All it takes is to switch off the servers/release certain update and even physical game will become unplayable. So yeah, all you'd own will be a disc and nice packaging.
This is such a dead reason though, because has this actually ever happened to you? Probably a 0.0001% chance of that actually happening, and when it does happen it's most likely an old game that you don't play anymore.
If you're afraid of the game being removed from your digital library, they've probably implemented ways to deactivate your physical copy. Look at "The Crew" which is entirely unplayable, physical or otherwise.
One question that might make you open your eyes: how come when you put your disc in, the console needs to download the game on the console? It’s because we aren’t buying the games themselves. You are buying the license to play the game. Therefore, there is no difference between the two. However, you do have a physical copy to loan to a friend to try. But you will always need that copy of the physical to play the game
@@TheFunnyDictator PC you can buy from multiple stores. Playstation, Xbox, and Switch only have one store. So no competition means higher prices. So Physical games is the only competition they have left.
For me I’m a real believer of physical media I own almost 400 movies on physical media. Consisting of dvd blue ray and 4K I’m the same with games too but sometimes I see a game on sale digitally 50-70% less than the physical version. I can’t pass it up but I’d always try to pick physical media first when you can for when the price is right.
You can get old games like call of duty ghosts where is still 80$ in the ps5 store for some reason for like 10$ physical so it’s way better in many ways
@@L.LNot true it’s a dumb lie. Ps5 discs all have a playable version of the game on the disc, you can copy with no internet. It just doesn’t have any updates which need internet. But the discs have a version of the game playable on them.
Selling trading and lending is definitely a big plus. But one important function many dont talk about is how installing from a disc can be faster than downloading off the web, those with poor speeds will benefit greatly from it. Also the goodies games come with like sonic plus origin (artbook) and Bombrush Cyber Funk (graffitti stickers) and Stray (picture cards) makes it a fun experience in and out of the game.
Physical means that you have them as a nice looking collection in a shelf, but need to find the disk, also u can get them used for cheaper. Digital is faster but more expensive, and you can keep your games across future generations of the consoles.
Physical primarily since I love seeing the games I’ve collected over the years at a shelf. Plus it’s a fun to shop at games stores. However, for my PC, I have no choice but digital.
I do everything physical. I’ve had a buddy who lost access to a digital game and Sony said he had to buy a new download. To me it feels safer to have that physical game and it looks neat on a shelf!
Physical All The Way. Only the DLC should be Online. It is way better and cost-saving for companies to make physical games and only use the servers of their online stores for DLC & Online multiplayer services.
Depends. If it’s cheaper and easier, or the physical is really hard to get (looking at you grounded), then I’ll go digital. Otherwise, I try to get the game physically.
I do both. I buy physical if the game can and will run by itself like single-player games (TLOU, FF16, etc). I buy games digitally for mostly multiplayer games that requires persistent server connection (Ubisoft games, CoD, etc) as those games don’t have value to keep or sell when servers eventually shut down.
Both, definitely a fan of physical but this gen I have more digital than physical. Also having the portal incentivizes more digital for when you want to game away from your console. The digital deals are very tempting as well
The issue I have with digital is that you dont own the games. On PS5 they could close the store one day and I dont like that, for PC/steam deck I only go with digital because steam is more reliable. I didnt pick up a PS5 but on PS4 I had like a 90/10 split in favor of physical. On my switch I installed custom firmware on it and run games off of a SD card and will do the same on Switch 2, but I have some physical games on the switch too.
Great video, couldn’t put it any better. While my most recent games have been digital across most platforms. My Xbox series S & Steamdeck Oled are digital consoles, but I do appreciate the charm & some benefits of physical games too. Answer is both unless ur console is digital one
It depends. I prefer physical due to having it on my shelf and being able put the disc in. As for digital, it’s due to discounts and sales at the time which physical doesn’t have until at least a year or so down the road.
Digital discounts are hit and miss. Occasionally you get a deal better than the physical. But 9/10 times on any given day, the physical will be cheaper in my local second-hand store than digital. Hell, I often see 4+ year old games for full price digitally.... (Only Steam has good deals. Xbox and PlayStation especially are rip-off central)
Mostly physical since with digital you're only renting them, digital may sound easier to use, but paying full price for something you don't own it's definitely a deal breaker for me.
