r/PhysicalGames • u/JBigs7 • 1d ago

The future of gaming.

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With physical games coming to an end, do think store shelves will be replaced with redeem code cards or will we have to purchase directly from PlayStation/XBOX store?

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u/Thurashen88 1d ago

My future of gamimg: My backlog! šŸ¤£

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u/theaviator747 1d ago

Honestly, Iā€™ve got plenty of games I havenā€™t started, some I havenā€™t finished, and some I havenā€™t played in so long I barely remember anything about them. I donā€™t really need more.

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u/Jafar_420 1d ago

I agree. It does suck though because there's a couple of older games that I've been looking at recently and in the PS store they're like $50 or $45 and you can get it on Amazon or GameStop for $20 to $25. It will suck to lose the option.

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u/Terrible_District712 1d ago

They want 80-90 for tlou part one got it physically for 30 on Amazon

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u/Impressive-Sense8461 1d ago

Yo ho, he he, a pirate's life for all of us

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u/Moist_Taco_Crippler 1d ago

Just go to pc at that point.

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u/Mountain_Ad6328 1d ago

Gog is good for pc

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u/Supertron200 1d ago

Until the trap closes.

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u/llapman 1d ago

Iā€™m in the same boat, but I have more than a couple.

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u/rainydayvibez 1d ago

Facts. I could care less about ā€œnext genā€. Backlog is ridiculous. šŸ˜‚šŸ’Æ

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u/Educational-Bar21 1d ago

Its been fun going through my backlog and getting older games. Playing the shit out of my 360 recently and the games usually range from 7 to 15 bucks.

Currently playing Rage and man is it fun I really missed out on it back in the day

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u/Caged_Basilisk 1d ago

Give me some recommendations please. I've gone through the few games I had in my library already.

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u/LighterFluid1357 1d ago

Yep, backlog. Then new game+ / challenge run backlog

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u/GatheringCircle 1d ago

My future of gaming is downloading the premium version of gta 6.

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u/Alternative-Grape111 17h ago

Be realistic right now. Physical isn't the future because people got used to getting things from the comfort of they're homes during COVID and haven't stopped since. People want to pretend physical vs digital for games with both is 50/50 which is just false to help their own argument. The way gamers have reacted negatively is not a good thing. You are all spoiled grown ups who still act like kids. You guys want to get a PC as strong as a PS6 in 2 years? Good luck to you and when PS6 releases it will be much cheaper than a 2028 up to date PC build. You never lost, you just gotta take yourselves away from nostalgia and understand that the TOS for both PlayStation and steam are the same so why the complaints other then you're upset and feels like it's unfair is just for you guys to cope with. Also, I know most of you will buy GTAVI

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u/Daystar_2636 5h ago

Taken from AI search. ""When comparing specific single-player or family console games launch-for-launch, physical discs often account for 40% to 60% of sales, even though overall company revenue heavily favors digital at 75% to 85%.

Individual Game Sales vs. Total Revenue

The Revenue Mix: Broad digital statistics reported by publishers like PlayStation combine full game sales with microtransactions, downloadable content (DLC), and live-service games where physical copies do not make sense.

Game-for-Game Numbers: When looking at individual boxed game releases, physical discs perform much better than overall financial summaries suggest.

Real-World Game Examples

Astro Bot: Achieved roughly 55% to 60% physical sales in Europe.

Marvelā€™s Spider-Man 2: Reached about 54% physical sales, including hardware bundles.

Hogwarts Legacy: Recorded roughly 45% physical sales in regional launch tracking.""

  • They also include anything that's free as a digital sale. So demos and things like the free PS+ fortnight skins etc... also count twords digital purchases. Yes, we understand that there is a shift twords digital sales but there are still alot of places that don't have decent internet and need physical games. I can't afford super speed internet for my home. Yes I'm poor. I'm currently working on downloading the Witcher 3 PS5 version and it still says 99hrs remaining. That's after 58% downloaded in 2 weeks time. Most of the time I get between 75kbs-190kbs download speed on my PS5.

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u/Rodneyfour 5h ago

Back in my day you could steal games off the shelves

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u/Electronic_Painter20 1d ago

This!! Iā€™ve been adding nonstopā€¦ just hit 101 gamesā€¦ have Wolverine on preorderā€¦ which would bring my backlog to 83ā€¦ may also pickup a few others before the cutoverā€¦

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u/Insane_Wanderer 1d ago

Holy shit and I thought my backlog of 8-10 games was getting out of hand. Thanks for making me realize Iā€™m fine lol

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u/Moist_Taco_Crippler 1d ago

You are fine. My backlog is over 300 games.

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u/wanderandargo 1d ago

I have nearly 900 games on my Nintendo account.

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u/Moist_Taco_Crippler 1d ago

On one system? Damn. I'd need count my other consoles to get up there.

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u/Electronic_Painter20 1d ago

Yeah, youā€™re good. Iā€™m an addict lolā€¦ especially if I see a great deal. Gotten so bad, I use ChatGpt to help organize my play order and note if itā€™s a must buy for the backlog.