Digital vs Physical Games: Which is Best?
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2024
- 10 pros and cons to buying digital and physical games and what the differences are in 2024. Which is better? Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are available with and without a disc slot, so which should you buy? With more and more games going digital only, could this be the end of disc based games…
Let me know which you prefer and your reason in the comments.
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0:00 | Intro to Digital vs Physical Games
0:24 | Buying Games
2:01 | Storage
3:05 | Swapping Games
3:57 | Downloading Games
4:59 | Sharing Games
5:51 | Owning them
6:44 | Cost and Discounts
7:53 | Selling them
8:43 | Console Types
9:06 | Collector’s Editions
9:50 | Which would you buy?
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What are your thoughts on this? Is it the end of physical games?
I have Physical games but sometimes I have Digital games like I have Xbox Series X console since November 2022 in Christmas present
Digital Games are much better. As soon as the game comes out I can play it. Also I live in Louisiana. Hurraines suck. It’s a lot easier to just move my PlayStation and then evacuate. Rather then moving a lot of games that I have to physically move.
I just started buying physicals for my PS5 because I missed them! Also, I'm not too fond of not fully owning my games, especially my favorites! Amazon has been pretty good with getting games out on Day One.
Yup, inevitable at this point Will be a niche market (i.e. like vinyl records), but mainstream? It's all but gone already.
@@greenchile6554 yup that’s why local game stores are struggling to stay open
While I’m all digital, I still want physical games to be available. I hate that the arguments on this topic are always on the extremes. There should be a place you can buy either where everyone can be satisfied on their preferred media type.
100% agree. I'm in both parties, I like the convenience of digital but also I like case/discs. I want both lol
Bro really said he prefers PNGs
I love physical but I always trade em in the rebuy them🤦🏾♂️ so this gen I went all digital and my game collection has become massive over the past 3 1/2 years
@@tgreg9542 Ah yes a massive PNG collection
@@jollamayou really butthurt about people's choice lol 😂
Physical FTW
We need to keep it alive!
@@SpawnPoiint sadly it might not, lazy ppl just want convenience
Couldn’t aggree more
Ong
Always
Definitely Physical. With physical games not only do I have more ownership of it, but I also have treasured memories involving certain physical games. Kingdom Hearts 2.8 for example holds a special place in my heart because it was a Valentine’s Day gift from my mom.
That's really nice, physical games can hold a sentimental value like that.
I know the feeling bro, once i lent a game to a "friend" that my mother got me and i never saw that game 😢
Bruh why does kingdom hearts have decimal place numbers
How strange. I also got 2.8 as Valentine's Day gift. Like you said, the physical copies do come with memories attached.
The irony is that you don't actually own it. That's why you have to use it as a key any time you want to play it. Digital copies you do actually own as it even says "buy to own" in the store.
Almost all my games are physical, and that won't be changing anytime soon
Great to see. I guess if people stopped buying physical all together we'd lose that choice.
@@SpawnPoiint someone’s got to keep the industry going 🫡
It will, like it or not.
I mean, idk about that 😂 wouldn’t be surprised at all if the next gen consoles are fully digital
@@vp_wrld I would be more surprised if they weren’t
Physical for me (even in my next life). The fact I can see all of my games on a disc rack is just so satisfying. And I will keep them all until I get old.
I like digital. It just helps with space in my house. I wish we could just keep both in the future
I love the convenience of digital but I get the love for physical.
Exactly my thinking too. It's a tough choice every time I buy a game lol
I like digital for the convenience, but disc is more collectable. I'm always an advocate for physical media, I don't want to be part of a future where I pay up to 70 dollars or more for a game i don't even own. It can easily be taken away from us as well.
I'm with you. Still a very tough choice each time.
It's a myth. They're not going to take a $70 game away from you. This is just internet hysteria from paranoid people who wear tinfoil hats.
Depends on the game to me then sometimes it depends on the price
deffo same, especially for me who plays psvr2
@daysgone2997 can u see movies in psvr2 , like from google ? Cause planing to buy one
Yes true ps store had Robo cop on sale for 21 dollars digital for PS5 so great deal I got it. But most of my games are disc.
I switched to all digital back when the newest generation of consoles came out. I love that I can switch back and forth between titles in an instance and also not have the hassle of trying to find storage for my ever growing collection of games! The numerous discounts on physical games (at least for the PS5 anyway) I do miss though!
