Thanks for the work you do. You’re an invaluable resource and I constantly send people your way when they dismiss physical games viability from this generation. I feel the same way. I’ll move to PC after this generation if things are going all digital. Well, I guess that depends on how good my aging eyesight and reflexes are by then 😅
I had been done with Microsoft since the disastrous launch of the Xbox One with it requiring an online connection on startup to play physical games offline after the seventh generation. Sony had been slipping since the launch of the PlayStation 5 original model (not as bad as the PlayStation 3 at launch); with the slim model and now the PlayStation 5 Pro, I'm done with Sony after the ninth generation. It all comes down to Nintendo now, but that will eventually change. Sega would still be making consoles after the Dreamcast (and probably on the same level as Nintendo) if they didn't botch the launch of the Saturn outside of Japan. This is all on the console level. But yeah, the digital age is coming. And there's not much physical collectors can do to prevent it. Sad, but that's the reality.
Same. You've already got more than enough games to last a lifetime, and as emulation and translation efforts increase, import games are an entirely new market of experiences still to be tapped.
This video does an excellent job of covering the current issue of physical media in general. Personally, I won't be buying a PS6 or Switch 3 for reasons that have nothing to do with the product itself. People love to meme and make fun of Sony for not having games, but it's true that the few games Sony has don't justify such a high price for a console. However, I still buy them because it gives me a sense of ownership. I bought a PS4 and a PS5 because I love owning games. I can enjoy physical games however I want, and no one can take them away from me. If it wasn't for physical media, I would just pirate. I'm serious. The thought of consoles going all digital scares me. What's the point of owning a physical console if you can't own your games on it? It's basically a watered-down, restricted PC. The digital licensing model is cancerous, anti-consumer and encourages piracy. It's the reason people are cracking games and looking for DRM-free versions so they can use them however they please. In addition, the gaming industry is undergoing significant changes that I do not support. These changes include the use of "A" and "B" body types, censored cleavage, forced diversity, le strong empowered women who do not need men, and gender neutral pronouns. I don't need any of this in my video games. The games I buy and support are mostly from Japanese companies and developers, but even they started to include this kind of nonsense, which I find disappointing. It's all just so tiresome... Last but not least, you should definitely replay Resident Evil 4 (if it's the original version)
I decided this when I got my PS5 that it will be my last console. I also have recently decided what will be the Endgame for my collection because I cant keep collecting games forever because soon I will have too much and I dont have the room. I made up my mind that GTA 6 will be my last Physical game I buy. I Started collecting when I got GTA IV on PS3 so I think GTA 6 will be a good end point just so long as they release the whole of the single player physically on the disc or discs like they did with Red Dead 2. I still have some games between now and GTA 6 im interested in so its not over yet but It does feel good to finally have a definite end point.
I'm sharing the feeling. I have a mountain of PS4 games so I'm covered if I want to play physical & offline. If I'm pushed to go digital, yeah the PC is a no brainer, you can get free games (epic game store for ex), emulators and a lot of freedom. I wouldn't sell my PS1 games if I were you though ;) At least keep your favs.
My last is when they stop making disks or carts so switch 2 / ps6 it’s been a good run I’m young enough to enjoy 6 generations of systems and more so there’s that😅 why pay for something that’s not real? Idk that aspect just doesn’t click with me it’s why I can’t get invested in mobile games one day servers will shutdown or the app will be incompatible
Yeah, I am doing the same and will buy a new PC next. The xbox one, xbox series, PS5 are all disappointing in terms of what games are getting a physical release. I am not buying future consoles. I am selling my PS5 games and focussing on the PS3, PS4 and xbox 360 libraries. The difference between PS4 games and PS5 is so small that I don't feel I am missing much by buying and playing the amazing PS4 library for a lot of years to come.
Yeah i am also comfortable saying ps5 will be my last console gen. Will wait and see what happens with Nintendo after the next Nintendo console, i absolutely hate saying this but im also done with consoles. Will maintain my ps5 as long as possible. Maybe might even buy another launch version of ps5 in case something happens with my current ps5. I will also go digital. But i can guarantee i will never pay full price for games on PC as those are digital only and if its not physical, i cant justify paying full price for digital games as those are basically glorified long term rentals. Not evreyone wants to pirate games to "own them". Im not comfortable doing that. So PC elitists can kick bricks.
