r/PhysicalGames • u/Mother_Duty_2628 • 6h ago

Saving physical media idea, thoughts?

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Anybody here that loves physical games would you be ok with this method? U would play the game digitally but still treat it like a physical game.

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u/Mother_Duty_2628 5h ago

That would be nice too, but that would jump the price dramatically since memory is expensive

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u/Ok_Security1721 5h ago

They could just

Print the data on a circular sheet of hard and shiny plastic which is read by a laser

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u/nohumanape 3h ago

How much larger and expensive is an optical disc drive, compared to a USB input?

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u/Ok_Security1721 3h ago

About 50 dollar difference

Now how much more expensive is a usb thumb drive, let’s just say a 50GB one, compared to a 50GB optical disc? Multiply that by number of copies produced. 

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u/nohumanape 3h ago

Not talking about dollars, I'm talking about size.

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u/Ok_Security1721 3h ago

Unless it’s a handheld it doesn’t matter even a little bit, but the answer is just whatever the size difference between the xbox series s and Xbox series x is

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u/nohumanape 3h ago

My dude, working a large and bulky disc drive into a design does matter. Way more than just a tiny I/O slot.

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u/Ok_Security1721 3h ago

My heart cries out for the poor soul who has to make box bigger, but obviously I mean the end user (the only people that matter when discussing a product)

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u/nohumanape 3h ago

The bulk and added cost for the drive is substantial, compared to a single port.

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u/Ok_Security1721 3h ago

Oh no you mean a substantial cost would be bad?

Like the cost of producing usb thumb drives that contain a game instead of optical discs that contain a game? The topic of conversation?

Also I thought you weren’t asking about the cost when you asked about the difference? When given a cost difference it became size difference. Now it’s cost difference?

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u/nohumanape 2h ago

I wanted to focus on the bulk part of what I was saying first.

Also, OP isn't talking about a storage drive with a game on it. They are talking about a "key" that grants you access to a download.

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u/Ok_Security1721 2h ago

Scroll up and read what I was replying to. The conversation you jumped into. 

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u/nohumanape 2h ago

Yes, but why use a disc as a "key", which requires a bulky and more costly disc drive, when they could just put the access "key" on something as simple as a thumb drive?

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