I prefer physical but it’s important to have as many options as possible.
Some digital games have inflated prices or get delisted, while some physical games have limited prints and rarity makes them expensive. Some digital games are on sale for dirt cheap while used mass produced games are almost always cheap.
With the country I stay in, buying physical games is extremely expensive, which is why I have joined the digital band wagon and wait for those discounts to buy several games digitally with gift cards. Since owning my Ps5 (disk version), I do not own any physical games.
You definitely covered the pros and cons of physical vs. Digital. I like on Digital, I can easily switch to a different game in seconds. Can't do that with physical. Like you said, though, it's nice to have a physical disk, too to hold and have in hand, trade, etc. Hopefully, we'll always have an option for physical. Great video.
Thank you, I’m with you too, there’s definitely a pro and con to both sides.
I like this video and the details was enlightening
very nice upload. i love both digital and physical
Gaming is awesome! I mix both, but I primarily buy physical games and will often buy a physical version of a digital game I own if really love it
idk if that was intentional but that reference to the ps4 campaign in the sharing games segment caught me off guard
love it
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It's digital for me because I love the convenience but I do miss the nostalgic feeling of going to stores and getting the physical copies.
Both great points, the main advantage of Physical is defiantly the resale value or borrowing from your friends, for me. I recently swapped the Miles Morales spider man for the 2018 spider man, 2 games for the price of one
Before watching: I buy 90% of my games physically cause, A: I can return or sell them if I choose to do so for whatever reasons, B: installing a game off a disc if I remember right is a lil faster than storing a whole game on your memory and also I believe less space???, and C: I like to display them (Especially my Zelda collection). Not to say I wont buy digital games (steam and otherwise) but only if thats the only option to buy that game (steam again being the main thing but there are other reasons) There are games that come out digital only then get a physical limited edition later where since I already bought the digital version on release and the physical has no extra stuff I'll just stick with the digital version.
B is completely wrong. Installing off disc can be slower, depending on your internet speed, and the install size is the same, as the disc is too slow to run the game off, so a full install is required.
Gaming is Awesome. Awesome video Spawn! I am forever and happily a physical games player. I love going to the store in the morning, purchasing a game whether i preordered or not, taking off the plastic, hold the disc in my hand, the smell of the case just everything! I feel like it’s a losing art that will be sorely missed when it’s really over but for right now and as long as i lived there’s nothing like it. Digital is nice too because I got HZD as a free gift during the pandemic and it’s cool to flash back to it plus the demos we download that I enjoy too. But nothing like physical and I want it to stay.
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Sounds like a fetish to me bro
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This was a great video, bro!! I personally prefer physically owning them for collecting purposes but digital is also cool i just dont enjoy the game as much digitally for some reason
Thanks dude.
A few years ago I started buying more digital bc I was running out of space, but now I've reverted back to buying physical as much as I can. Physical games can't be taken away from me, and there's something special about being able to look at my collection even if the game's license has been delisted. A prime example is my copy of Overwatch 1 even though the game no longer exists
When it comes to buying games at a lower price, I prefer purchasing physical discs. For online games, I compare prices between disc versions and digital formats to choose the cheaper option. Therefore, I'd opt for the disc version of the PS5, as it allows me to enjoy both physical and digital games at the best possible prices, BTW great and very informative video mate. Keep It up, Cheers!.
Yes that all makes sense. Thanks too!
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Physical, as much as i actually don't like to get up and change disc everytime i want to play a new game. I still enjoy keeping physical copies, to either trade with friends or use to decorate my setup.
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Physical while you can. As unsure with digital who actually owns the game. and stores is always going to be an issue for both media.
Yeh I agree, I do cover the 'owning' side of digital games, it's a tough one
I am not 100% a collector. I have close to 50 physical PS4 games, and like 15 digital. In my particular case, it depends. If I really like the game and I want to preserve it, I buy it Physical, but in any other case, digital is ok. Great video! KEEP IT UP!
Physical is not preservation
Great video, gaming is awesome!
I’m curious, on Xbox, can’t you download the game without purchasing it, almost like a pre-install? If so, couldn’t you still buy the physical copy for your day-one scenario and be good to go when you get home from the store?
Yes that’s a fair point. Although I tried this a while back (forza motorsport) and when I put the disc in it forced me to download the whole game again, even though I had it installed. Need to test this again.