You're right. I amassed a huge library of digital downloads that I bought from Sony for the PS3. Now I can never access them again. Before PlayStation Now, there was a streaming service called _Onlive._ 3 years later I lost access to all the games I paid for, when the company went out of business. However, I have a Steam account I made in 2004 to run HL2. 20 years later I still have access and the ability to run all my games. And almost all of them are "backwards compatible." Gabe Newell has once promised that if Valve ever goes out of business, he'll make as many games as he can DRM free or at least able to run offline so we can keep everything. But he still hasn't delivered on HL3. Steam was janky when it first debuted, but I appreciated wanting to play a PC game and being able to download it immediately and not have to find a disc in my hoarder home and wait 30 minutes to install only to realize I am missing the last disc or CD Key. So it really depends on the stability and business practices of the company.
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive your issue with not finding disks sounds like a you problem bud. Lol if people truly value physical media, these things wouldn't be a problem as you would always find a way to make it work. Works for me and always has.
@@coreymckee4844 My comment disappeared. Here's another attempt: You're right. I amassed a huge library of digital downloaded games that I bought from Sony for the PS3. Now I can never access that library again. Before PlayStation Now, there was a streaming service called _Onlive._ 3 years later I lost access to all the games I paid for, when the company went out of business. (Sony bought Onlive and another game streaming service called Gaikai and used them as the foundation for PS Now.) However, I have a Steam account I made in 2004 to run HL2. 20 years later I still have access and the ability to run all my games. And almost all of them are "backwards compatible." Gabe Newell has once promised that if Valve ever goes out of business, he'll make as many games as he can DRM free or at least able to run offline so we can keep everything. But he still hasn't delivered on HL3, so keep that with a grain of salt. Steam was janky when it first debuted, but I appreciated wanting to play a PC game and being able to download it immediately and not have to find a disc in my hoarder home and spend 30 minutes installing only to realize I am missing the last disc or CD Key. So it really depends on the stability and business practices of the company.
@@coreymckee4844 It's definitely a me problem but most of the gamers whose homes I have visited have this problem. Digital Downloads are indeed glorified rentals. But with Steam, I could lose my home and all its contents from a wildfire, tornado, or flood. And the silver lining would be that I still have all my Steam games.
I agree with you, as long as there as physical copies, i will buy a console that works offline with those. Hopefully, that would be some way off in the near future.
Playstation lost the plot this generation... its sad. Greed, Forcing DRM on the user's, price gouging with PS+ Subscriptions, lack of true "Exclusive" that make the PS5 worth buying after *nearly 5 years in* . It just sucks all around as someone who enjoyed buying their games physically. Real shame they decided to force this "All Digital" future on us. The "gaming industry" is a complete joke.
I've got a lot of physical games, I pretty much always go physical when I can and almost never buy digital. I will stop collecting when it no longer is reasonable to do so. I know people hate on limited Run, heck I do too for how long I have to wait. But at least they tend to give us complete games that don't need updates down the line. But if every game is just a buggy mess or a glorified coaster I'll stop as well. Not sure if I'll game on pc, or still use a console. But PC does seem like the best option.
A question for you, if the government put in place a mandate where the consul platform holders had to put in place some type of marketplace where you could sell your games and certain other guarantees, that would allow you to retain ownership of your digital library, would you be interested in that just curious Long-winded I know
For the most part what your asking for is digital games to become NFTs (Non-fungible tokens) Where you buy a game and each digital copy has it own code number on your digital library... That is the only way to make it where a game could be traded or sold on a digital market without digital copy abuse... If done right and morally, then sure, I'd be happy with it, but that will never happen unless heavy government laws and rules are put in place and even then there will always be someone using it in a unlawful way.
