Posted May 19, 2015
skeletonbow: I bought the preorder about 5 days ago or so on GOG. I stopped buying games in 2006 up to which point they were all boxed on DVD/CD. I started buying again in 2012 from GOG and then Steam and have only bought digital download games since.
It's kind of funny because before I used to hate the idea of digital downloads because I wanted to hold the box, get the paper manual and other crap in the box and it felt good to hold a physical object that I know is mine. But now I feel completely different. Now I look at physical game boxes, DVDs, manuals and other stuff that would come in a game box as "even more physical world clutter to trip over" and want less of that in my life. Now I prefer manuals and other documents to be PDFs or images, maps to be images, etc. It's funny how a few years can change one's perspective and preferences like that.
Having said that, I don't think I'd ever consider buying a game in a box on a plastic disk or whatever again as I just see them as a disadvantage now personally for my own desires. :)
i prefer physical still but thats because i am a console gamer It's kind of funny because before I used to hate the idea of digital downloads because I wanted to hold the box, get the paper manual and other crap in the box and it felt good to hold a physical object that I know is mine. But now I feel completely different. Now I look at physical game boxes, DVDs, manuals and other stuff that would come in a game box as "even more physical world clutter to trip over" and want less of that in my life. Now I prefer manuals and other documents to be PDFs or images, maps to be images, etc. It's funny how a few years can change one's perspective and preferences like that.
Having said that, I don't think I'd ever consider buying a game in a box on a plastic disk or whatever again as I just see them as a disadvantage now personally for my own desires. :)
its easier to buy and trade and buy used games when they are physical
and a lot of consoles only come in physical media
i havent seen a shop with digital saturn games yet