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Its a catch 22. Since I've had the PS5, I've downloaded more digital games than purchasing physical copies. But I still prefer to buy the exclusive games so I can resale them once I completed them.
Mainly digital for me for convenience/storage but I do like the option of physical media. I mainly only buy physical if I like the box art.
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I honestly prefer to have the option of both although digital is nice it’s great to get physical copies at a discount which you might have a harder time finding the same price on digital games. Also have had the original ps4 and it was great putting in discs back in the day and sorta admiring how cook the cover work was.
I'm someone who buys physical and digital as I found out that it's like ying and yang with it being quick/only accessible on digital but owning the game, reselling it, the suspense of when it comes and it's cheaper like battlefield 1 online cost £35-45 but in store it's £5 (physical)
If you want a collection, then physical is a must.
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There is good in both. I do love physical copy though for the collection, I like it. Reminds of me holding that game copy on the way home that my parents bought me. But on the other hand I like digital cause if I’m in a comfy spot on my couch I can switch easily without having to get up and switch disc.
where did you get the Little frames you put old games in to hang on the wall ?
Off topic, but I know you've said that you sell your tv's to upgrade to a newer one. I'm curious how you sell them?
I have one doubt and i hope you will clear my doubt. My doubt is for example if we have ps3 digital game in our library can we install and play those games or else do i need to take membership.
I kind of regret not picking the digital ps5 over the disc as I hardly collect discs and thought at first I’d collect a lot when I buy my games digitally. I suppose there’s some advantages as I can still use my PS5 as a dvd/Blu-ray player
That diss on Foreskan was awesome lol
Gaming is awesome and so is owning a physical copy of the game. There’s just this awesome feeling of holding the game which you can’t describe. Although I absolutely love the convenience of digital games too. So I hope both forms stay as it is in the future as well.
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both tbh but physical games like sp2, rdr2 i want them physical
95% of my games are digital but it's nice when you can have both
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You nailed it for me with seeing a physical game on the shelf and deciding to play it. I always find titles in my digital library list just get forgotten about, much like a watch later list on netflix.
I agree with that. The number of tv shows I start watching and forget about is incredible 😂
Watching from Uganda 🇺🇬 Africa 🐘, I love purchasing games digital onto my Xbox Series X as long as I have data plan and storage 😊
Talking about physical games, I’m curious if Grand Theft Auto 6 would come with 2 discs alongside with a map or just a disc with no map included.
For me I like digital just because of the space I have my wife and I don’t have a lot of extra storage space so having digital allows us to have more space in the house for other items of importance but I do love physical games because of the art and the collection aspect but I think there is place for both! At the end of the day we all wanna enjoy games!
I mainly get digital purely for the fact i can gameshare with my friend and we can pay halves in a game. I do miss getting physical copies though
Can u do a video on the games u have on your ps5 and xbox series xs
Only got digital coz i live in a far away country.. otherwise would not have access to games day one.. the better question is: is it possible to fit modern games on physical with increasing sizes.. or we fine with physical becoming more ownership keys coz u still have to download the updates etc
Another thing to note about buying physical. Once you play and complete a newly released game and sell pretty early on for a good price, very often the game will either come out on PS Plus or game catalogue later down the road so you literally have had the best of both worlds and can replay at a later date digitally anyway. I've lost count of how many times i've bought a game and got the platinum, traded in and a few months later it comes out on game catalogue.
Depends on the the came. Multiplayer games I do digital but story games I do physical
Physical theres is something about driving to the store and picking it up and looking at the cover and little manual it comes with that is satisfying about it
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I have some digital games but most of my games are physical. One of the largest reason is the resale market, I can buy a physical game play it as much as I want,. Then eventually if it it isn't a game I plan to keep sell it as a used game to fund my next new game.
Depends on the situation. If I’m inside, and don’t feel like going out or ordering, I go digital. But, if it’s a favorite series or something, I go physical
Dude that selling forspoken example is savage lol 😂 I absolutely love that game. I even have a steelbook haha
I wondered if it would go unnoticed 😂
If I buy a game I really like and end up playing it a bunch, I'll inevitably rebuy it physically(usually on sale) and add to a personal collection. Because yeah, there's just something special about having a physical version of a game you really like.
