What's the Best Way to Get Games?
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2024
- Today I wanted to talk about different ways of buying/getting games.
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Cons for physical games: take up space
Con for digital games: take up space
For real
Arguably it’s a lot easier to make space for more physical games. Nothing is more annoying than playing Gigabyte Tetris with my digital game library to try and fit something in
just buy more storage 🤷
Wording
Lol
I’ve always been a fan of physical and the recent news surrounding companies phasing out physical media, whether it be retailers dropping DVDs and Blu-Rays or Ubisoft outright stating that gamers should get used to not owning games, has convinced me to buy physical as much as I can.
Another thing I wanted to mention is if you mod your game consoles, a lot of them have applications that allow you to back up your physical games via digital storage. With this route, you end up getting the best of both worlds, being able to completely own a game without any DRM and play them off internal storage without risking wear and tear on the disc/cartridge.
If I want to do this on the 360 how can I search this up?
@@stewpitedu7541 You can probably just search “Back up Xbox 360 games” or “Xbox 360 Homebrew” and you’ll find some way to do it. The channel Modern Vintage Gamer has a lot of videos covering the history of homebrew on consoles and what you can do with them.
Sounds like a great way to get people to panic buy games.
@@QTEEPthat's already happening... I panic bought Spec Ops: The Line yesterday for close to original MSRP because it was DELISTED
To be fair many games play off of the storage and the disc only acts as a check that you actually own the game.
I’ve always been a physical collector. I love the feeling of truly owning a game, admiring the box art, reading manuals, the like. I own a couple games digitally so I’d say my favorite aspect of them is just the convenience of them. Sometimes I’d rather just play it asap and I can always pick it up physically later too when the price falls in a year or two.
For me, I try to buy games physically when I can, partly because of the “physical ownership” argument, and partly because it takes up a lot less memory. But if I can’t, I don’t mind buying games digitally since it can be convenient, and digital sales can help save a lot of money.
pirating
@@tohgaming69some people want to support developers and also play games with online multiplayer
Physical $59
You have something on hand.
Digital $59
You bought air.
You just don't get it do you ?
I'm lazy and you don't know how much work it is to get up and put an actual disc in.
@@Gatorade69
lol.
Agree.
Digital should be at least 20% cheaper.
I had to buy a PS5 memory stick the other day and cost me $189.
You forgot to mention the singular greatest feature of physical, sharing games. I let my friends borrow all my games once I have finished playing them
I lend my account with my games for my closest friends and I also borrow their account
You can share games digitally too . Me and my friend share psn aswell as games on steam too . And you can both play them at the same time instead of passing around a physical copy
On PS3 it was really nice to share. You had to 5 times the ability activate your account on other consoles.
This way I shared with friends.
@@danirodlakerthat's great *because you have a big level of trust with your mates.* not everyone is *that lucky.*
@@aiodensghost8645 I'm sorry mate
Physical is the only right answer. We need to show the big companies that digital only is not the right way.
Finally a normal person and not a digital only peasant
If you advocate for the removal of the option to buy games digitally you’re no better than the people who want physical games to die
I'm a physical buyer and I've gotta admit this feels like a losing battle, companies don't care what we want because the masses are ignorant to the temporary nature of digital media. Even so though I'll keep going physical till the end
@SitraSan physical to the end, and then not buying anymore. Even then, I doubt I'll need to buy anymore games... I got so many games to choose from (I own PS1-PS5, PSP and Vita... and that's just one manufacturer xD)
digital is the future💀
Piracy
You will own everything and be happy
Piracy is the best part of pc gaming.
Piracy con: Some jackasses could sneak ransomware in the files.
@@krocialblackdepends on how stupid you are honestly
@@krocialblack You just gotta be careful where you pirate games and make sure to scan the files with an antivirus. I'm fairly sure pirating console games to run in emulators is safe because you are not running .exe files.
@krocialblack eh, true. But I found the best anti-virus to be common sense
For Nintendo, while I do have digital games on my Switch and 3ds, I find it ideal to have them physically, especially for the DS and 3ds consoles.
Xbox on the other hand, while I used to have them physically, I’ve converted my collection to become digital.
Im the exact same lol my switch is basically only physical games that i bought 2nd hand lol because the digital ones never go on sale
On the other hand my ps5 is practically all digital since me and my mates game share them effectively cutting the cost of games in half
Digital is only viable in platform such as GOG. You can backup anything (game, saves, etc...) if you think something will go wrong.
