Will get some use. I buy any must own games such as TLoU2, TW3 and Ghost digitally but stuff like SW Jedi on disc as its likely I'll finish and flick it off.
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So you are getting the PS5 disc version: Realistically, how often will you use it?
- Thread starter Genetrik
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I went back and forth this gen. I went digital only till i got GCU then went physical unless i found digital cheaper and then my GCU ended and now it's i buy digital unless i find physical cheaper.
Same will apply next-gen. I would rather go digital since i find it pointless to have all the plastic shit taking up space i never cared about collecting i care about best possible price and since i don't pay digital tax and our physical tax is outrageous i buy all games new digital. As the generation ends my PS4 is about 50/50 dig/physical, xbox is about 80/20 digital/physical and switch about 50/50.
Same will apply next-gen. I would rather go digital since i find it pointless to have all the plastic shit taking up space i never cared about collecting i care about best possible price and since i don't pay digital tax and our physical tax is outrageous i buy all games new digital. As the generation ends my PS4 is about 50/50 dig/physical, xbox is about 80/20 digital/physical and switch about 50/50.
I still buy most games physical, so I will be using the disc drive but only for games. I already have a Panasonic UB-820 4k player so won't use it for 4k UHD movies but PS5 will do as a backup 4k player.
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-Physical games allow me to collect, sell & lend them.
-They usually get cheaper faster than the digital version.
-I really only buy digital games if there's no disc version.
-PSN download speeds are horrible for me.
-When buying games as a gift, a physical copy feels better especially since you cannot buy the codes for PSN games directly.
-They usually get cheaper faster than the digital version.
-I really only buy digital games if there's no disc version.
-PSN download speeds are horrible for me.
-When buying games as a gift, a physical copy feels better especially since you cannot buy the codes for PSN games directly.
I prefer digital distribution and will continue to, but I got things like Days Gone for £15 on a sale on Amazon. If I didn't have a disc drive I wouldn't have been able to get it for such a cheap price because I'd have no way to play it. And after I finished it I lent it to a friend, who lent me Death Stranding.
So my PS5 disc drive will be used whenever there's a good deal on a physical game, and when I lend games from friends and stuff. So medium use, I'd say.
So my PS5 disc drive will be used whenever there's a good deal on a physical game, and when I lend games from friends and stuff. So medium use, I'd say.
Getting the disc version as there are large price differences between getting the more high profile games physical vs digital at launch here in Australia. Next game I'm getting for PS4 is Fairy Tail, which is $99.95 on PSN while at JB Hifi it is launching at $79. For the larger releases(GoT and TLOU2 recently), they generally go at $69 on launch day. I will use it for games I want at release but are not games I'm willing to shell out extra for to have the convenience of digital(D2, BL3 and P5R) recently.
Mixed libraries are a pain. Last time I had a mixed library was during the PS3 era. Switching from one game to another just to realize it wasn't digital and I had to get up...
look for the disc...
someone put the wrong disc in the case....
I keep looking for the disc....
can't find the disc in the other cases....
starting to sort completely unrelated discs into their correct cases....
fuck it I'll play something else that doesn't require a disc!
My PC has been all digital for more than 15 years. My PS4 was all digital except for KZ:SF that came with it. I will never go back to physical - but to have the OPTION sure is nice.
look for the disc...
someone put the wrong disc in the case....
I keep looking for the disc....
can't find the disc in the other cases....
starting to sort completely unrelated discs into their correct cases....
fuck it I'll play something else that doesn't require a disc!
My PC has been all digital for more than 15 years. My PS4 was all digital except for KZ:SF that came with it. I will never go back to physical - but to have the OPTION sure is nice.
As I said in that other thread, digital games are 43% more expensive than physical on launch day here. Why would I pay so much more for a vastly inferior version of the game. Can't lend a digital copy to a friend, trade it in, or pop it into a PC in 20 years and emulate it.
I'm mostly physical (but will buy games digital on a steep enough discount), and have a hefty physical PS4 library with games I haven't played, finished or experienced with Pro enhancements.
I'm mostly physical (but will buy games digital on a steep enough discount), and have a hefty physical PS4 library with games I haven't played, finished or experienced with Pro enhancements.
I buy almost all major AAA releases physical, unless I can wait until they drop significantly in price, because buying physical is ALWAYS cheaper than digital at launch (here in Japan at least).
