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GameStop Stock Plummets After A 27.5% Decrease In Holiday Sales
seether:
--- Quote from: shawndude82 on January 15, 2020, 06:40:15 pm ---I wouldn't say physical media is declining. I predict digital is going to collapse eventually. People want to own what they buy, digital games don't work that way. You can pay a lot of money for something digital, and it's only yours until the company behind it decides to cancel it's availability (ex: Scott Pilgrim, TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled, P.T.). Physical copies will always be preferable.
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This may be the most uninformed opinion ever expressed on the internet.
pzeke:
Okay, in regards to the topic, fuck GameStop.
With that in particular out of the way, while I don't subscribe to the idea that digital will collapse and understand physical media will eventually cease to exist, as dramatic as it may sound, there's still a market for it—I'd venture to guess that out of 10 people, at least half would choose physical media. Once people realize the cons digital media has, they favor physical again; I've seen this around the Internet, and with people I know, where they stated they were on board until the streaming service they were subscribed to no longer had a movie or show they wanted to watch. And for the sake of this example, shawndude82 listed three games—well, two and a demo—that perfectly exemplify this disadvantage. I know, tough luck, but that's certainly a major point why many, not just collector's, prefer physical media.
For that I absolutely agree with shawndude82 that physical copies will always be preferable.
Lastly, one could also argue that the preference of digital media could also be a generational thing. Convenience is almost always the main talking point kids from Generation Z have.
--- Quote from: bikingjahuty on January 16, 2020, 01:39:57 am ---I know many disagree with me on this, but I think the Model X, PS5, and maybe Nintendo's next console will be the last game consoles to use physical media. After this next gen, it will be digital or nothing.
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Possibly. It has crossed my mind; I've given it a 50/50 chance of it happening. But as that age-old adage goes, only time will tell.
kamikazekeeg:
--- Quote from: shawndude82 on January 15, 2020, 06:40:15 pm ---I wouldn't say physical media is declining. I predict digital is going to collapse eventually. People want to own what they buy, digital games don't work that way. You can pay a lot of money for something digital, and it's only yours until the company behind it decides to cancel it's availability (ex: Scott Pilgrim, TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled, P.T.). Physical copies will always be preferable.
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There's nothing showing a collapse, everything is pointing towards physical going away and digital being the standard, I mean PC gaming has been almost entirely digital for years now anyways. Physical copies only matter to those that actually care about having it physical. A lot of kids and teens are growing up nowadays in a world of mostly streaming movies and music, with smart phones and tablets that bring them their entertainment, the desire for physical copies won't matter as much to them as it does for those like a number of us here who remember video stores and other local retailers who sold/rented actual physical games.
Not that I think it'll be soon, places like the United States don't have the infrastructure setup for going full digital yet, with a lot of people still having either no internet, bad internet, or have to deal with data caps. Still a generation or two away from that, but it'll happen eventually.
And there will always be people who prefer physical, I'm one that grabs physical when I can, but this won't be the norm down the road.
kashell:
I give Game Stop a lot of guff, but I'd hate to see them all go. Like everyone else on this site, I like my physical media. But, the writing is on the wall. I think it's just a matter of "when."
oldgamerz:
--- Quote from: pzeke on January 15, 2020, 07:08:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: shawndude82 on January 15, 2020, 06:40:15 pm ---I wouldn't say physical media is declining. I predict digital is going to collapse eventually. People want to own what they buy, digital games don't work that way. You can pay a lot of money for something digital, and it's only yours until the company behind it decides to cancel it's availability (ex: Scott Pilgrim, TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled, P.T.). Physical copies will always be preferable.
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praying
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