@@n-gamearts1731 since you now are gonna give up on disc games and go full on pc digital. at least you should give all your research and info to 'does it play' so they can put it in their database and your research and info not get lost in the future. i also think you should join the 'does it play' team, you would be a valuable person to them since you started all this game testing before them.
I really enjoy PC but I prefer collecting physical games. I use Gog for as much that I can. I basically use my PC for games with friends or anything online. The other games I play physically on PS.
Depending what happens with ps6 and Nintendo Switch U, this could be my last generation too, i don't know yet. Depends. As long as there are discs, i'm there, but if not, i'm done....
I also have physical movies I want to collect so if I really don't have any games I need, I know there will be movies haha. Just to scratch the collectors itch, I have so many games, ill never be able to play them all.
All the things I used to collect I feel the same way about. I asked for years for what I wanted and I got ignored. I have plenty of solid media games. I ditched vhs finally and dvd. But not blueray. Because I dont have many anyways. I dont have resources for these companys peddling junk. Or ruining what you love. I actually threw out my old action figures because disney just ruined the value of marvel and it was like all my years investing in it was just a giant waste of time Id rather eat the cost than ask for anything else. Im instead just going to seek what already exists. Out of what I have.
Well if you sell the PS1 or the PS2 games let me know because I'm more interested in that than PS5 or PS4. To me the best PlayStation consoles where the PS1 the PS2 and the PSP The PS3 had some good titles too but a lot of problems with third party games on the platform and that cell processor was more headache than it was worth. But I think I'm pretty much done when it comes to PS5. I'm only going to buy the games that Are PS5 console exclusive, or their PS5 versions that are vastly superior over PS4 copies with DLC on disc etc. I wish I had bought a couple of backup PS5 models like you. But it is what it is. PS4 versions of the game seem to be the better by overall anyways just because you can play them on two consoles instead of playing one designated PS5 version. But yeah man I'm pretty much done too. Sad that video games have become this way but it's just not fun anymore. We are no longer the Target audience.
@@n-gamearts1731 The PS5/Xbox Series generation is THE worst by a long shot & you decided to embrace this one??? Most of the games are released buggy and incomplete...as far as game preservation you will need all those servers to operate well past the time the consoles stops being on sale. My retro backlog is huge as I have modded my 3Ds, Wii, Wii U, PS3, & Xbox 360 and I will never need the internet.
@@tgrujic1965ps5 is the best console to own. It plays ps4 games perfectly with enhancements. Pretty good emulation too. PS5 is also a great gen but we are not in an era where consoles are hype, we are in an era where live service and online is hype. The problem is we hit peaks during last gen that we can’t top except graphically and by scale. That’s the only reason PS5 doesn’t feel revolutionary, but the games themselves are excellent.
PlayStation is a lost cause since they are going to use that detachable disc drive for PS6 but I wouldn't count Nintendo out just yet. I would be very surprised if Switch 2 is not offline friendly like Switch since it will still be a portable and not everyone can connect online while on the road.
Dude, PS5 and Switch 2 is like 10 more years, thats a lot. And i'm quite sure PS6 will still have a disc drive. For me if consoles go full digital i will go full p¡racy, i will not pay for digital games (except online games) not even on PC. Steam already screw me. GOG is cool tho.
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I think Im in the same boat, I have 1000 physical games to last me a lifetime. I dont need to buy a digital console.
Thanks for the work you do. You’re an invaluable resource and I constantly send people your way when they dismiss physical games viability from this generation.
I feel the same way. I’ll move to PC after this generation if things are going all digital. Well, I guess that depends on how good my aging eyesight and reflexes are by then 😅
Thank you for your work all these years. You helped me a lot to build my small ps4 physical collection.
I had been done with Microsoft since the disastrous launch of the Xbox One with it requiring an online connection on startup to play physical games offline after the seventh generation. Sony had been slipping since the launch of the PlayStation 5 original model (not as bad as the PlayStation 3 at launch); with the slim model and now the PlayStation 5 Pro, I'm done with Sony after the ninth generation. It all comes down to Nintendo now, but that will eventually change. Sega would still be making consoles after the Dreamcast (and probably on the same level as Nintendo) if they didn't botch the launch of the Saturn outside of Japan. This is all on the console level.
