear and tear from being inserted into and out of my DS eventually caused one of the contacts to crack.
My COD4 (360) disc looks likely to follow, as it's visibly less circular than it should be at the moment.
The first time, I obviously cared about Halo 3 enough to replace it, but the second time, if it wasn't free (well, iirc I had to pay delivery), I wouldn't have bothered, because I wasn't that interested in Halo 3.
With Pokemon Pearl, I wouldn't bother replacing it, though it might be an excuse for me to buy HeartGold or SoulSilver. If/When the COD4 disc breaks, as much as I like it, I won't replace it, as I don't really play it enough anymore.
So, when a game breaks, would you replace it?
Of course, the problem with physical games, which fans of downloadable games like to remind us, is that physical media gets old, physical media can get damaged, and most importantly, physical media can stop working.
I'm sure many people will have had one or two games at least, break on them.
Sometimes it's your own fault, as in the case of my first Halo 3 disc. I was playing online, I had no wireless, and the wire was trailing across the hallway, when someone tripped on it, knocking over the xbox, and ruining the disc in there.
Sometimes it's the manufacturers fault, as in the case of my second Halo 3 disc. A special edition one, putting it in it's case one day, the case split the disc. Apparently, this was so common, that Microsoft had a disc replacement scheme set up.
And sometimes it's just pure bad luck, as in the case of my Pokemon Pearl cartridge, where wear and tear from being inserted into and out of my DS eventually caused one of the contacts to crack.
My COD4 (360) disc looks likely to follow, as it's visibly less circular than it should be at the moment.
The first time, I obviously cared about Halo 3 enough to replace it, but the second time, if it wasn't free (well, iirc I had to pay delivery), I wouldn't have bothered, because I wasn't that interested in Halo 3.
With Pokemon Pearl, I wouldn't bother replacing it, though it might be an excuse for me to buy HeartGold or SoulSilver. If/When the COD4 disc breaks, as much as I like it, I won't replace it, as I don't really play it enough anymore.
So, when a game breaks, would you replace it?