Honestly after a few years of going digital on games, I get sad when I look at all my empty shelves around the gaming center. I think I also miss the childhood nostalgia of choosing between them and physically booting it up... maybe even blowing out the ports lmao
@@uchhia_adi26 series s will have support for longer. If all u want is to play the current games then go for the ps. New games wont be released to the ps4 pro.
I guess I keep buying games digitally with the mindset that if anything ever happens whether it be theft of my PlayStation or it just gets destroyed in multiple ways, it’ll just be in my library where I can download it on any other PS5 in the world.
Physical 1 because game stop used games 2 you get the case which looks insane when it’s a steal book or even just the plastic case biggest mistake was getting a digital ps5
Physical All The Way. Only the DLC should be Online. It is way better and cost-saving for companies to make physical games and only use the servers of their online stores for DLC & Online multiplayer services. Also saves us a lot on memory space.
@@cryptocsguy9282 wow. U laugh a lot at simple logic. Well, servers take more cost to maintain and there is more risk in maintaining this whereas the Physical disks are owned without the chance of losing their ownership like PSN take down games from store like DriveClub etc. The economies id scale (benefits of large-scale production) through physical games is also a cost saver for companies and they can be sold with complete transfer of ownership.
Lately I've been going digital to reduce the amount of physical space used in my home, and also prices on digital (when on sale) have often been WAY less than physical in my own experience. Also, I know this sounds lame, but it's nice not having to get up and swap out discs to change games.
This happened to me plenty of times. I remember when my ps4 kept locking the digital games, preventing me from playing it for some unknown reason. It would last for days.
See it would be nice if we could just buy physical games, install them, then run them purely digitally. The issue of course is buying a game, installing it, then returning it or selling it and just playing the digital install for free. I wonder if there's a system that could fix that issue and enable this option because I think for most of us who want to preserve/collect games, this would be the best solution.
Dude, I have so many games, like, thousands of them. I don't even buy physical copies anymore 'cause I'd need a whole extra apartment just to store them all. The only platform I still buy physical games for is my Switch, but that's just because I don't want to use up all my storage space. On PS5 and Xbox, they force you to install the game anyway, so I might as well just buy them digitally in the first place.
@@diegovb96Depends on the game. Plenty of digital games go on sale for $10 or less. Especially on switch. Especially indie games. You probably would never even find physical copies for many of them.
As of upgrading my internet to 1 gig fiber, I prefer digital. I can download games wayyy faster than the slow disc drive. For example a 100 gb game on disc takes over a hour to install from disc drive. I can down load it in 14 minites. Plus swapping in and oit pf games is hard to pass up once you experience the convience of that.
Digital is the best....don't have to worry about the game getting scratched or damaged, it stays in your libraries and with how consoles are now you can still play older games on your new consoles.
@@Kennycheesemangreat. Not everyone is possessed by OCD like you. Get out of the cave. How many discs you gonna keep at your place? It's like I won't use Netflix, but gonna buy and keep millions of discs at my home.
I think they have their advantages and disadvantages like physical doesn't take much storage but they can also get damaged but digital takes storage but doesn't get damaged
Physical media every time I go into Retro Raven which is a game store near my house it's like a scavenger hunt finding my next adventure that I can go on or buying my PS4 games on Amazon is always fun
It's funny because people still listen to music but no one is walking around with a cd player. Games will be all digital at some point. I'm surprised it's taking so long.
@@jeffghant4760yet there are still people who listen to vinyl record. The feeling of owning and collecting physical media is a joy to some people. In the end physical format will never die.
@@jeffghant4760My games are mostly digital, but paying 80$ for a 10 year old call of duty is really dumb. I just buy it online as a physical copy can be around 15$ 😂
Physical so if the console stops working unexpectedly I still can play games when I get a new console Edit: it’s cause it saves you a lot of money over re-buying every game you had.
Tough question I used to be on your side of keeping physical disks but the more next gen games come out, it’s become more of a habit to buy them digitally
Gift. Glad to have found your channel when the first rdr2 video came out! Now I’m checking for upload notifications daily! Hours of sleep have been lost but it’s been much worth it 🤣
Physical copies all day for the simple fact that 1. I hate digital stuff and 2. What if something happens like you accidentally wipe out and delete your digital copy then what? There's no solution. So for me physical discs copies of games.
Digital always, but only if you actually own it. I pirate my games, so I actually OWN them. I don't own a license to play the game that can be taken away at any time, I actually have the game files and can play whenever, however. Physical copies take up physical space, can stop working, can be lost, and are just a hassle to deal with. However the trend of not actually owning the games you buy digitally is awful.