I buy my games digitally, but if possible, I like the physical better. Physical games feels like you really own the game because there is something tangible in your hands. Subscription like PS+ and gamepass lets me try games I wouldn't normally buy or play, broadens my playing field.
Yeah, the tangible aspect of physical games is unmatched.
Physical for PS3 and back. These new "physical" games might just be a key to start the game. What physical copy now actually plays right of the back when you put it in. That 1 balders gate game. Every other game still need downloads and updates immediately. Hmm cyber punk
@@terenceflagg6270im not entirely sure but iirc i think all switch games can play straight from the cartridge as i dont remember having to download or update anything when i got tears of the kingdom.
@@terenceflagg6270I'm pretty sure that for most games, the disk still at least contains the version 1.0 of a game, though you still usually need updates. If you're buying for the Switch, you can play almost all physical games without having to download anything.
Wait you buy Games?
Don't do it
Wait you didn’t buy games?
@@chargeminecraftI think he means he pirates
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I spent a lot of money paying for a subscription (Game Pass) and I didn't play because there were so many options. Now I'm buying digital games and when I find a cheap physical game I buy it.
I enjoy buying the physical versions for my favourite games since I can cherish them more rather than looking at a png on a monitor
I've gotta say mate, you're covering so many interesting topics and I'm here for it. Keep doing what you do!
Thanks, I appreciate the support! I'll keep trying to make more interesting stuff.
I was gonna say that with physical disks (for modern games) you still at least own your games, but physical disks these days are little more than glorified installation keys. Heck sometimes the game isn't even on the disk. The moment you insert the disk, which may only contain the bootup program, the internet recognizes that you are entitled to get this game, and then the download starts.
I would say, for most of my PS5 games, that the reason for having the disk is that disk installation is quicker than downloading, but then you often have updates to download as well, and for some reason when you delete a PS5 game all updates and patches go with it, having to be nauisiously downloaded again the next time you install it, instead of giving you the option to keep the updates installed to make installation easier next time.
Piracy 🏴☠️😁. If it’s a single player game, it is not getting paid for 🤷🏻♂️
Physical all the way for me. I love box art.
Cartridges/carts can be repaired, as for disc, once it is rotted, that’s it.
Although as long as you keep your disc at room temperature, you’ll be fine.
thats why you back stuff up to the cloud
I prefer physical games for the fact I own it, and also, I like how they look on a shelf. Also, older consoles don’t have digital stores or the digital store is out so I don’t have an option.
Digital is convenient but they take up lots if storage, and if the developer felt like it, they probably could stop me from using it.
Gaming subscriptions suck, you have to keep paying a price for games, and games come and go, some that are exclusive so you have to pay a monthly fee now if you want to play it.
Physical copies are my go to its always nice to have a display of games you’ve collected over the past years and its always satisfying and nostalgic to look at
Also because you can buy physical copies for second hand cheap
And very coincidentally there has been rumors of sonic generations getting of the steam page
I think the average gamer has a mix of physical, digital, and subscription video games. But I consider myself a humble collector of those video games for the systems I played during my life. Great topic as always!! I always watch/listen as a podcast your videos.
You never mention DRM free digital games like GOG one biggest pro is you buy the game you own it 100% even if you have no internet connection you still play the game without internet plus you can share the game or store it in different hard drive and still works one the biggest CONS is that publishers will see it losing sales but reality companies do not like drm free due they do not have the full control of the game even if they delisted people will share it to their friends and play it.
And that's why I love GOG. I just wish they'd do a whole category dedicated to just DOS games (not just ScummVM, but also DOSBOX) so it's easier to find DOS games I might like. It's also nice that GOG doesn't care that you rip the files and use them on Android... in fact, get a Retroid Pocket Flip or 4/4+ and you'll have almost everything you need for DOS games now (get Magic DosBox and abuse that mapper)
I think we can all agree that subscription is the worst one of all three
I've heard too many people say that Game Pass or PS Plus is a good deal. $16 a month adds up and is only worth it if you play the games a lot.
I recently discovered your channel and really enjoy the content. It's always considerate and well thought-out. Nice work!
Physical Games are good for collection if you're from a generation before the 2020s then Physical games are very nostalgia and getting it digital does not give you space but getting it Physical takes less space but getting it digitally doesn't fill you're room with stuff but if you play on PC or just someone who is a grab and get instead of a grab and go guy and subscriptions are more convince since you get great deals I have Xbox Game Pass for PC and Xbox so I get exclusives each Playstation Plus and Xbox Game Pass know this about thousands of games you could play for months is something amazing.
