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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 05:27:31
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I do if I can find them, but the ones I usually get are collectors editions or limited editon/runs versions.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 05:42:21
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I always buy physical copies ! 
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 05:46:21
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Yeah the last time I purchased a hard copy I had to download it anyway...not to the price is always better and how it's much easier not to have to mess with disks or moding the exe so you don't need the disk. I think digital downloads are here to stay.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 05:51:35
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I don't buy physical copies of games, all digital. From more that 4 years ago, all my computers skip the optical DVD unit... If I install a SO, y burn it in a thumbdrive...
For me, optical drives for PC are long dead in terms of useability.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 06:34:14
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I buy all my games from steam now this way if I ever have a hard drive failure they are all there for me.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 06:55:07
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Optical drives are still usefully for backing up and make copies of your movie collection for home servers, but I agree digital downloads are the only way to go for games.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 07:21:13
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'NO one" ?? - I still do & prefer physical . If internet bandwidth was higher & there were NO limit caps on data for homeowners ( within reason ) I might go digital a little bit more than I do but that isn't the case. Games just keep getting bigger & bigger to download and almost no one gives a discount on any newer games on the digital versions versus the physical. In fact, most times it is the opposite - Amazon almost always has the physical box cheaper than the digital version. I wouldn't mind if games came on like a thumb drive or some kind of small format device like that , over a dvd disc , but no one has done that yet either. __ PLUS __ the biggest reminder that physical discs are superior to downloads is this --> http://www.cnet.com/news/worlds-biggest-video-game-collection-goes-for-750000/ NO ONE is paying for anyone else's largest 'digital' collection \\
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 08:28:56
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'NO one" ?? - I still do & prefer physical .
If internet bandwidth was higher & there were NO limit caps on data for homeowners ( within reason ) I might go digital a little bit more than I do but that isn't the case. Games just keep getting bigger & bigger to download and almost no one gives a discount on any newer games on the digital versions versus the physical.
In fact, most times it is the opposite - Amazon almost always has the physical box cheaper than the digital version.
I wouldn't mind if games came on like a thumb drive or some kind of small format device like that , over a dvd disc , but no one has done that yet either.
__ PLUS __ the biggest reminder that physical discs are superior to downloads is this --> http://www.cnet.com/news/worlds-biggest-video-game-collection-goes-for-750000/
NO ONE is paying for anyone else's largest 'digital' collection \\
Who's to say that isn't the case 10 years from now? Hell, there's enough money in digital hats to run a poor country for several years, why wouldn't a digital collection become a worthwhile investment down the road if people are already investing that much in non-tangible goods already? I think your statement is very short-sighted.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 09:27:33
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I use both,physical and digital.
But i still really like to have that physical copy in my hand.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 10:20:57
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What I find dumb about it -- it used to be that the excuse for $60 titles was that publishers spent so much on shelf space and making physical product. That's no longer the case, yet here we are still with $60 titles and $120 in DLC.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 10:45:19
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I have very few disks anymore. I hate them cluttering up my space and I am not the type that will install more than once usually. I will however try to get a physical copy of Wolfenstien once the prices are reasonable because 50 gigs would take my computer FOREVER to download.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 11:39:56
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The only physical copies I'll go for are impressive limited edition sets, which are rare. Otherwise yeah, no point in buying hard copies. Brad_Hawthorne
What I find dumb about it -- it used to be that the excuse for $60 titles was that publishers spent so much on shelf space and making physical product. That's no longer the case, yet here we are still with $60 titles and $120 in DLC.
And soon $70 titles I bet.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 12:06:48
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I only do Digital.... I dont even own an optical drive of any sort for my computer :)
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 12:09:45
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I haven't bought a physical copy of a game in ages, i always just get it via steam. As steam has sales on games i do still have physical copies of i buy them so that i can retire disks entirely. I do keep a blu-ray drive in my PC though so that i can store a copy of all my movies on my server.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 13:36:51
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What I find dumb about it -- it used to be that the excuse for $60 titles was that publishers spent so much on shelf space and making physical product. That's no longer the case, yet here we are still with $60 titles and $120 in DLC.
I understand what you're saying, but games are discounted so fast these days that you'd be nuts to buy the day of release anyways. Devs charge $60 for a game on release day because idiots will pay it, rather than wait a whole month and pay $40.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 19:58:45
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I have about 60 games. About 75% of them are physical copies. Last physical copy I bought was Wolfenstein: The new order.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 21:07:36
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/19 23:46:50
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When it has editor tools and solid content I want to take a look at then yes I enjoy having a hard copy. But i agree and sometimes wonder if it will become you don't own that its just a loan until the next version or if your not online your not allowed to use it even in single player.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/20 02:41:13
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What I find dumb about it -- it used to be that the excuse for $60 titles was that publishers spent so much on shelf space and making physical product. That's no longer the case, yet here we are still with $60 titles and $120 in DLC.
I understand what you're saying, but games are discounted so fast these days that you'd be nuts to buy the day of release anyways. Devs charge $60 for a game on release day because idiots will pay it, rather than wait a whole month and pay $40.
Brotha you are 100% accurate on that!!  Thats why I can be patient to buy a stupid little video game. Its not like the video game is going to go anywhere.  I try to tell that to my friends and the never listen. Brad_Hawthorne
What I find dumb about it -- it used to be that the excuse for $60 titles was that publishers spent so much on shelf space and making physical product. That's no longer the case, yet here we are still with $60 titles and $120 in DLC.
Lets not forget the real reason to the rise of cost in video games is inflation. I am sure you and anyone else notices that everything you buy in the grocery store and the mall is going up in price.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/20 08:49:01
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I only buy physical copies when it says Collectors/Legendary of my favorite games and it comes with all kinds of cool goodies. That I want on my desk.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/20 14:24:45
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The last collector's edition I purchased was Warhammer Online. From what I understand WAR isn't even running anymore. I wouldn't know though because I've not played it in years.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/21 12:32:57
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I bought many collectable games editions back when I was an Xbox user, lol I also payed for online subscribtions back then.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/21 16:50:24
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I've seriously just decided to start collecting collectors editions. I love having the hard copy of games. I don't know why but I feel like its a piece of nostalgia for me. Right now I have Assassins Creed Unity, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Ill only get CE's of games that actually meant something to me or are so badass that I need to show it. Im PC all the way but I wish Naughty Dog had released a CE of The Last of Us. GREAT game/story.
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Re: No one buys physical copies of games anymore
2014/08/22 06:57:46
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Im PC all the way but I wish Naughty Dog had released a CE of The Last of Us. GREAT game/story.
They did, two versions actually. The Survival Edition and the Post-Pandemic Edition. I used to buy physical copies on PC but don't as much anymore. What's the point when 98% of them are tied to a Steam/Origin/uPlay account and are required to play? Rendering your physical copy no different than a digital copy. I understand the desire to buy physical though, its just losing the pros it used to have. Plus there's usually big discounts for buying digitally. I still keep all my older DRM free games though like KoToR, ME1, Oblivion/Morrowwind, etc. I have the Witcher 3 CE pre-ordered too since it is DRM free and the disc will still be viable. If I buy a console game its always on disc though, always.
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