I'm mainly physical I have all my game cases and boxes in the closet and all the games in A CD case book that I put them in . and I just pull them out when I'm ready to play without the hassle opening each Case up
Always physical. I use to live in the sticks with bad internet plus we’d take our consoles camping. I built a custom center console to hold a small tv with a space below for a console so the kids could play or watch movies on long road trips. Now that my kids are grown it’s nice being able to loan or give away physical games to my kids
Ever heard of portable game consoles like the Switch?
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I buy all digital, but I'd be more inclined to pick up physical copies (especially steelbooks) if they all came with digital codes to allow me to play the game without inserting the disc. DVD's and Blu-rays used to do this with codes to add the digital movie to your iTunes library. Would love to collect the physical copies, just don't want the added hassle of having to swap discs every time I change games.
Aren’t some games files so big now that you have to install or download them anyways? In that case, isn’t the disc just used to verify you own it upon boot up?
Yes exactly, hence the disc essentially being ‘empty’ just to trigger the download. I can see this being the norm eventually.
Also, consider if you have a Playstation Portal as digital are easily accessible if you are away from your PS5.
I was undecided which ps5 version should i get because im use to the physical copy 💿 the digital version however its quicker to find and purchase a game and if u wanna find an old game as a disc 💿 cant find it new or use in stores or online, then thats the benefit of digital you'll find it unless its unavailable at the ps store network. So I purchase the disc to have both features.
I like a good mix of both
It depends, if it’s a game I’m gonna play a lot I will get it digital ( such as helldivers or nba 2k) but if it’s a story related game such as spider man or horizon that I will play for a while then just leave it and maybe hop back on the game after sometime
Gaming is awesome! Personally, I've bought digital and physical games, and both formats have pros and cons. I think for at least one or two more console generations, we'll see physical games still being sold.
Physical games for me! Love holding the box, getting to see the disc, the box art, plus you can stack all your physical games look great placed on a shelf, honestly with digital games I never get the feeling of actually owning it. Physical media for life! 😊
If I can’t find the game at my GameStop store I will download it, it is nice being able to switch games without changing disk. Disk games are still my favourite
I have GTAV online as a digital game and I want it as a disc instead, am i able to transfer any progress from the digital game to a physical disc or is it not possible?
Hi. Forspoken review? Great or hate????
I'd prefer physical, but digital gamesharing is much more convenient for me and my brother so the majority of mine are digital. 😊
I do miss the feeling of waiting for a physical game to arrive or buying one at the store though.
I'm the same, there's a serious pro/con to both options, just have to decide which outweighs the other.
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Sometimes I literally do both, buy physical first however i may buy again if it’s on a mega discount on PSN (like 80% off) - usually I’ll combine with reduced PSN gift cards for even more savings
Physical for me, the feeling of just popping in a disc in your console is just something else, and having a nice collection to display on your shelf, however I do buy games that are digital when they are on sale, digital is also nice when you wanna quickly switch between games, I’d say both have there pros and cons, great vid 👍
I love physical but there is only 1 physical store franchise in my country that sells physical. My nearest store is 2 hours away. So I tend to buy digital. I do worry about losing access to them down the line
I have a mix of both. but I'm team physical all the way. the only exceptions being if the game itself is only a Digital version. or if I really want the game and Don't want to wait I'll just get it digitally
Ever since I picked up a ps portal, I’ve realized that it’s beneficial to have a digital library
What is that standing desk at 8:15?
Where do we buy steel book?
It depends I usually buy 1st party physical and 3rd party digital
i personally like both but if i had to choose it would be digital cause i wouldn’t have to keep switching the disc
What is that Xbox controller at 9:00 mark?
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Most of my gaming experience has been physical games but over the last two to three years I’ve gone digital and I’m having more fun with digital than I thought even though I do want to get some games in physical form but just haven’t seen a reason to when online sales for games are cheaper on digital than physical
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Which websites to buy the gift cards
Trading convenience for preservation is an easy choice.
I can understand both opinions and respect both. Personally I am digital guy because space issues where I live. But if I had better living conditions and circumstances I would get physical too.
I used to be physical all the way. Now that ive got my own apartment and like to keep it tidy and minimalist kind of like spawnpoint, i prefer digital. Less clutter, more convenient, don’t need to get up and change discs every time i wanna switch games.
Would love physical but my brother and I game share and I don’t have space to keep all those game cases 😢