But yeah, the digital age is coming. And there's not much physical collectors can do to prevent it. Sad, but that's the reality.
Same. You've already got more than enough games to last a lifetime, and as emulation and translation efforts increase, import games are an entirely new market of experiences still to be tapped.
This video does an excellent job of covering the current issue of physical media in general. Personally, I won't be buying a PS6 or Switch 3 for reasons that have nothing to do with the product itself. People love to meme and make fun of Sony for not having games, but it's true that the few games Sony has don't justify such a high price for a console. However, I still buy them because it gives me a sense of ownership.
I bought a PS4 and a PS5 because I love owning games. I can enjoy physical games however I want, and no one can take them away from me. If it wasn't for physical media, I would just pirate. I'm serious. The thought of consoles going all digital scares me. What's the point of owning a physical console if you can't own your games on it? It's basically a watered-down, restricted PC.
The digital licensing model is cancerous, anti-consumer and encourages piracy. It's the reason people are cracking games and looking for DRM-free versions so they can use them however they please.
In addition, the gaming industry is undergoing significant changes that I do not support. These changes include the use of "A" and "B" body types, censored cleavage, forced diversity, le strong empowered women who do not need men, and gender neutral pronouns. I don't need any of this in my video games.
The games I buy and support are mostly from Japanese companies and developers, but even they started to include this kind of nonsense, which I find disappointing. It's all just so tiresome...
Last but not least, you should definitely replay Resident Evil 4 (if it's the original version)
I decided this when I got my PS5 that it will be my last console. I also have recently decided what will be the Endgame for my collection because I cant keep collecting games forever because soon I will have too much and I dont have the room.
I made up my mind that GTA 6 will be my last Physical game I buy. I Started collecting when I got GTA IV on PS3 so I think GTA 6 will be a good end point just so long as they release the whole of the single player physically on the disc or discs like they did with Red Dead 2. I still have some games between now and GTA 6 im interested in so its not over yet but It does feel good to finally have a definite end point.
I understand you 100%
I'm not interested in digital playstation so I'm sticking to my Ps5 and probably buying a Switch/Switch 2
I'm sharing the feeling. I have a mountain of PS4 games so I'm covered if I want to play physical & offline. If I'm pushed to go digital, yeah the PC is a no brainer, you can get free games (epic game store for ex), emulators and a lot of freedom.
I wouldn't sell my PS1 games if I were you though ;) At least keep your favs.
My last is when they stop making disks or carts so switch 2 / ps6 it’s been a good run I’m young enough to enjoy 6 generations of systems and more so there’s that😅 why pay for something that’s not real? Idk that aspect just doesn’t click with me it’s why I can’t get invested in mobile games one day servers will shutdown or the app will be incompatible
Yeah, I am doing the same and will buy a new PC next. The xbox one, xbox series, PS5 are all disappointing in terms of what games are getting a physical release. I am not buying future consoles. I am selling my PS5 games and focussing on the PS3, PS4 and xbox 360 libraries. The difference between PS4 games and PS5 is so small that I don't feel I am missing much by buying and playing the amazing PS4 library for a lot of years to come.
Yes I've said the same thing. I'm gonna start buying more og ps5's
Yeah i am also comfortable saying ps5 will be my last console gen. Will wait and see what happens with Nintendo after the next Nintendo console, i absolutely hate saying this but im also done with consoles. Will maintain my ps5 as long as possible. Maybe might even buy another launch version of ps5 in case something happens with my current ps5. I will also go digital. But i can guarantee i will never pay full price for games on PC as those are digital only and if its not physical, i cant justify paying full price for digital games as those are basically glorified long term rentals. Not evreyone wants to pirate games to "own them". Im not comfortable doing that. So PC elitists can kick bricks.
I don't mind sailing the seven seas, but by then, what's the point....it's meaningless as much as the digital file is....
You're right. I amassed a huge library of digital downloads that I bought from Sony for the PS3. Now I can never access them again.
Before PlayStation Now, there was a streaming service called _Onlive._ 3 years later I lost access to all the games I paid for, when the company went out of business.
