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post 1689805453 09-09-2023, 06:24 PM
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Does anyone still buy physical games anymore?

I still do and my question is WHY are these games that cost $70 always have the disc rocking around in the game case?

You telling me for $70 a pop they can’t source a more stable disc holder? I start noticing this either early this gen or late last gen that every game comes like this now.


Btw I just purchased GTA 5 and Resident Evil 4 both PS5 edition. Haven’t touched my ps5 in months so decidee i’ll dust it off and wanted something relaxed/casual fun (gta) and somewhat of a “new” experience with RE4 although i played it years back on PS2.
post 1689806003 09-09-2023, 06:40 PM
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Too easy to lose, scratch, & just clutter up when buying physical copies. I like the idea of owning the physical, but it’s like CD’s or tapes if you’re old enough to remember, just ends up being more of a headache, except with music, I could understand as digital is more compressed & does not sound nearly as good.
post 1689806443 09-09-2023, 06:53 PM
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When i bought my switch i wanted all my games to be physical so i can sell them for basically the same price i bought them for on ebay. my PC though is all digital copies.
post 1689818293 09-10-2023, 12:27 AM
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I sometimes buy physical and never had the disc loose in the case. You're either buying bootleg or you're too retarded to push the disc properly into the holder.
post 1689819103 09-10-2023, 01:02 AM
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No, I do like to give the cases a little shake when I walk past them though. Especially the Playstation ones.
post 1689819213 09-10-2023, 01:05 AM
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Always buy digital crew. I still have Half Life 2 on my Steam account from when I got it in 2004 when I was like 11.

For things like the Switch I think digital makes the most sense too. The console is designed to be portable. Imagine lugging around some games you wanna play in 2023, just lol. With a memory card you have all the games on the console itself. Even if I am 1000 miles away from home, I have my entire library with me. No getting up and swapping cartridges when you want to play something, just pick one in the menu and you're good to go.

I have never resold games so that doesn't apply to me.
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post 1689820213 09-10-2023, 01:57 AM
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i bought the disc version of the ps5 "just in case" but in reality i always buy digital because i hate changing the discs out.

cucked myself there out of $50
post 1689820343 09-10-2023, 02:14 AM
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I still get them, have a huge collection over the years

I've almost kept everything since I started in the late 90s and it's all stored in boxes

lately I've been thinking to only keep the 100-200 (?) games that hold a special place in my heart (nohomo) and sell the rest

but I absolutely despise resellers so at the end of the day I never do lol

to get back to you I have it occasionaly happen when I buy a used game online but can't say it's happened a lot

never on store bought though, but I only bought Xbox and Nintendo the last 15 years
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post 1689820463 09-10-2023, 02:25 AM
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i buy used copies on ebay cost its way cheaper.might buy the FF7 Rebirth day one physical version though
post 1689821693 09-10-2023, 04:23 AM
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All my games are on disc, man.e
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post 1689821993 09-10-2023, 04:42 AM
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Where would I put a disc in at? I don't think it will fit in the USB-C slot. Maybe if they started selling games on NVM chips instead of easily scratched discs that rot over time.
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post 1689822653 09-10-2023, 05:27 AM
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How else am I supposed to extract the roms?
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Originally Posted By OneLegSquats⏩
I sometimes buy physical and never had the disc loose in the case. You're either buying bootleg or you're too retarded to push the disc properly into the holder.
These are all brand new, in the plastic, game cases that have the discs unseated.
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Originally Posted By Islandboyo⏩
These are all brand new, in the plastic, game cases that have the discs unseated.
Yeah this used to happen all the fukkin time back in the day. Not uncommon at all


Anyways the only thing physical I buy is Blu ray disc's for the quality difference for my home theater. Nothing for gaming, **** if I'm bout to get up and change disc's when I wanna play a game. Legit defeats the purpose of having a couch gaming setup. Might as well go sit at my pc if I have to get up to switch games.


Does xbox/ps5 quick resume work with disc's? Genuinely have no idea
post 1689829673 09-10-2023, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted By freeburn⏩
Does xbox quick resume work with disc's? Genuinely have no idea
yes, why wouldn't it?

the disk only serves as a "proof of purchase" anyway
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Originally Posted By TokenV⏩
yes, why wouldn't it?

the disk only serves as a "proof of purchase" anyway
Wasn't sure how disc's worked on these new systems tbh, never loaded a game from one.
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Originally Posted By freeburn⏩
Wasn't sure how disc's worked on these new systems tbh, never loaded a game from one.
you download part from the disk itself so in theory you could play the game without internet but we all know the state of the game lmfao

so in reality you install x amount of GB from the disk and an additional amount online for updates/patches/etc.

cliffs:

physical games are only interesting for:

- resale
- collectors
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post 1689831263 09-10-2023, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted By freeburn⏩
Wasn't sure how disc's worked on these new systems tbh, never loaded a game from one.
ps3/xbox360 era and earlier they used to read off the disc. ps4 era is where really it didnt make any difference they load it all on the HD anyway
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I buy physical bc I can at least sell the game once im done with it
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Physical games are good because you can resell it, You can resell digital games too but you gotta go through hoops to do it. Anyways its nice to be able to resell the physical games, the only downside now is that the damn game install into the system so if you were planning to save space by having the physical version you are SOL.

Either way I just bought the Digital ps5 version, can be bothered with disc anymore at this age.
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Originally Posted By Fred87nc⏩
Physical games are good because you can resell it, You can resell digital games too but you gotta go through hoops to do it. Anyways its nice to be able to resell the physical games, the only downside now is that the damn game install into the system so if you were planning to save space by having the physical version you are SOL.

Either way I just bought the Digital ps5 version, can be bothered with disc anymore at this age.
No hate to anyone coming up in the world still, trying to make it, and finding the reselling of games worth it. But once you get to a certain point in life the hassles just aren't worth it.
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Originally Posted By mgftp⏩
No hate to anyone coming up in the world still, trying to make it, and finding the reselling of games worth it. But once you get to a certain point in life the hassles just aren't worth it.
I wish I sold more games back in the day lol, sitting on piles of physical games to which more than half I don't even have a connection with lmfao
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I bought the physical disc edition PS5 because I didn't wanna limit myself, but i must admit that I do get annoyed having to switch out games, although it is a minor inconvenience.

But the bright side is that I can often find discounts on physical games that are still selling for full price on the digital market. Also I can use my PS5 to watch blu-ray movies that have better quality than streaming apps.
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Only switch games.

Rest digital.
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I really wish that when you got the physical copy it allowed you to download the digital also. Even if it were a bit more $, I’d be willing to pay a little extra for some games if that were the case.
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Originally Posted By EagleOfWar⏩
I really wish that when you got the physical copy it allowed you to download the digital also. Even if it were a bit more $, I’d be willing to pay a little extra for some games if that were the case.
Agree with this, it's pretty stupid that you cant tbh
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Originally Posted By mgftp⏩
No hate to anyone coming up in the world still, trying to make it, and finding the reselling of games worth it. But once you get to a certain point in life the hassles just aren't worth it.
This. Haven't bothered trading in games in so long, I doubt I'll ever go back to that. Simply isn't worth my time anymore.
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Originally Posted By freeburn⏩
This. Haven't bothered trading in games in so long, I doubt I'll ever go back to that. Simply isn't worth my time anymore.
You are supposed to collect them not trade them. Just saying. You look like a smart guy.
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yeah physical is goat status
have a nice game case to look at, you can mire your game collection in style
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