Another advantage of digital over physical that might not be immediately obvious for people from the US or other first world countries is: price, most digital storefronts have regional pricing, which is a godsend when buying games, they also have much more frequent sales, where I live the concept of bargain bin for games is basically inexistent, and for some consoles we don't have official distribution of the physical games here, which means all of them have to be imported and they're much more expensive than even the full price on digital stores
Physical is the best for me by far, but I love the fact that we still have OPTIONS. It's sad that physical games are phasing out.
We went from fully owning games to temporarly playing one.
I started gaming on the NES and since that time, I expanded to every platform.
During the PS3/Wii/360 era, I had SHELVES of games that were just taking up space and not being playing. In 2014, I switched to digital and never looked back.
With digital:
-I can buy a game once and play on multiple devices at the same time
-My library can't be stolen... unless the game company takes it away from me. 😂
-I don't have to worry about physical storage space
-My discs and carts will never malfunction
At the same time, I know that if I ever lose my password or I die, my thousands of dollars will be wasted and hundreds and hundreds of games will instantly be inaccessible.
i honestly dont care what way i play a game . i use xbox gamepass on my pc and ps5 game catalogue. i own multiple physical copies and i buy digital games on sale and from key websites. pretty much just depends if i see a game i wanna play for cheap. my favourite probably has to be subscriptions because there are so many games i would have never touched if it wasnt on gamepass/psn. and from the hours ive played on those games i think its safe to say the subscription has been worth it .. definitely alot more worth than some of my other subscriptions... looking at you netflix
If you have a pc: digital, you can have it on good authority steam probably wont shut down anytime soon, you can probably buy last gen games like any other modern game
If you have a (modern) console: digital here too (but only because modern physical is mostly just digital with extra steps)
If you have a console (before around the second half of the 8th generation): physical because you OWN that thing right there and you can rip the files for emulation if you're into that (the stores'll shut down eventually)
If you watch movies/tv: physical for the same reasons as the last
Sooner or later the game companies will pull some *bs later on and you're unable to download your purchased digital games due to license expiring etc.
Good stuff Kiro! I mentioned in your poll that I borrow my console games for free from my local library. Definitely an effective way to try a game if I don't want to commit to buying it and owning it.
At the last place I lived , they had an impressively new catalogue of games in their local library to play. It was pretty great to be able to try out so many games at no cost at all!
Physical= takes up space in your house, may or may not hold its value so re selling is either you get 5 bucks back or hundreds which youre not getting hundreds for anything after 7th gen, games can be lost or broken,
Digital= no worry of breaking or losing it unless the license runs out and it gets delisted and you didnt have it installed or backed up, only takes up space on storage, and able to download to atleast 2 consoles to gameshare with a friend,
Sub= you cant play unless you have internet, get access to tons of games that rotate
That’s a stupid point for physical because digital NEVER holds its value. At least with physical you very well have the option to do whatever you want with it.
I say digital 90% of the time, but I do occasionally buy physical for those random convention buys, cons without physical game vendors would make dealer's rooms really goddamn boring. I certainly don't want to be relegated to buying toys, fan art and comics. Those are fun too but ocasionally buying physical games can bring a cool rush.
Starfield and Outer Wilds are my go to examples of why I love subscription models. With Starfield, I found out right away that the game was NOT for me. With Outer Wilds, that was a game I was never going to buy blindly. But since it was “free” I gave it a try and now it’s in my top 5 games of all time.
you can trade physical games, which the most important part
It depends on the game and platform I'm playing on. Sometimes I buy physical, sometimes I buy digital.
0:20 Leave the house, sure, but if you order off eBay you won't have to go farther than you mail box.
Amazing!! 0:22
I think buying them digitally probably is the best especially when they're on sale. I do enjoy subscription services too but the only one I have is Switch online and while that allows to play my already purchased Switch games on the internet against other people as well as a few free games like F-Zero 99 I mostly use it for playing old school games.
