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  • ChaseB
    #BringBackFaceuary
    • Oct 2003
    • 9844

    #16
    Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

    Originally posted by Ghost Of The Year
    Yeah, whoever's house we're at, if they don't have a copy, how can I easily and conveniently move a digital version between PS5's? If it isn't easy (and convenient/quick), digital does me no good. I'll stick with real and true ownership.
    Yeah I think physical is still probably better for that. You can tie IDs to various consoles (every service has a set amount they allow) but it's still probably easier just bringing the disc over.
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    • KSUowls
      All Star
      • Jul 2009
      • 5895

      #17
      Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

      Digital by necessity on PC.

      Physical for everything else. Too many cons to digital imo.
      -You can't trade-in or sell down the road if you don't want it anymore. Not something that I usually do, but I always found the especially useful with sports games.
      -You don't get a pretty library of case art.
      -Requires expansion of storage space if you keep more than a few games on there, with potentially lengthy download times if you want to cycle out some games on your drive.

      The one that really seals the deal for me though is the lack of true ownership. Video games are too expensive to be 1 corporate decision away from never being able to access your purchase again if you didn't happen to already have it downloaded and installed. Physical copies are just a safer investment.

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      • timmg
        MVP
        • Jun 2003
        • 1383

        #18
        Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

        I have (2) PS5, one for me, one for my grandson. So games that we both like to play I buy digital. Other than that it comes down to the price of the game. If I can catch it on sale, I'll buy it digital or physical

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        • LegendKillerOne
          MVP
          • Jan 2019
          • 1764

          #19
          Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

          One of the other things making me lean towards digital now and this was mentioned by others is not being able to find games. I prefer to buy new over used. For example I just recently wanted to play final fantasy VII remake. Before I get into the second one that just came out. I can not find a new physical copy anywhere unless I pay an insane price. Yet I can go digital on ps store and get for $30.

          Used to be back in the day you could go to gamestop and find any game. Now it seems they carry very little. Like they are dying to go out of business or something
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          • zello144
            MVP
            • Jul 2013
            • 2183

            #20
            Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

            Originally posted by LegendKillerOne
            How did you lose a game you own digitally ? Deadpool,
            Didn't lose it. I never bought it digitally and now that I've found out that it's delisted I'm out of luck because I wanted to buy it digitally

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            • Mintsa
              All Star
              • Jul 2002
              • 6668

              #21
              Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

              I think by next console generation (PS6) it’s going to be all digital, no more physical copies of games anymore.

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              • LegendKillerOne
                MVP
                • Jan 2019
                • 1764

                #22
                Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                Originally posted by Mintsa
                I think by next console generation (PS6) it’s going to be all digital, no more physical copies of games anymore.
                You might be right i think about that

                For now I am gonna keep collecting. Just ordered the new MLB the show and FFV II second part in game copy. Everyone had some great opinions and I value them all thank you all, But I think as long as I can find physical copies and its a thing I just like seeing them on the shelf

                Some of my biggest regrets is not keeping all my old stuff and trading it in. I am talking back to the nintendo days even
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                • KSUowls
                  All Star
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 5895

                  #23
                  Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                  Originally posted by LegendKillerOne
                  You might be right i think about that

                  For now I am gonna keep collecting. Just ordered the new MLB the show and FFV II second part in game copy. Everyone had some great opinions and I value them all thank you all, But I think as long as I can find physical copies and its a thing I just like seeing them on the shelf

                  Some of my biggest regrets is not keeping all my old stuff and trading it in. I am talking back to the nintendo days even
                  Man I feel your pain there.

                  I still think about some of the games that I've traded in over the years.
                  I had the original Earthbound on SNES with the big strategy guide that it came with. Final Fantasy 6 (3 on SNES). Super Mario All-Stars.

                  Thankfully gamestop once denied my trade in of FF7 on the PS1. So I still have that.