I prefer digital for the reasons you mentioned. It's more convenient to be able to just buy the game directly from the console and download it, and also be able to switch games on the fly at the push of a button. It also saves space if you don't have a lot of room for a shelf or something to put all your physical games. Physical games just don't feel "physical" anymore, if that makes sense. Cases are empty, no instructions or anything, sometimes the full game isn't even on the disc or cartridge and you need to download additional content online anyways.
Although I like physical more, I do agree with your point with the cases and stuff being empty. But I do get some games that have things in the case mainly indie games does this.
Physical All The Way. Only the DLC should be Online. It is way better and cost-saving for companies to make physical games and only use the servers of their online stores for DLC & Online multiplayer services. Saves us storage memory by a lot
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Digital all the way, Getting to play all my games on the go with my backbone or switching between games without having to replace disk is big win for me.
Depends on the game. If I want to make sure I have access to it forever, physical. If I want early access, play through it and MAYBE play it again in the future, digital.
For real! I am fairly new to collecting although i do still have my ps2 & gamecube from when i was little. But with my switch i am always looking for games in the Nintendo store but theres always that feeling of buying a game, getting home then remembering you got a new game to play & its a little trophy
I like having physical games just to see my collection and sometimes the box art is actually cool. I miss the days where inside the box had the pamphlet and info. But ngl digital games isn’t all that bad. After playing gamepass I realized how nice it is to just be able to switch to any game you have without getting up to change or find the disk.
I like the idea of having the cases on a shelf and see my collection, but two of the main reasons I don't like digital is cause yeah, I don't feel like I own them technically, and two if you switch your account or lose your old one like I did you can't get them back im pretty sure, but luckily all my games were discs so I didn't lose anything important
Depends, I’m older generation so was always a physical disk guy. I like buying games second hand and looking for deals but ive bought digital games when there is a sale. It basically all boils down to price for me and whether I can wait for the right deal physical or digital. I’m worried tho if we ever go all digital because once you only have a single marketplace to buy games from then companies can charge what they want and keep prices artificially higher for longer. Look at Alan Wake 2, I loved the first game and want to play the second but I refuse to pay €70 especially for a digital copy i never really own and can’t recoup some money by selling on second hand like a physical copy
A few years ago i was full physical. Sold them via internet once i finished. It was the best thing to save money. But nowaday i'm clearly full digital. I have way less free time. I don't want to bother going to shops or wait a game to be send to me.
I feel like it depends. so for me I prefer digital because you don’t have to worry about space as much like four the physical copies. However, there is something about physical copies that just have a better aesthetic to them.
To be honest it’s good to have a collection of both I think most gamers are like this 👍 Doesn’t really matter game collections come and go Nothing lasts forever.
In my house, video games are highly frowned upon/forbidden. I’ve gotten in a lot of trouble over the years whenever physical games got delivered to the door or found in my room. So in order to help conceal them I buy digital. However, when I get my own place I’ll go back to physical.
If both options are available, then hard copy because you can resell. However, I just learned that DLC are region bound, which means if you get the wrong copy of the game, you'll have to find a way to play it.
I prefer physical, but I've got to admit that lately I've been buying mostly digital just to save space. I live in a tiny apartment, so I don't have that much room for games. It's also kind of a pain having to swap out the disc when I want to play something else. These days I save physical purchases for the must-buy games only.
The most annoying things about modern collector’s editions isn’t even that they just come with the digital version, but that they also will often include a steelbook case for the physical game WITHOUT GIVING YOU THE PHYSICAL GAME
Truck driver hipped me on to buying the box that does digital and disc because if internet goes down at least you’d be able to still play offline. This is why I chose physical copies. Plus you could still sell games
Always the physical,I love put up on the shelf and seeing it on the shelf even without playing it.When somebody coming they will see your game collection on the shelf unlike digital you will need to open your console to be able to see the game you owned.Sometimes on digital you forget some game you owned
I prefer physical because if your game system break then you have to buy a new system in redownload everything or if the online store is no longer available in the future you won't be able to re-download games and not to mention you can buy games used with physical
Which do you prefer?
What if someone gifts you a disc game? Like your auntie or great great great cousin? But i have to agree on both, but still, im getting both
Both
Physical all day as get box and ark work as wel and it's nice see allhame stack on your self
Digital
Depends which is cheaper.