This is what I don't get about the argument when it comes down to digital and physical nowadays even with physical you don't own your game there's only a few examples this is why you need to update and install your installing the game from the store the only difference is it takes up less room if you own physical nowadays there is no difference between physical and digital except for there's only a few exceptions
You can resell physical games
Can’t resell digital
@@Will5353_my point is Saint Francis in the future Xbox or Playstation goes away right the games are not actually on the CD they are going to become useless who is going to buy a CD without a game on it's the only thing the CD is good for is taking up less room on your hard drive that's my point
@@Will5353_ are you going to buy a CD without anything on it that's why you have to install the game it's pulling from the virtual store
@@Will5353_ if it was the Xbox 360 days in the PlayStation 3 that's different the games was actually on the CD
I feel like I have to correct you on something. Unless it's a switch, or consoles that are around a ps2 age or older, physical games still need some space on the console storage. Physical games on a 360, xbox one, series, ps3, ps4 and ps5 are basically keys
I only buy physical for the switch, they always hold their value
I only buy digital if my games aren't available physically. that and Pikmin 4 because I wanted to preorder but I was traveling out of the country soon so physical wouldn't make sense.
I usually consider steam a part of the "my games aren't available physically" category because I'm not gonna go out and buy a 2004 collector's edition of Half-Life 2 with "Compatible with windows vista" on the box.
You should put all the games showed in the video in the description or have the name of the game in the corner of the screen when it’s shown
When it comes to subscription services like game pass the problem with me is too many games I want to play. Also when it comes to steam sales you can often get two or three games for the price of about 2 months of Game pass.
In recent years we have seen places like limited run produce physical copies of digital only games Iike Sea of Stars stars and physical versions of the Doom classic remasters and physical copies of quake 1 and 2 remastered. As long as companies like limited run exist and we keep buying what they're selling I believe physically released games are headed for Renaissance.
Hey Kiro, I also buy digital (Mostly cus I’m forgetful) what was that pixel beat um up, with the blue coins and boy in the scarf?
Switching back to physical. If it sucks I can resell it.
For me it’s
Consoles = Physical
PC = Digital
Also R.I.P Switch Hot Pursuit Remasterd
Physical, all of them in the shelf.
The second hand market is a blessing for the switch...and its about to become a curse
For me, if the game is the same price physically and digitally then I'll get it physically. I also get my favorite games physically to hold onto in case it gets delisted. But for most other games I don't mind buying digitally for less than $20 on sale. If it's a new game you might as well get it physically. And it's easier for friends and family to look gor physical games than search digital libraries for games to buy. I have tried Game Pass Ultimate and it's nice but I have so many games without it that I really don't need to spend the extra cash just for the option to play games I may or may not play. I'll stick with Core for now and buy digitally.
I always buy physical games when it comes to my Nintendo switch, because I have a little sister with a switch as well, and if I buy physical games then she can play them without having to buy them too! I can also let friends borrow copies of my games too!
I would have more physical games if I really cared about the "omg you don't actually own your games" stuff
if it's not available anymore for whatever reason, i can just pirate it
I thought physical because the reality is that it’s any of the services that my digital games are provided through quick down for any reason I would lose access to my digital cameras the other reality is that when you have a digital game through service like steam or worst case scenario, something like Ubisoft connect you don’t technically on the game the company has every right to remove the game from your possession at any time
as a big fan of mlb the show i use gamepass for that game instead of buying it annually and i get my worth out trying new games on my pc/xbox here and there, i feel like its just a more justified way of selling us xbox live
I personally prefer buying games Physically, as I can rest easy knowing that I own the medium and can’t be taken away from me (unless it’s a digital-exclusive game).
I always get physical game and only some condition to buy digital game for me
Physical no question
I know what digital games I own so I'm not gonna let service eol stop me. I can get my own NAS and back up my library there.
My biggest concern regarding the digital games on consoles is that companies can shutdown the platform in the future so you won’t be able to download your digital games again. Nintendo and Sony had done that already with their old consoles like Wii and psp.
On PC is ok to go always digital because I know Steam is not going anywhere..
The Wii, Wii U and 3DS... yeah those ain't coming back.
PSP games can still be downloaded and transferred via PS3.
Physical is the way to go
I buy digital games on my switch!😊
Physical, because you can sell them back to get money. You won't find someone that makes money from owning their digital game. I just sold a few games for a couple hundred dollars, can you do that with your Steam Library?
Love to get a download of Panzer Dragoon Saga... wait... not available? How about playing Valis or Final Fight uncensored.... can't do that either. There's a reason physical has lasted so long.
