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| juan0tron:
So, E3 was full of a bunch of AWESOME surprises. Seems like the game industry this year is growing for the better, but one thing that worries me is the growing introduction of downloadable games. I personally love them, but for an OCD freak like me, it's kind of a double edged sword. I still want hard copies of EVERYTHING I own, just because I trust a hard copy a lot farther than I do a download. (Even though the PSP Go! is oh so tempting) This site is dedicated towards casing games for shelf use, so what do you guys think? |
| Dinog11:
I'd like something like this too. Another thing that worries me is indie games; they're all mostly downloadable. I've always craved a hard copy of IWBTG for my collection. |
| Doom:
Being a CAG, download only games worry me. Download only means no clearance games, probably no or crappy sales, long download times. :'( |
| UncleBob:
--- Quote from: Doom on June 08, 2009, 09:58:18 PM ---Being a CAG, download only games worry me. Download only means no clearance games, probably no or crappy sales, long download times. :'( --- End quote --- Unless, of course, you manage to get 1,600 MS points for twenty cents... |
| the7k:
--- Quote from: Doom on June 08, 2009, 09:58:18 PM ---Being a CAG, download only games worry me. Download only means no clearance games, probably no or crappy sales, long download times. :'( --- End quote --- Not necessarily. Look at Steam - every weekend, they have a deal that you can jump on. Sometimes they are really good too. Also, take a look at PSN. Just a few weeks ago, you could download Rag Doll Kung Fu for free - If that ain't a deal, I don't know what is. I look at downloadable games as good and bad. They give up and coming developers a much lower thresh-hold to getting into the gaming business - no worry about packaging, shipping, retail placement, etc. On the other hand, I do like having a physical copy of the game. The PSP will be getting most of its games through digital distro soon enough. We'll see how it works. I know that they are doing it because UMD is just not working as a format, but I think UMD could have succeeded if they just changed the way it worked. They should have gone with the old PC method of insert game, insert CD Key/other verification method, install game and then play the game without having to lug the UMD around all the time. Keep the option to play the game without installing, but making it so that you don't have to carry UMDs around with you everywhere would make it much more convenient. |
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