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                  • LegendKillerOne
                    MVP
                    • Jan 2019
                    • 1764

                    #24
                    Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                    Originally posted by KSUowls
                    Man I feel your pain there.

                    I still think about some of the games that I've traded in over the years.
                    I had the original Earthbound on SNES with the big strategy guide that it came with. Final Fantasy 6 (3 on SNES). Super Mario All-Stars.

                    Thankfully gamestop once denied my trade in of FF7 on the PS1. So I still have that.
                    This is why I miss Funcoland. You could get all the old games any system
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                    • lowpaiddonkey10
                      MVP
                      • Oct 2017
                      • 2163

                      #25
                      Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                      Originally posted by LegendKillerOne
                      This is why I miss Funcoland. You could get all the old games any system
                      Funcoland that's going back. They used to overpay for used games but charge you a fortune if you wanted to buy. Lots of changes the last 35 tears.

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                      • illwill10
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 19832

                        #26
                        Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                        I'm very selective on the games I buy. I don't play online or co-op type games. I mainly play single player and sports games. My issue is that when I'm done with a game, I'm done with it. That's why, I have been opting towards using Gamefly. It's been worth it for me. But, since the PS4 era, I have mainly bought games digitally. I think that really isn't the best option for me, I just got use to it. It's not the true ownership concept or having enough storage. Like I said, when I'm done with the game, I'm done with it. Storage has never been an issue for me. I usually just play one or two games at a time and have no issue having to reinstall a game. My issue with buying digitally, is still seeing the games in my library and knowing I'm not going to play it anymore.


                        But, I might change that this year. I plan on buying EA CFB 25 physical disc this year. I have usually used Gamefly for most of my gaming. But, if I know it's a game I'll play more than a couple months, I'll buy it

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                        • LegendKillerOne
                          MVP
                          • Jan 2019
                          • 1764

                          #27
                          Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                          Originally posted by illwill10
                          I'm very selective on the games I buy. I don't play online or co-op type games. I mainly play single player and sports games. My issue is that when I'm done with a game, I'm done with it. That's why, I have been opting towards using Gamefly. It's been worth it for me. But, since the PS4 era, I have mainly bought games digitally. I think that really isn't the best option for me, I just got use to it. It's not the true ownership concept or having enough storage. Like I said, when I'm done with the game, I'm done with it. Storage has never been an issue for me. I usually just play one or two games at a time and have no issue having to reinstall a game. My issue with buying digitally, is still seeing the games in my library and knowing I'm not going to play it anymore.





                          But, I might change that this year. I plan on buying EA CFB 25 physical disc this year. I have usually used Gamefly for most of my gaming. But, if I know it's a game I'll play more than a couple months, I'll buy it

                          I forgot about gamefly so that leads me to a question , can't you rent a game and decide to keep it from them ? And if so how do you know how much they want? And will they mail you the case ?.
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                          Bringing the trophy back to the Queens in MLB the Show 25.

                          Baseball is my life





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                          • illwill10
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 19832

                            #28
                            Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                            Originally posted by LegendKillerOne
                            I forgot about gamefly so that leads me to a question , can't you rent a game and decide to keep it from them ? And if so how do you know how much they want? And will they mail you the case ?.
                            You can rent and decide to keep it. But, I never decided to keep a game. I guess their price for you to keep the game is based on their valuation for it. You don't get a discount from what they list the game as.