And I need a disc drive to play my Blu-Ray movies.
And I need a disc drive to play my Blu-Ray movies.
Medium to High.
Why would I buy my games digitally if the store next door sells it 20 bucks less.
I only buy digital versions if they are convenient (it was nice during lockdown) or during sales.
Why would I buy my games digitally if the store next door sells it 20 bucks less.
I only buy digital versions if they are convenient (it was nice during lockdown) or during sales.
Digital prices are still a joke in the U.K. imo. Not competitive when you consider you can resell the physical version and make some money back to fund the next game. I only buy digital in a sale
Every launch game will be on disc, then from there on out it'll be my usual 80/20 digital to disc split. It's not about how much I'll use it though, it just makes almost zero sense to give up the option for $50 which is what the price difference will be.
I expect to use it a lot. I buy primarily physical games on consoles and I'll continue doing that on PS5.
Given it's currently the only way to play my PS4 titles I imagine that pretty much all my day one purchases will be disc-based. Everything else will probably be picked up in a PSN sale so I'm going to plump for 'medium'.
Normal game price for my country is 60€. PSN has always been 70€ because that makes a lot of sense. Therefore, i always buy disc even tho i would like to go digital.
And there are a lot of other people in the same situation. But clearly, the guy in charge of math at my country's PSN is probably some cousin or nephew of someone.
And there are a lot of other people in the same situation. But clearly, the guy in charge of math at my country's PSN is probably some cousin or nephew of someone.
I'm in the exact same boat as you are.
I'm expecting to use the disc drive 1-3 times max during the entire generation. The most likely scenario would be a really nice Final Fantasy collectors edition but otherwise I'm not sure what could get me to buy a physical version.
I'll use it for every AAA release I buy anywhere near launch, and a decent portion of those I buy later on. Those tend to take up a LOT of my gaming time, so I voted for high in the poll.
Honestly I wish we could do away with discs (it take SO MUCH space in the console), but it's unlikely that I'll ever want to not have a physical collection of games and I'm definitely never giving up the ability to sell my games if I can avoid it. If Sony sold games on physical license keys that you plug in the console I'd take the digital edition in a heartbeat.
Honestly I wish we could do away with discs (it take SO MUCH space in the console), but it's unlikely that I'll ever want to not have a physical collection of games and I'm definitely never giving up the ability to sell my games if I can avoid it. If Sony sold games on physical license keys that you plug in the console I'd take the digital edition in a heartbeat.
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Yeah same here. Let's go sit together in the "what am I doing" corner LOL
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That is a very very good point. I forgot about the kids dvds
I'll be using it for the big first party single player experiences. Buy, play, trade-in, rinse, repeat.
Vast majority of my games are on disc. I really only buy digital if I have to. And with BC then I have to have that drive, or I'd feel like I'm ripping myself off lol.
I have to get the disc one but primarily as a UHD Blu-ray player. I might get the occasional used game or cheap launch game when I'm unsure about it, but I intend to buy most games digitally (games I know I'll like at launch and everything else when there's a good sale on).
I don't have an xbox and with a ps5 I could watch 4k blu rays (which my ps4 PRO!!!!! can't do, thank you cheap ass sony)
I'm probably at about 40% physical these days for PlayStation, and it's mainly games I get near release, meaning games I'm more excited for, and therefore also would like a physical copy for my collection. Digital RRP is a freaking ripoff and I'll never buy something day one until they do something about those prices. It's like 20% more at this point.
Otherwise, probably. 90% of my buying is in digital sales because games tend to get far cheaper far faster than they otherwise would (eg Control has already had 60% discounts a few times now despite physical only getting about 20% here).
Otherwise, probably. 90% of my buying is in digital sales because games tend to get far cheaper far faster than they otherwise would (eg Control has already had 60% discounts a few times now despite physical only getting about 20% here).
Not getting a PS5 but an XSX. The drive will never have a game disc put in it. I haven't bought a physical game disc since 2014. If I ever use the drive then it'll be for playing Blu Ray movies. If there is an all digital XSX then I will go with that because I still have a dedicated Blu Ray player and I might just stop buying Blu Rays or only buy 1080p discs and not bother with 4K Blu Ray.
If I get a PS5 then I'll go with the all digital model.
If I get a PS5 then I'll go with the all digital model.