Edge reports durango to block used games!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bb_hood]

Yeah, some of us still prefer purchasing physical media though.

I understand this and I think alot of people feel this way. Its ultimatly up to sony to create a product that you want to buy. Here is an example of how I think digital downloads CAN BE (not nessecarily ARE, though) better than buying media on disc. Both me and my brother wanted to get Marvel v Capcom Origins so we could play together online. Its a 15$ download in the playstation store. The game was not released on disc because its probably not finacially feasable and/or there is just not a big enough audience. Also, because you can share your account with one other user, we were able to split the cost and share the download, so it cost us both 7.50$ each, and we both can play it all we want. If we needed the disc we would have each had to buy our own hard copy, which also would have cost more due to packaging costs.

[Words iManifest]

Edited...Sorry, had a few windows open and replied in the wrong topic and not sure how to delete.

[Nature Boy]

I personally have zero problems with used games being a thing of the past.

At the start of this gen I was really hesitant about buying digital download games, but I own quite a few now, and have no problems buying them, not being able to trade them in if I dislike them, and not being able to find them cheaper used somewhere.

Disc based games that work the same way at least give me that physical copy I like. Although even then I'm trying to get over the fact that owning the physical copy doesn't actually matter - what matters to me most is that I enjoy the game. And I kind of like the fact that if I feel like buying something new at 10pm on a Wed night, all I have to do is log onto the PS Store with my Vita and buy away, as opposed to waiting until I have time to drop by a store or waiting for the postman to arrive with my online order.

Will I miss it? Well yes and no. I like buying stuff for my 360/PS3 used and saving a few bucks (not the $5 off a newer game, I'm talking getting something for $20 that retailed at $60 when it was new). So I'll miss that. But I'll always be able to buy used copies of games for older systems, and I'll always be playing older systems, so from that perspective there is nothing to miss :)

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Without weighing in too much on this topic - you know what I'm NOT going to miss when there's a full transition from physical to digital?

Not being able to find something because it's "sold out" (or some similar thing).

How many hours of our lives, miles on our car, money on gas/transportation fees have we collectively spent "looking" for games that happened to be out of stock/sold out/out of production/"rare"/hard to find, etc.?

Sure, "thrill of the hunt" will be gone, but that's more of an irrational side effect of this supply/demand system in the first place.

[Daltone]

Without weighing in too much on this topic - you know what I'm NOT going to miss when there's a full transition from physical to digital?

Not being able to find something because it's "sold out" (or some similar thing).

How many hours of our lives, miles on our car, money on gass/transportation fees have we collectively spent "looking" for games that happened to be out of stock/sold out/out of production/"rare"/hard to find, etc.?

Sure, "thrill of the hunt" will be gone, but that's more of an irrational side effect of this supply/demand system in the first place.

I think the risk becomes that the item is no longer available for download. Then you are chasing people who have downloaded it and you probably need to crack the file to make it work.

EDIT: I am actually very much in favour of Digital Downloads, but that is by-the-by.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I think the risk becomes that the item is no longer available for download. Then you are chasing people who have downloaded it and you probably need to crack the file to make it work.

EDIT: I am actually very much in favour of Digital Downloads, but that is by-the-by.

I know. Nothing sucks more than a de-listing!

[kedawa]

I have no love for optical disks or floppies.
To me, if it's not a cartridge, it may as well just be a file on my hard drive.

[skaar]

Well, sounds like my gaming ends with this generation...

http://i.imgur.com/VDRwpKo.gif

Oh wait, I never sell my games anyway. I don't care.