Xbox One

[daniel77733]

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Hope that gaming will never ever go all digital but if it does, the previous generation of consoles would be my last.

[m1ke_nyc]

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Hope that gaming will never ever go all digital but if it does, the previous generation of consoles would be my last.

I think its inevitable. All forms of entertainment seem to be going digital. I just hope prices align with it.

[mgoblue]

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I think its inevitable. All forms of entertainment seem to be going digital. I just hope prices align with it.

I would think there'd be a way to buy a physical version on a drive or something....once prices on cards like that come down maybe? or you can bring a drive to the store and they'll load the game on it somehow? i dunno

[m1ke_nyc]

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I would think there'd be a way to buy a physical version on a drive or something....once prices on cards like that come down maybe? or you can bring a drive to the store and they'll load the game on it somehow? i dunno

Thats an interesting thought. I always figured the stores would just start selling the digital codes along with the digital currency. Im sure the big 3 (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo) are looking for a breakthrough way to get consumers to embrace digital gaming with their next generation of consoles. The other thing I think is possible similar to the PS now system perhaps when the internet evolves further we would no longer need home consoles we could just stream games through any supported device as long as we owned a license for it. Who knows.

[ZB9]

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Hope that gaming will never ever go all digital but if it does, the previous generation of consoles would be my last.

Do you not buy digital music or movies either or is that just for games?

I'm all digital now gaming wise, and it's so much better and more practical. It's great being able to switch games and apps in a matter of a few seconds.

[ODogg]

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The only downside to all digital is the fact that companies then control your actual products and you no longer have physical ownership.

[mgoblue]

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Thats an interesting thought. I always figured the stores would just start selling the digital codes along with the digital currency. Im sure the big 3 (Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo) are looking for a breakthrough way to get consumers to embrace digital gaming with their next generation of consoles. The other thing I think is possible similar to the PS now system perhaps when the internet evolves further we would no longer need home consoles we could just stream games through any supported device as long as we owned a license for it. Who knows.

Yeah...that's easier...I just know that some areas have really crappy internet, and with bandwidth costs/limits, etc...Still have to give us a way to get the base game without giant downloads.

That's why the MS idea of a disc but also having a key was cool...but shot down by stupid gaming masses lol

Man, i'd love to just be able to trade back in games with a push of a button, or have GS/BB use a system to track the codes...oh well.

[zasbury25]

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I'd love to be all digital, but with the GCU deals and some of the trade-in specials that happen from time to time, price considerations outweigh the benefits/convenience of going all digital for me.

[kwebbvols4423]

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I'd love to be all digital, but with the GCU deals and some of the trade-in specials that happen from time to time, price considerations outweigh the benefits/convenience of going all digital for me.

I feel the same way.

[Altimus]

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I feel the same way.

Not to mention waiting 4-5 hours for a +50GB download.

[iLLosophy]

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Not to mention the fact they are ripping you off by charging the same (or higher) price for what you can get in store, yet the cost to them is less.

[ODogg]

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We likely won't see all digital in most of our lives IMO. The companies themselves aren't real eager to go that route. I mean look at the Xbox One press conference and how that launch happened. Then look at the pathetic hard drive space the companies all shipped with. 500gb?? Lol, that's not a drive conducive to being digital friendly.

I'm a guy who buys most of my games digitally but I'm an anomaly because I own multiple systems, which most people do not. Also, don't forget that it takes years and years to change how the general public buy certain things...I mean my goodness how long did DVDS stick around? And the fact that the companies also continue to charge the same or more than physical discs just proves they are still nicely in bed with their distributors and are not real eager to try to convince the public to switch.

Yes it likely will happen but not for a long, long time. Let's face it, for most folks there is a certain allure to getting in the car on launch day and going and getting a physical disc and that won't change across the board anytime soon. And if data caps become the norm here like some companies want it will never happen.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Crazy, almost all my games I own now are digital.. Think thats it for me, the way I'm going from on now.

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[mestevo]

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Not for the rest of our lives? Are you like 90?

There will be options for those who are less fortunate connection-wise but we're just a generation or two away at best from basically what MS was trying to do with the Xbox One originally to some degree. Just executed better.

[DaveDQ]

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I believe MS thought they had enough consumer momentum with the 360 to warrant an all digital push, but the way they handled it was horrid. I remember the former exec basically saying, if you don't like it then just get a 360.

Couple that with people on the Internet going nuts about kinect sending their living room to the NSA and there was no hope.