However, I have a Steam account I made in 2004 to run HL2. 20 years later I still have access and the ability to run all my games. And almost all of them are "backwards compatible."
Gabe Newell has once promised that if Valve ever goes out of business, he'll make as many games as he can DRM free or at least able to run offline so we can keep everything. But he still hasn't delivered on HL3.
Steam was janky when it first debuted, but I appreciated wanting to play a PC game and being able to download it immediately and not have to find a disc in my hoarder home and wait 30 minutes to install only to realize I am missing the last disc or CD Key.
So it really depends on the stability and business practices of the company.
@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive your issue with not finding disks sounds like a you problem bud. Lol if people truly value physical media, these things wouldn't be a problem as you would always find a way to make it work. Works for me and always has.
@@coreymckee4844 My comment disappeared. Here's another attempt:
You're right. I amassed a huge library of digital downloaded games that I bought from Sony for the PS3. Now I can never access that library again.
Before PlayStation Now, there was a streaming service called _Onlive._ 3 years later I lost access to all the games I paid for, when the company went out of business. (Sony bought Onlive and another game streaming service called Gaikai and used them as the foundation for PS Now.)
However, I have a Steam account I made in 2004 to run HL2. 20 years later I still have access and the ability to run all my games. And almost all of them are "backwards compatible."
Gabe Newell has once promised that if Valve ever goes out of business, he'll make as many games as he can DRM free or at least able to run offline so we can keep everything. But he still hasn't delivered on HL3, so keep that with a grain of salt.
Steam was janky when it first debuted, but I appreciated wanting to play a PC game and being able to download it immediately and not have to find a disc in my hoarder home and spend 30 minutes installing only to realize I am missing the last disc or CD Key.
So it really depends on the stability and business practices of the company.
@@coreymckee4844 It's definitely a me problem but most of the gamers whose homes I have visited have this problem.
Digital Downloads are indeed glorified rentals. But with Steam, I could lose my home and all its contents from a wildfire, tornado, or flood. And the silver lining would be that I still have all my Steam games.
I agree with you, as long as there as physical copies, i will buy a console that works offline with those. Hopefully, that would be some way off in the near future.
Playstation lost the plot this generation... its sad.
Greed, Forcing DRM on the user's, price gouging with PS+ Subscriptions, lack of true "Exclusive" that make the PS5 worth buying after *nearly 5 years in* . It just sucks all around as someone who enjoyed buying their games physically.
Real shame they decided to force this "All Digital" future on us. The "gaming industry" is a complete joke.
I've got a lot of physical games, I pretty much always go physical when I can and almost never buy digital. I will stop collecting when it no longer is reasonable to do so. I know people hate on limited Run, heck I do too for how long I have to wait. But at least they tend to give us complete games that don't need updates down the line. But if every game is just a buggy mess or a glorified coaster I'll stop as well. Not sure if I'll game on pc, or still use a console. But PC does seem like the best option.
A question for you, if the government put in place a mandate where the consul platform holders had to put in place some type of marketplace where you could sell your games and certain other guarantees, that would allow you to retain ownership of your digital library, would you be interested in that just curious Long-winded I know
For the most part what your asking for is digital games to become NFTs (Non-fungible tokens)
Where you buy a game and each digital copy has it own code number on your digital library...
That is the only way to make it where a game could be traded or sold on a digital market without digital copy abuse... If done right and morally, then sure, I'd be happy with it, but that will never happen unless heavy government laws and rules are put in place and even then there will always be someone using it in a unlawful way.
@@n-gamearts1731 since you now are gonna give up on disc games and go full on pc digital. at least you should give all your research and info to 'does it play' so they can put it in their database and your research and info not get lost in the future. i also think you should join the 'does it play' team, you would be a valuable person to them since you started all this game testing before them.
U can start doing gameplays on your platform
I really enjoy PC but I prefer collecting physical games. I use Gog for as much that I can. I basically use my PC for games with friends or anything online. The other games I play physically on PS.
I'm kinda done with modern gaming at this point too. There's so few games releasing that I actually care about.