                            I never decided to keep a game from Gamefly because they don't really have a strict return by date. In the past, their slogan use to be "No late fees". But after a month of renting a game, they use to email you "we see you're enjoying the game, why don't you consider keeping it for $××××". Which meant, either return it or buy it lol. So, I use to keep the games until I got that email. I stopped my first go-around in 2019 because I sold all my consoles and didn't play a game in preparation for the PS5. I restarted Gamefly in 2022. It's a little now because there's no email. I kept God of War Ragnarok for at least a month and half when it first came out and never heard anything about it. I recently rented GOW again to play the DLC. I really feel like you can rent a game for up to 2 months, return it, rent a different game and return that game, then rent the first game again for 1-2 months. I wish I did that with NBA2K24. I skipped 2k23. While I enjoyed 2k24, I typically only play NBA2K for 1-2 months. So, I wish I rented 2k24. But, I don't regret it because I didn't pay for it myself(got it as a gift from my wife) and I got it on sale. I had Oppenheimer for a month because it took that long for me and my wife to find time to watch it and didn't hear anything from Gamefly


                            But ,I'm not even sure how long Gamefly will see stick around. When I first had Gamefly, it was still more revelant. But last couple years, I haven't really seen Gamefly being marketed or promoted like that. With Physical Media starting to die out, I feel like Gamefly being around for another couple years. First time around, I never rented movies. But, lately I have been renting movies since I only have Paramount+ and YouTubeTV. Renting movies has made Gamefly more worth it, since I'm not a heavy gamer. I just wish they had TV series available to be rented on Gamefly.

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                            • LegendKillerOne
                              MVP
                              • Jan 2019
                              • 1764

                              #29
                              Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                              Originally posted by illwill10
                              You can rent and decide to keep it. But, I never decided to keep a game. I guess their price for you to keep the game is based on their valuation for it. You don't get a discount from what they list the game as.

                              I never decided to keep a game from Gamefly because they don't really have a strict return by date. In the past, their slogan use to be "No late fees". But after a month of renting a game, they use to email you "we see you're enjoying the game, why don't you consider keeping it for $××××". Which meant, either return it or buy it lol. So, I use to keep the games until I got that email. I stopped my first go-around in 2019 because I sold all my consoles and didn't play a game in preparation for the PS5. I restarted Gamefly in 2022. It's a little now because there's no email. I kept God of War Ragnarok for at least a month and half when it first came out and never heard anything about it. I recently rented GOW again to play the DLC. I really feel like you can rent a game for up to 2 months, return it, rent a different game and return that game, then rent the first game again for 1-2 months. I wish I did that with NBA2K24. I skipped 2k23. While I enjoyed 2k24, I typically only play NBA2K for 1-2 months. So, I wish I rented 2k24. But, I don't regret it because I didn't pay for it myself(got it as a gift from my wife) and I got it on sale. I had Oppenheimer for a month because it took that long for me and my wife to find time to watch it and didn't hear anything from Gamefly


                              But ,I'm not even sure how long Gamefly will see stick around. When I first had Gamefly, it was still more revelant. But last couple years, I haven't really seen Gamefly being marketed or promoted like that. With Physical Media starting to die out, I feel like Gamefly being around for another couple years. First time around, I never rented movies. But, lately I have been renting movies since I only have Paramount+ and YouTubeTV. Renting movies has made Gamefly more worth it, since I'm not a heavy gamer. I just wish they had TV series available to be rented on Gamefly.
                              That plus factoring in that playstation and xbox are basically renting out games with their online service will also kill gamefly I assume
                              Mets Baseball, All Day Every Day

                              Bringing the trophy back to the Queens in MLB the Show 25.

                              Baseball is my life





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                              • illwill10
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Mar 2009
                                • 19832

                                #30
                                Re: Your thoughts on digital games versus owning them?

                                Originally posted by LegendKillerOne
                                That plus factoring in that playstation and xbox are basically renting out games with their online service will also kill gamefly I assume
                                Yeah., I haven't heard anything about Gamefly, but I really don't expect Gamefly to be around after this current console generation. Gamefly is best for those who want to get the game initially. Once a game is out for a year plus, it ends up on one of these streaming services anyway. And most of the times, these games go on sale after a few months

                                It's still good for someone like me. I'm very selective on games I buy and usually done with a game after a month anyway. So, you have to be willing to cycle games in and out and I've been renting movies as well.

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