Always physical games.
It's not about selling, it's about owning your games forever.
indeed
What if it needs an update
How’s The Crew? Technically you own it forever, but you can’t play it anymore
So digital games are not forever ?
All it takes is to switch off the servers/release certain update and even physical game will become unplayable. So yeah, all you'd own will be a disc and nice packaging.
I choose physical games as I like to make a collection of games
Edit: thanks for 2k likes
Me evertime i buy a digital game i buy an empty case and print the cover of that game and just add it to my collections 😂
@@user-rk2wv2uv6nhow do u print the covers where do u get the cover art from to print? There's a game sleeve i would very much like to replace
I buy physical used then just sell them and break even. Easy way to enjoy games but not spend more than few bucks
No feikin way for real?!?!?!?!
So u can't make a collection digitally?
Physical, because even if you lose your account, you still have your games.
My Xbox alone included on the digital purchase is worth £2500
I totally agree with your opinion
Yes but i they can also get damaged but i kike your opinion
How do you lose your account???
That's why you duplicate your games into another folder.
I need to actually own them instead of them randomly deciding in the future that my Digital Purchase is not ownership, so definitely Physical.
TRUE!
This is such a dead reason though, because has this actually ever happened to you? Probably a 0.0001% chance of that actually happening, and when it does happen it's most likely an old game that you don't play anymore.
@@SleemShady7 look at what happened to the crew, people still played it but *poof*. now its gone
If you're afraid of the game being removed from your digital library, they've probably implemented ways to deactivate your physical copy. Look at "The Crew" which is entirely unplayable, physical or otherwise.
One question that might make you open your eyes: how come when you put your disc in, the console needs to download the game on the console? It’s because we aren’t buying the games themselves. You are buying the license to play the game. Therefore, there is no difference between the two. However, you do have a physical copy to loan to a friend to try. But you will always need that copy of the physical to play the game
All physically, I keep all of my digital purchases for my PC as that’s an open platform
Wdym by that? An open platform?
@@TheFunnyDictator PC you can buy from multiple stores. Playstation, Xbox, and Switch only have one store. So no competition means higher prices.
So Physical games is the only competition they have left.
Good mindset👍
PC has stopped using physical media for a while now, so even if you wanted to buy physical for PC, you can't.
@@darklex5150 What was the last game for PC that was physically released? GTA V?
Physical feels more satisfying
That Vice City and FF7 Rebirth wall mount is fire 🔥
For me I’m a real believer of physical media I own almost 400 movies on physical media. Consisting of dvd blue ray and 4K I’m the same with games too but sometimes I see a game on sale digitally 50-70% less than the physical version. I can’t pass it up but I’d always try to pick physical media first when you can for when the price is right.
I love the physical copy of games as I always collected them since my childhood and I love to see the covers too
Used to love to smell the brand new instruction book inside after opening 😅
@@Shoto_Mist Another reason to love physical copies I guess😂
@@Shoto_Mistthere are no instructions anymore 😢
I only buy and collect physical games. Physical media is the only way.
The issue now is that most game hard copy or not you need internet to play or load the game
You can get old games like call of duty ghosts where is still 80$ in the ps5 store for some reason for like 10$ physical so it’s way better in many ways
@@L.Lmostly only an Xbox issue
That’s for people who can’t let go of payphones 😂
@@L.LNot true it’s a dumb lie. Ps5 discs all have a playable version of the game on the disc, you can copy with no internet. It just doesn’t have any updates which need internet. But the discs have a version of the game playable on them.
digital has always been a go for me . less messy , organized and doesn’t mess up my OCD .
Selling trading and lending is definitely a big plus. But one important function many dont talk about is how installing from a disc can be faster than downloading off the web, those with poor speeds will benefit greatly from it. Also the goodies games come with like sonic plus origin (artbook) and Bombrush Cyber Funk (graffitti stickers) and Stray (picture cards) makes it a fun experience in and out of the game.
Definitely. Even a PS4 installs games as fast as if you had a 200 Mbps line, and the PS5 is even faster.
"You have all (digital) games in one place"
Me who have all disk in one drawer:
Would be awesome to have a game rack on the wall to openly display all the game cases (like in a store)
@@diegovb96you could probably DIY one for less than $50
@n_word_gaming probably even less (you'll be surprised what people trow away ) if you make it from used parts like planks and stuff
Physical all the way❤
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@@AaronJk12378 sorry bro.. my dirty mind…
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@@Ang14xedits. what?
