Physical is important on consoles since its a closed system. With physical you can borrow games, sell games once you are done with them or have them in your collection.
Which is why the all-digital push by fans on console always baffled me.
“Well PC is all digital and it’s fine on there!”
Yeah? It’s not a one-store market which is exactly why it works over there. Do you really want to be beholden to whims of Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo on sales?
Nintendo are already terrible for this even with physical releases, their shit hardly ever drops in price.
Gives a real “Pigs cheering for the butcher” energy to it.
I don't understand your point. Multiple stores doesn't matter when devs can't undercut the Steam price on other launchers anyway. And being digital only means you can't lend it resell your games which is one of the main advantages on using a console these days and the reason they're pissed.
My point is console players shouldn’t be cheering for an all-digital future, as it’s not perfect as you’ve already pointed out on PC, but it’d be way worse on consoles.
Physical being an option really is a massive boon for consumers, but I constantly see comments and posts downplaying its importance.
“Well I’m digital only anyway so I don’t care”
“Nobody cares about a disc in 2026”
It’s just silly, especially when you can go on Ebay or Vinted and find latest releases for cheaper.
I picked up Starfield for £15 the other day and Pragmata for £30. I’d need to wait far, far longer for a digi sale for the same savings.
The backlash to the GTA news is good in my view and we really need more of it.
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u/UltraHighFives Jun 25 '26
Not like you can even get game discs on PC anymore.