Completely different markets. Why hasn't consoles allowed me to upgrade my graphics card.
Completely different markets. Why hasn't consoles allowed me to upgrade my graphics card.
Movies and DVDs are still being made.Yes, it has shifted, but that doesn't mean it's going to be a nonstop shift until it's 100% digital, 0% physical. I feel like people in this thread aren't realizing this. They're trying to make digital more appealing, for profit reasons, but physical media is still massive and not going away.
I'm not acting like it's 80-20. But I can see a lot of big companies moving in that direction. The infrastructure is there. Australia may have generally crappier internet than other places, but we've had unlimited plans for nearly 20 years.Digital has overtaken physical in a year with COVID 19 and you are acting like its 80-20. It isn't that I don't want a pure digital future, its the fact that you are completely assuming everyone lives in an area with access to broadband. Until that is a reality, until 1TB data caps are gone, etc. then physical will be an option. No console manufacture or game publisher is leaving that money on the table.
Our local Walmart got remodeled and now the game sections are a fraction of what they were. More accessories, consoles, and TVs everywhere, and more phones and tablets and things, but definitely less actual games in game cases. But there are Xbox/PSN/Google/Amazon gift cards every 6 feet it seems.I love physical movies but it has been a while since I walked to the back of my local Walmart to see what they have on hand. To my surprise there were no movies on the shelves.
I asked an employee if they were just remodeling and they respond they are getting rid of it altogether. The horror!
This happening a year after one of the biggest TV shows ends and the highest grossing movie ever is released.
I don't know how widespread this is but it can't be disputed streaming and downloading has struck a death blow to brick and mortar rental stores at least in the States.
Digital is making up an increasing portion of game sales. This gen almost every retail game had a digital store version. Next gen the twins are releasing digital-only versions on their boxes.
It may not happen quickly or at all, but do you think game physical games will become more of a quaint reminder of a bygone era for collectors in the decades to come?
Completely different markets. Why hasn't consoles allowed me to upgrade my graphics card.
You cant answer a question with another question.
What does an upgradable graphics card have to do with PC's switch to becoming an entirely digitised marketplace?
PC sat alongside Console games for the longest time , MMO's took the ownership out of the equation and made the subscription the important part.
Valve made the most anticipated PC exclusive digital only and unsealed the cork of Pc games' move to digital only.
We haven't had that Half Life 2 moment, but we are only moments away From something happening in the console space.
Half Life 2 definitely still had a physical release. It just required Steam.
It's funny you mention MMOs as they're one of the few genres where physical releases are still pretty big. Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft both still have physical releases.
Why imagine it when I still do? If I really like a movie or I think a movie I'm interested in watching will be a special one, I buy the DVD/Blu-Ray Disc.
Yep. It's a matter of time IMO.
Still surprised this gen wasn't the one where they nailed that coffin.
Right now many PS4/Switch physical games don't get Xbox physical release
The United States doesn't, the overwhelming majority of people have a 1TB cap. If they even have broadband.I'm not acting like it's 80-20. But I can see a lot of big companies moving in that direction. The infrastructure is there. Australia may have generally crappier internet than other places, but we've had unlimited plans for nearly 20 years.
Because they are two completely different markets. I would bet the majority of PC builders don't even put a optical drive in their system.You cant answer a question with another question.
What does an upgradable graphics card have to do with PC's switch to becoming an entirely digitised marketplace?
PC sat alongside Console games for the longest time , MMO's took the ownership out of the equation and made the subscription the important part.
Valve made the most anticipated PC exclusive digital only and unsealed the cork of Pc games' move to digital only.
We haven't had that Half Life 2 moment, but we are only moments away From something happening in the console space.
Because they are two completely different markets. I would bet the majority of PC builders don't even put a optical drive in their system.
I can buy a game key for a PC game cheaper than I can buy a console game which is why I don't mind digital on the PC.
It's already slowly going away. Many indie games are digital only, now we are seeing foreign games releasing locally with only digital options. Both Sony and Microsoft are now going to have cheaper digital only consoles. Lots of retail stores have already closed. I'm not suggesting physical is going to die soon, just where to buy them.Physical games are not going away any time soon. I could see it happening maybe in 10+ years (assuming infrastructure changes).
You're surprised that they didn't axe a revenue stream worth millions upon millions of dollars?Yep. It's a matter of time IMO.
Still surprised this gen wasn't the one where they nailed that coffin.
Indie games are an extremely weird barometer for judging this, there are more physical indie releases now than there were 5-10 years agoIt's already slowly going away. Many indie games are digital only, now we are seeing foreign games releasing locally with only digital options. Both Sony and Microsoft are now going to have cheaper digital only consoles. Lots of retail stores have already closed. I'm not suggesting physical is going to die soon, just where to buy them.
The fact is there is less and less of a need now for the disk. They all have to be installed and we always have patches.
Imagine acting so negatively towards someone for how they want to purchase something.
And yet, looking at this thread, games sections at Walmart are already shrinking.The United States doesn't, the overwhelming majority of people have a 1TB cap. If they even have broadband.
Physical games are not going away any time soon. I could see it happening maybe in 10+ years (assuming infrastructure changes).
They called that PS4 Pro, but instead of letting you upgrade your gpu they made you rebuy the whole computer.Completely different markets. Why hasn't consoles allowed me to upgrade my graphics card.
This is exactly the same development that has been happening in physical movie releases.There will ALWAYS be physical games. The real question is how much of said physical will there be?
Outside AAA titles, I think more and more titles are going to rely on services such as LRG or Super Rare Games.
I don't know if this is still the case, but the word from companies like Limited Run Games is that the minimum order for an Xbox run is significantly higher than Nintendo or Sony, to the point where the numbers aren't really workable. And, yeah, when you factor that in with the smaller install base, plus the fact that a lot of people who might buy a physical release on the Xbox One (especially in certain genres) probably also have access to a PS4 or Switch, it can be tough to make a case for it.Isn't this because Xbox One sales are lagging significantly behind?