Physical means that you have them as a nice looking collection in a shelf, but need to find the disk, also u can get them used for cheaper.
Digital is faster but more expensive, and you can keep your games across future generations of the consoles.
Your last statement is only a reality if Sony says so.
@@lordspalse0062 I was speaking abt Xbox idk much about ps
Physical primarily since I love seeing the games I’ve collected over the years at a shelf. Plus it’s a fun to shop at games stores. However, for my PC, I have no choice but digital.
I do everything physical. I’ve had a buddy who lost access to a digital game and Sony said he had to buy a new download. To me it feels safer to have that physical game and it looks neat on a shelf!
Was the game a free download to begin with?
That never happens unless he forgot his account or got banned lol
@@jeffghant4760if you paid for a game once, you shouldn’t have to pay for it again, full stop
Physical All The Way. Only the DLC should be Online. It is way better and cost-saving for companies to make physical games and only use the servers of their online stores for DLC & Online multiplayer services.
Ok and
I usually get digital stuff when possible, but for discontinued or delisted games, that’s why we still need a good mix of both.
Depends. If it’s cheaper and easier, or the physical is really hard to get (looking at you grounded), then I’ll go digital. Otherwise, I try to get the game physically.
Physical, I paid for these games, should be able to play them whenever I want, even after Sony decides to close their online store
What if the game required a patch or big update
@@PhantasmThethen you simply download. I’d prefer that over having games I paid (rent) for taken away without permission.
@@keemium the physical becomes a paperweight though if you can't access the patch or update
Theres a site where you can check which games need day one patches. They’re basically negligible. Pretty much all games are fine without patches.
Physical is just a key to download the game. Either you let MS keep the key for you or you keep your own key. Simple as that
I like physical games. Steel books and collectors additions are a great collection of great games
I do both. I buy physical if the game can and will run by itself like single-player games (TLOU, FF16, etc).
I buy games digitally for mostly multiplayer games that requires persistent server connection (Ubisoft games, CoD, etc) as those games don’t have value to keep or sell when servers eventually shut down.
If u get it digitally, u can also play it on your PlayStation portal
Physical games baby!!!
Both, definitely a fan of physical but this gen I have more digital than physical. Also having the portal incentivizes more digital for when you want to game away from your console. The digital deals are very tempting as well
I'm with this guy
@@bslomof-1901Me too
The issue I have with digital is that you dont own the games. On PS5 they could close the store one day and I dont like that, for PC/steam deck I only go with digital because steam is more reliable. I didnt pick up a PS5 but on PS4 I had like a 90/10 split in favor of physical. On my switch I installed custom firmware on it and run games off of a SD card and will do the same on Switch 2, but I have some physical games on the switch too.
Great video, couldn’t put it any better.
While my most recent games have been digital across most platforms.
My Xbox series S & Steamdeck Oled are digital consoles, but I do appreciate the charm & some benefits of physical games too.
Answer is both unless ur console is digital one
PHYSICAL MEDIA ONLY
It depends. I prefer physical due to having it on my shelf and being able put the disc in. As for digital, it’s due to discounts and sales at the time which physical doesn’t have until at least a year or so down the road.
Digital discounts are hit and miss. Occasionally you get a deal better than the physical. But 9/10 times on any given day, the physical will be cheaper in my local second-hand store than digital. Hell, I often see 4+ year old games for full price digitally....
(Only Steam has good deals. Xbox and PlayStation especially are rip-off central)
Mostly physical since with digital you're only renting them, digital may sound easier to use, but paying full price for something you don't own it's definitely a deal breaker for me.
Your wall mount is pretty sick 🤧
Honestly after a few years of going digital on games, I get sad when I look at all my empty shelves around the gaming center. I think I also miss the childhood nostalgia of choosing between them and physically booting it up... maybe even blowing out the ports lmao
Ps all the way not even a question
Second hand *PS4 pro*
or
second hand *Xbox series s*
( Almost same price )
@@uchhia_adi26 series s
why bro PS4pro has
1 Extra storage (slow) 🤡
2 Disk availablity
3 Better games and library
4 Better controller
Only thing I hate is ( hard drive)
@@uchhia_adi26 series s will have support for longer. If all u want is to play the current games then go for the ps. New games wont be released to the ps4 pro.
