Why the hell don't games come on physical media anymore?!?

[Mustawd]

People will look up to you if you have a house full of old books. Don't expect to find a girlfriend with an original copy of Ultima IV.

I agree. But I'm just thinking out loud because if a company did that it'd be a really low cost and would placate all those physical media fanboys who are always wanting a box. Then again...they'd be endorsing you put the files onto a disk, which is a slippery slope to having a ton out there.

 

[Mustawd]

People will look up to you if you have a house full of old books. Don't expect to find a girlfriend with an original copy of Ultima IV.

Can't we have both?

No. Either full Matt Barton or go home.

 

[Roguey]

 

[taxalot]

Matt Barton is a litterature professor, I hear. He probably has even more books than games.
Also, I'm sure the beer helps.

 

[an Administrator]

I'm sure the beer helps.

Any halal alternatives?

 

[taxalot]

I'm sure the beer helps.

Any halal alternatives?

No point. Just buy the woman already.

 

[Clockwork Knight]

People will look up to you if you have a house full of old books. Don't expect to find a girlfriend with an original copy of Ultima IV.

What about a girlfriemd who owns an original copy of Ultima IV?

 

[Mustawd]

People will look up to you if you have a house full of old books. Don't expect to find a girlfriend with an original copy of Ultima IV.

What about a girlfriemd who owns an original copy of Ultima IV?

You mean a tranny?

 

[Pound Meat]

My Switch games are physical.

 

[†††]

My Switch games are physical.

Nintendo knows its consumer base well and their love for sticking things up their butts, that's why they still make physical games and small gamepads. Why do you think the WiiU failed?

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Why do you think the WiiU failed?

Poor lineup of launch titles. Limited 3rd party support. "Weak" hardware (comparatively speaking, it was more capable than the PS3/360, but definitely less poweful than the PS4/XBone - essentially a Dreamcast situation, though not as severe).

 

[†††]

Poor lineup of launch titles. Limited 3rd party support. "Weak" hardware (comparatively speaking, it was more capable than the PS3/360, but definitely less poweful than the PS4/XBone - essentially a Dreamcast situation, though not as severe).

Damn, and here I was thinking it flopped because tendies couldn't stuff it up their ass. Thanks for the clarification!

 

[NecroLord]

You will own no physical copy of the games you like and you will be happy.

 

[†††]

You will own no physical copy of the games you like and you will be happy.

Indeed

 

[NecroLord]

You will own no physical copy of the games you like and you will be happy.

Indeed

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Hehe.
Piracy go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

 

[Ezekiel]

PC users never embraced Blu-ray drives. Didn't help that the copy-protection of movies was much more a pain in the balls than DVD. Screw having to install a modern AAA game with nine DVDs.

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Thanks for the clarification!

You're welcome.

 

[janior]

Clogging space in your home with useless boxes is not a virtue

 

[Gilius Thunderhead]

Clogging space in your home with useless boxes is not a virtue

You will own thousands of games, books and music albums.

You will have custom made furniture made by yourself or someone you know.

You will not shop at IKEA.

You will not spend money on "experiences".

You will be happy.

 

[lycanwarrior]

I'm one of those oldies that misses the crystal-clear cases, the huge oversized boxes and the thick manuals with the new smell lol.

However, once the Internet and high-speed connections became ubiquitous, there was no putting the genie back into the bottle. For better or worse.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Big ass boxes + manual = heavan.

Plus it was harder to patch games so devs at least TRIED to make them reasonably complete before launch.

 

[Zarniwoop]

PC users never embraced Blu-ray drives. Didn't help that the copy-protection of movies was much more a pain in the balls than DVD. Screw having to install a modern AAA game with nine DVDs.

The fuck? The blu ray era was the golden age. Everyone had a bd writer for dem "legal" backups.

 

[Ezekiel]

PC users never embraced Blu-ray drives. Didn't help that the copy-protection of movies was much more a pain in the balls than DVD. Screw having to install a modern AAA game with nine DVDs.

The fuck? The blu ray era was the golden age. Everyone had a bd writer for dem "legal" backups.

The adoption rate was tiny compared to DVD drives, practically nothing.

 

[deuxhero]

My Switch games are physical.

Nintendo knows its consumer base well and their love for sticking things up their butts, that's why they still make physical games and small gamepads. Why do you think the WiiU failed?

Nintendo of America lobotomized half the exclusives the thing had.

 

[Alex]

Why do you think the WiiU failed?

Poor lineup of launch titles. Limited 3rd party support. "Weak" hardware (comparatively speaking, it was more capable than the PS3/360, but definitely less poweful than the PS4/XBone - essentially a Dreamcast situation, though not as severe).

Hasn't that been the case nintendo console since the Wii?