Also, Konata :3
My only consoles will be Nintendo's, PS5 os definetly my last PS and no one needs an Xbox if you have a PC
Yeah Xbox screwed themselves. I wish they didn't but they just seem very out of touch.
What's the difference between the PS5 models "online-wise"???
I'm confused between the two.
If you buy a slim, because it has a disk drive that is detachable you have to register it online...the original console you don't.
Depending what happens with ps6 and Nintendo Switch U, this could be my last generation too, i don't know yet. Depends. As long as there are discs, i'm there, but if not, i'm done....
I also have physical movies I want to collect so if I really don't have any games I need, I know there will be movies haha. Just to scratch the collectors itch, I have so many games, ill never be able to play them all.
All the things I used to collect I feel the same way about. I asked for years for what I wanted and I got ignored. I have plenty of solid media games. I ditched vhs finally and dvd.
But not blueray. Because I dont have many anyways. I dont have resources for these companys peddling junk. Or ruining what you love. I actually threw out my old action figures because disney just ruined the value of marvel and it was like all my years investing in it was just a giant waste of time
Id rather eat the cost than ask for anything else. Im instead just going to seek what already exists. Out of what I have.
Well if you sell the PS1 or the PS2 games let me know because I'm more interested in that than PS5 or PS4. To me the best PlayStation consoles where the PS1 the PS2 and the PSP The PS3 had some good titles too but a lot of problems with third party games on the platform and that cell processor was more headache than it was worth. But I think I'm pretty much done when it comes to PS5. I'm only going to buy the games that Are PS5 console exclusive, or their PS5 versions that are vastly superior over PS4 copies with DLC on disc etc.
I wish I had bought a couple of backup PS5 models like you. But it is what it is. PS4 versions of the game seem to be the better by overall anyways just because you can play them on two consoles instead of playing one designated PS5 version. But yeah man I'm pretty much done too. Sad that video games have become this way but it's just not fun anymore. We are no longer the Target audience.
My last console generaition - Sega Mega Drive 2 😂😂😂😂😂
You sold ALL you retro stuff to buy several PS5's?????? What? Most of the retro consoles are 100% off line???
It was not a decision I made lightly, but I do not regret it.
@@n-gamearts1731 The PS5/Xbox Series generation is THE worst by a long shot & you decided to embrace this one??? Most of the games are released buggy and incomplete...as far as game preservation you will need all those servers to operate well past the time the consoles stops being on sale. My retro backlog is huge as I have modded my 3Ds, Wii, Wii U, PS3, & Xbox 360 and I will never need the internet.
@@tgrujic1965I agree. I’d never sell any of my older consoles for a PS5 or Series X. This generation has been 🗑️ so far.
@@tgrujic1965ps5 is the best console to own. It plays ps4 games perfectly with enhancements. Pretty good emulation too. PS5 is also a great gen but we are not in an era where consoles are hype, we are in an era where live service and online is hype. The problem is we hit peaks during last gen that we can’t top except graphically and by scale. That’s the only reason PS5 doesn’t feel revolutionary, but the games themselves are excellent.
How could you possibly sell the PS3? So many great games on this one. I don't get it
PlayStation is a lost cause since they are going to use that detachable disc drive for PS6 but I wouldn't count Nintendo out just yet. I would be very surprised if Switch 2 is not offline friendly like Switch since it will still be a portable and not everyone can connect online while on the road.
But like he said... Nintendo has not been very happy with all the leaks of switch games weeks ahead of time due to early physicals getting out
IM FEELING THE SAME. I DONT CARE ABOUT NINTENDO AND PS IS GOING FOR ALL DIGITAL
get a steam deck or rog ally
Please review the new Silent Hill 2.......there is an update that won't let you advance in the game unless you download.
MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT.
Dude, PS5 and Switch 2 is like 10 more years, thats a lot. And i'm quite sure PS6 will still have a disc drive. For me if consoles go full digital i will go full p¡racy, i will not pay for digital games (except online games) not even on PC. Steam already screw me. GOG is cool tho.
Piracy is what put us in this predicament to begin with.