I just love these vids they are so chill no guy screaming just a nice dude telling us something about gaming
I guess I keep buying games digitally with the mindset that if anything ever happens whether it be theft of my PlayStation or it just gets destroyed in multiple ways, it’ll just be in my library where I can download it on any other PS5 in the world.
Physical, the games go on sale way more often than digital and are often less expensive when stores need to move copies
Physical 1 because game stop used games 2 you get the case which looks insane when it’s a steal book or even just the plastic case biggest mistake was getting a digital ps5
Physical All The Way. Only the DLC should be Online. It is way better and cost-saving for companies to make physical games and only use the servers of their online stores for DLC & Online multiplayer services. Also saves us a lot on memory space.
How is physical = to better cist savings 😂😂😂😂@@bivv93
@@cryptocsguy9282 wow. U laugh a lot at simple logic. Well, servers take more cost to maintain and there is more risk in maintaining this whereas the Physical disks are owned without the chance of losing their ownership like PSN take down games from store like DriveClub etc. The economies id scale (benefits of large-scale production) through physical games is also a cost saver for companies and they can be sold with complete transfer of ownership.
Physical
Because even if you're not gonna sell them and want to switch from ps4 to a ps5 it will be easy to use your old games
You realize that digital games carry over?
Serugbm.
Digital: Convenience
Disc: Eye candy
Laziness is not " convenience".
@@Anonymous-wb3nzIt’s convenient lol
@@Anonymous-wb3nzis somebody butt hurt?
@@SkyrimKnight1 dies somebody have an IQ of 65?
@@Anonymous-wb3nz of 69 to be exact.
Btw, you can edit your comment and fix it.
*Does
Lately I've been going digital to reduce the amount of physical space used in my home, and also prices on digital (when on sale) have often been WAY less than physical in my own experience. Also, I know this sounds lame, but it's nice not having to get up and swap out discs to change games.
Worst part about buying your games on the store is when wifi is under maintenance and not working the whole day or the an entire week.
It’s useless especially playing online
This happened to me plenty of times. I remember when my ps4 kept locking the digital games, preventing me from playing it for some unknown reason. It would last for days.
@@neverbeganforme if that happened to me, i would never buy digital ever again.
Still useless if physical requires updates
The country i live in has no good internet plans, thus the reasons i buy physical discs because i don't want to wait 3 days for a 60 gb game
What country do you live in?
@@daleadams6097 egypt.
@@daleadams6097 egypt.
See it would be nice if we could just buy physical games, install them, then run them purely digitally. The issue of course is buying a game, installing it, then returning it or selling it and just playing the digital install for free. I wonder if there's a system that could fix that issue and enable this option because I think for most of us who want to preserve/collect games, this would be the best solution.
Something about putting ur disc in feels beautiful
Dude, I have so many games, like, thousands of them. I don't even buy physical copies anymore 'cause I'd need a whole extra apartment just to store them all. The only platform I still buy physical games for is my Switch, but that's just because I don't want to use up all my storage space. On PS5 and Xbox, they force you to install the game anyway, so I might as well just buy them digitally in the first place.
Digital benefit is that you can get great deal and discount on games.
Physical are cheaper on Amazon tho
Not after games get older. Also there is discounts on physical copys and digital will never be cheaper than used
Unless you're tryna buy a physical copy of Castlevania Symphony of the Night @@diegovb96
@@diegovb96Depends on the game. Plenty of digital games go on sale for $10 or less. Especially on switch. Especially indie games. You probably would never even find physical copies for many of them.
@@diegovb96I got need for speed rivals for 1.75 dollars. payback for 3. And Arkham night for 4. It’s definitely cheaper for older games
I mostly play games on PC through Steam and I can’t ever see myself going back but I did always love displaying my physical games
As of upgrading my internet to 1 gig fiber, I prefer digital. I can download games wayyy faster than the slow disc drive. For example a 100 gb game on disc takes over a hour to install from disc drive. I can down load it in 14 minites. Plus swapping in and oit pf games is hard to pass up once you experience the convience of that.
Digital is the best....don't have to worry about the game getting scratched or damaged, it stays in your libraries and with how consoles are now you can still play older games on your new consoles.
my games stay in my case or go straight into my ps5, they aint getting scratched
Blu rays are very durable and don't really get scratched
And scratch’s is why I prefer cartridges then VGDs. Im still upset that sega went from cartridges to disks
@@Kennycheesemangreat. Not everyone is possessed by OCD like you. Get out of the cave. How many discs you gonna keep at your place? It's like I won't use Netflix, but gonna buy and keep millions of discs at my home.
