Steinsprut@szmer.info to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoStarfield physical release won't include physical discszmer.infoimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1106arrow-down1imageStarfield physical release won't include physical discszmer.infoSteinsprut@szmer.info to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square105fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarealehel@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoCDs in current gen physical copies aren’t really much more than a license to download anyway considering many require a gigantic day 1 patch to play. So the CD doesn’t really give you anything anymore (except I guess you could lend it to a friend).
minus-squareEvilColeslaw@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoYou also can’t sell it, and thus also can’t buy it used. This is the final move to end the used market for console games.
minus-squareHirom@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’ll continue to avoid digital-only games copy for as long as I can because of this. After a few years I typically replace my console, and sold the oldgen along with physical game copies. Sometimes I sell games sooner. Each time I reconsider whether to buy Xbox vs Playstation, availability of physical copies is always a precondition.
CDs in current gen physical copies aren’t really much more than a license to download anyway considering many require a gigantic day 1 patch to play. So the CD doesn’t really give you anything anymore (except I guess you could lend it to a friend).
You also can’t sell it, and thus also can’t buy it used. This is the final move to end the used market for console games.
I’ll continue to avoid digital-only games copy for as long as I can because of this.
After a few years I typically replace my console, and sold the oldgen along with physical game copies. Sometimes I sell games sooner.
Each time I reconsider whether to buy Xbox vs Playstation, availability of physical copies is always a precondition.