I know that both types have their pros and cons, but I'll always prefer physical to digital. If I'm paying full price might as well get a physical disc + box + whatever may be inside (if anyone even adds stuff like the GTA maps anymore). Also you can dump it so you don't lose it after it degrades, but by that time you'd be better off just getting is a ROM, it'd be abandonware.
Also, feels nice when you're not restricted to some online store or service
Physical copies are useless now, you don't have the full game on the disc and it's usually released unfinished and needs constant patches. As much as I liked trading in, I just buy digital now because it is more convenient and I'll never lose or break them
Why do people forget that you can order physical online, and have it mailed to you!
If given the ability to, I will ALWAYS buy a physical copy. Even if that physical is pre-owned or a Limited Run/Super Rare.
Edit: oh yeah, they deslisted Spec Ops: The Line. The only way to play THAT now if you dont already own it is to get a physical for 360 or PS3. I paid $60 for that privilege yesterday, and the highest price I saw was $130.
All of 5 PS5 games that I have physically, are big PlayStation Studios tittles. But, if the game is less than 25 Gb to download (7 Gb for PS4 and PS3 games), I'm not bothering to buy it physically.
I sold my entire physical collection of games because I was tired of switching out discs and the clutter was too much. It took about 2 years to repurchase every game I got them on sale. I have 200+ digital games on my PS5 and 50+ digital games on my Switch which I take with me everywhere.
I don’t care for physical media and it’s super convenient having everything stored in my device
Don't you get that tingally feeling when
buying a physical games
Honestly, After i buy:
1. Freedom Planet
2. Freedom Planet 2
3. Shantae and the seven sirens
4. Shantae Risky's revolution
5. Maybe sonic frontiers
I will be done with gaming. If freedom planet 3 comes out a few years later, I'll watch a gameplay.
Physical is the way. I am sad that my ps5 is the digital only version.
aside from my switch which is both physical and digital i only get games physically. i have no clue how to buy games digitally on anything that isn't switch
I only buy digital for gog games
🏴☠️ is the only way
The best way to get games is what you think best for you
I usually try to buy which ever option is cheaper, but if I'm feeling lazy I'll just buy it online lmao. Sometimes buying the physical copy is nice because the case has a really cool cover art. An example I can think of is Twilight Princess for the wii. I always thought the cover art for that game was sick.
8:02 HEY WHAT GAME IS THIS IT LOOKS REALLY COOL UH PLEASE HELP
I like physical games i also buy digital games i have a series x i only got it for the backwards compatible and to buy a few games im dont fuck with gamepass i tried it i wasn't a fan of it so i canceled it
Physical so if you delete you don't rebuy
get a big HUGE HARD DRIVE thats its
Piracy ofc using a private tracker like ggn
Physical Media in PC Space sadly died.
Some of us do all 3
GoG
The whole "download games" is moot since even most physicals are 1.0 releases which are vastly inferior to the latest version, meaning you are going to download either way. Also most games simply can't load fast enough to use the optical media, so you have to install either way.
I understood most anti-digital sentiments awhile ago but the digital way of buying/owning games is so advanced now its becoming the norm, without digital distribution 90% of the indie scene would simply not exist.
To me, the biggest advantage of physical is not using much space; instead of storing everything, your hard drive just stores the updates.
However, systems today just copy the entire game to your hard drive. Now the disc is nothing but anti-piracy.
As such, I only get physical if it's cheaper.
Piracy:
You own the game, no "license to play" and its DRM free.
You OWN the game, you can play it whenever you want without issue.
You OWN THE GAME, if you search hard enough for the buried treasure, you can find the original copy before every ungodly "remaster"/remake that gets pumped out like its the 2000s horror craze again.
At this point, piracy IS owning games.
Okay say friends if Microsoft goes out of business or Playstation and you have a physical game for the newer system your CD is just an empty coaster that's all it is or you can use it as a doorstop either or
eBay?
1000th like button clicker🎉
WHAT ABOUT PIRACY?
Yes on the Xbox 360 physical and digital did matter because even on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 you owned your CD when it comes down to physical it's not like that anymore this is why I don't understand why this argument is still going on
Games nowadays are too expensive might as well get a subscription like game pass. This seems to be the direction of the game industry nowadays but devalues game preservation.
Keeping your games horizontally?!?
You might as well just buy your games digital not unless you're a collector you have to install your games you know what that's doing that's pulling from the digital store there's no difference between physical and digital at all the only difference is you're taking up installment room less if you own a physical but other than that it does not matter anymore