@godoflove143 Keeping disks in a case like you're supposed to do means you got OCD now? Sounds like you just lazy to me.
I think they have their advantages and disadvantages like physical doesn't take much storage but they can also get damaged but digital takes storage but doesn't get damaged
Physical media every time I go into Retro Raven which is a game store near my house it's like a scavenger hunt finding my next adventure that I can go on or buying my PS4 games on Amazon is always fun
Use to be physical but I’m starting to go digital mainly for the ease of use. Swapping discs can be a pain.
It's funny because people still listen to music but no one is walking around with a cd player. Games will be all digital at some point. I'm surprised it's taking so long.
@@jeffghant4760 physical usually get discounted before digital plus resale and collectibility I can see why it’s taking longer.
@@jeffghant4760yet there are still people who listen to vinyl record. The feeling of owning and collecting physical media is a joy to some people. In the end physical format will never die.
And the noise the console makes once you put the disc is unpleasant 😆
@@jeffghant4760My games are mostly digital, but paying 80$ for a 10 year old call of duty is really dumb. I just buy it online as a physical copy can be around 15$ 😂
Physical copies
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Right now I’m digital it’s just simply easier to deal with and I find the online sales are better than the game stop sales or used games
From when I have a ps5 Digital Is my best friend
Physical so if the console stops working unexpectedly I still can play games when I get a new console
Edit: it’s cause it saves you a lot of money over re-buying every game you had.
You can re-download the digital when you get a new one..??
@@daleadams6097 but you save money if you already have them.
Re-download the game on the new console: ❌
Buy the game on physical for no reason: ✅
Right. In case another internet black out, I’ll still be able to play.
I’ve been a physical collector since the NES days. But digital is cool in its own right but when it comes to nostalgia collection, physical hands down
i love the disc going inside and popping out
No one has ever been impressed by a PNG collection, so I prefer physical
Tough question I used to be on your side of keeping physical disks but the more next gen games come out, it’s become more of a habit to buy them digitally
I would honestly prefer physical, but having to put in a disc when switching games is a dealbreaker for me :/
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Physical copies all day for the simple fact that 1. I hate digital stuff and 2. What if something happens like you accidentally wipe out and delete your digital copy then what? There's no solution. So for me physical discs copies of games.
Gow tf do you "additionally wipe out" a game 😂
Digital always, but only if you actually own it. I pirate my games, so I actually OWN them. I don't own a license to play the game that can be taken away at any time, I actually have the game files and can play whenever, however.
Physical copies take up physical space, can stop working, can be lost, and are just a hassle to deal with. However the trend of not actually owning the games you buy digitally is awful.
Physical games for me. You actually own them. Also, it’s nice seeing the artwork on the cases and the discs themselves.
All my games are digital. All in one place and I truly hope it will go all digital soon.
I prefer digital for the reasons you mentioned. It's more convenient to be able to just buy the game directly from the console and download it, and also be able to switch games on the fly at the push of a button. It also saves space if you don't have a lot of room for a shelf or something to put all your physical games. Physical games just don't feel "physical" anymore, if that makes sense. Cases are empty, no instructions or anything, sometimes the full game isn't even on the disc or cartridge and you need to download additional content online anyways.
Although I like physical more, I do agree with your point with the cases and stuff being empty. But I do get some games that have things in the case mainly indie games does this.
Physical All The Way. Only the DLC should be Online. It is way better and cost-saving for companies to make physical games and only use the servers of their online stores for DLC & Online multiplayer services. Saves us storage memory by a lot
Interesting point of view that games doesent feel the same!
@TISUAL what do indie games have inside?
@@cryptocsguy9282 Some examples I seen them have are instruction booklets, art book, stickers, poster, keychains, or even a pizza coupon
Digital, no lost or scratched disc’s. I can just select the game out of library as well, without putting in a disc
I prefer cartridges then discs
The main advantage buying digital is saving the time when you look for the game whether it's offline market or online it just same time 😂
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For those who says u can lose ur account, u can lose physical version too, no cap.
Digital is the future of gaming.
No, it really isn't.
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I hope so.
Physical, Because when you look at them on your shelf you have all these memories of your life in the open world games!
DAYUMM! Where did you get those wall mounts?? 🤩
Digital all the way, Getting to play all my games on the go with my backbone or switching between games without having to replace disk is big win for me.
