03-07-2024, 03:29 PM
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Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?
I'm basically all digital now across all my media. Switched to digital on the PS4 in late 2016. I only game on my PS5, which is the digital only version.
Biggest reason for me was it just seemed silly to have each game fully installed on the HD, but still have to have a physical disc in the drive to play it. And it's definitely nice not having to get up from the couch if I want to play a different game. Yeah, first-world problems for sure.
Side benefits are that I'm definitely more picky about what games I buy now since I'm "stuck" with that game. And the PS store has sales often enough that I don't feel like I'm missing out there.
I used to trade in games a lot, especially sports games. So I do miss out on getting some trade-in credit. But it might be worth the $10 I'm giving up to not have to walk in to GameStop or Best Buy.
I installed a 2-TB SDD for my PS5 and have another 2-TB external HD for my PS4 games. As long as I have those games downloaded, I feel like I own them. Sure, I could delete a game and years from now it could be removed from the PS store and then it's gone. But you could just as easily lose a disc and be in the same boat.
And while there's no guarantee future versions of the PS will support older digital games, there's no guarantee they'll support discs either. In fact, I'd argue it's more likely for Sony/MS to phase out disc drives completely on future consoles. Newer cars, computers, etc., no longer come with disc drives factory installed. Not a stretch to think the PS6 or PS7 will be digital only.
That's partly why I switched to digital elsewhere too. My CD collection wasn't doing me any good once I got a car/laptop without a disc drive. Sound quality isn't as good, but it's more convenient to stream music from my phone in my car. I did hang on to CDs from my favorite bands, but traded in the rest. Even though I no longer have a BR player, I did keep some BR movies that I love, but traded in the rest. When I actually watch a movie, it's streaming. Comic books that I read are all digital, but I do buy some hard copies to keep as collectibles. Pretty much all other books are digital now though. Definitely cuts down on the clutter.
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