Backbone?
@@cryptocsguy9282 yeah, the backbone one, its device to add on your phone to use playstation/ xbox remote play.
Depends on the game. If I want to make sure I have access to it forever, physical. If I want early access, play through it and MAYBE play it again in the future, digital.
For real! I am fairly new to collecting although i do still have my ps2 & gamecube from when i was little. But with my switch i am always looking for games in the Nintendo store but theres always that feeling of buying a game, getting home then remembering you got a new game to play & its a little trophy
I like having physical games just to see my collection and sometimes the box art is actually cool. I miss the days where inside the box had the pamphlet and info. But ngl digital games isn’t all that bad. After playing gamepass I realized how nice it is to just be able to switch to any game you have without getting up to change or find the disk.
I like the idea of having the cases on a shelf and see my collection, but two of the main reasons I don't like digital is cause yeah, I don't feel like I own them technically, and two if you switch your account or lose your old one like I did you can't get them back im pretty sure, but luckily all my games were discs so I didn't lose anything important
Nothing soothes my soul more than seeing stacks of my physical games
Depends, I’m older generation so was always a physical disk guy. I like buying games second hand and looking for deals but ive bought digital games when there is a sale. It basically all boils down to price for me and whether I can wait for the right deal physical or digital. I’m worried tho if we ever go all digital because once you only have a single marketplace to buy games from then companies can charge what they want and keep prices artificially higher for longer. Look at Alan Wake 2, I loved the first game and want to play the second but I refuse to pay €70 especially for a digital copy i never really own and can’t recoup some money by selling on second hand like a physical copy
Dude ur collection is insane mad respect just got an x box x series I love it I want a ps5 now I want it all do u have a xbox x series ?
I prefer physical games cause I like going to the store buying them opening them and having them on my shelf until I decide to get rid of them
I have 90 physical PS4 & PS5 games. I started collecting last June when I got a PS5 😊❤
A few years ago i was full physical. Sold them via internet once i finished.
It was the best thing to save money.
But nowaday i'm clearly full digital. I have way less free time. I don't want to bother going to shops or wait a game to be send to me.
Mix of both
Cheaper hard to get retro and Indies or heavily discounted games as digital. More expensive games on disc so resale is an option.
Love my physical. It's yours forever and plus it's also uncensored if it got patched. Also where did you buy the wall display for the GTA Vice City?(:
I feel like it depends. so for me I prefer digital because you don’t have to worry about space as much like four the physical copies.
However, there is something about physical copies that just have a better aesthetic to them.
Physical by a landslide, plus when u mod a PS5 you can run your copies to play digitally
To be honest it’s good to have a collection of both I think most gamers are like this 👍
Doesn’t really matter
game collections come and go
Nothing lasts forever.
I have the best of both. I don't know how long we're gonna be like this but, the disc's are great, buy them cheap are our digital copies as well.
In my house, video games are highly frowned upon/forbidden. I’ve gotten in a lot of trouble over the years whenever physical games got delivered to the door or found in my room. So in order to help conceal them I buy digital. However, when I get my own place I’ll go back to physical.
If both options are available, then hard copy because you can resell. However, I just learned that DLC are region bound, which means if you get the wrong copy of the game, you'll have to find a way to play it.
I prefer physical, but I've got to admit that lately I've been buying mostly digital just to save space. I live in a tiny apartment, so I don't have that much room for games. It's also kind of a pain having to swap out the disc when I want to play something else.
These days I save physical purchases for the must-buy games only.
I buy my favorites again on disc. I prefer digital though since the disc drive is loud.
I think seeing more digital it's a sign of things to come I have done both over years I find myself going digital more often these days
The most annoying things about modern collector’s editions isn’t even that they just come with the digital version, but that they also will often include a steelbook case for the physical game WITHOUT GIVING YOU THE PHYSICAL GAME
Truck driver hipped me on to buying the box that does digital and disc because if internet goes down at least you’d be able to still play offline. This is why I chose physical copies. Plus you could still sell games
Always the physical,I love put up on the shelf and seeing it on the shelf even without playing it.When somebody coming they will see your game collection on the shelf unlike digital you will need to open your console to be able to see the game you owned.Sometimes on digital you forget some game you owned
I prefer physical because if your game system break then you have to buy a new system in redownload everything or if the online store is no longer available in the future you won't be able to re-download games and not to mention you can buy games used with physical