Physical copies vs. Digital copies|Page 2|General Gaming Discussion|Forum|SNES HUB

I prefer physical copies of games, books, music etc for two reasons. 1, they are more fun to look at and display on a shelf, than showing a guy a list of files in a map on your computer. 2, you can easily lend your stuff to friends etc.

Only thing that really speaks for digital copies, is less materials wasted on packaging and storage media, which is a good thing and not to be underestimated as we run towards ruining our world without looking back..

Also, i hate companies who sell games for download at the same price as a physical copy, when the digital copy is so much cheaper to get to the customer, there is literally NO logistics involved, there is NO material involved, and there are NO middle hands involved. Those savings should go towards the customer, and not down publisher’s pockets. Its stealing, just as much as they claim file-sharing of ANY kind is stealing (when in fact it was the movie industry and computer giants who pioneered the file-sharing software, hows that for irony?).

Game updates is one thing, system updates is another. You do not need to update your system often at all since Sony rarely makes changes to the XMB. You do not have to update your system every time you buy a game that requires a game update. Stop saying that as it is untrue. However frustrating you might think patches are, they are not system updates, they are game updates. And i own over 25 PS3 games and few of them requires game updates, and even fewer “every time i wanna play”.

As for simpler systems, i was speaking about the system itself. There are plenty of buggy games for older simpler systems out there, where a game update couldve fixed them, even if there was less that may be perceived today. What you again fail to do is put things in its correct perspective. In no way can you compare a game for the NES to a PS3 game. No way what so ever. They were made completely differently, and the programming required for a NES game is ridiculously simple and short compared to the massive amounts of coding and content you get with for example Skyrim, or New Vegas. I am not surprised at all that Skyrim has many bugs, if you take in the fact you can spend 400h+ with that game without doing a single quest over again. I know, i have done it. Sure, the game freezes sometimes, the game sometimes has quest ending bugs that are annoying and frustrating, but considering the massive amounts of possible glitches and bugs you can get, considering how extremely complex the game is, and how un-liniar the game is, i dont whine about the bugs in the game, or the updates (which have been too few for me) required to make it run even smoother. You also fail to see that current game consoles ARE NOT consoles, they are specifically made computers. Simplified only in user interface and input. In every other aspect they are a computer. 

Basiically, you cant compare. You can prefer one system over the other, but you cant compare them saying “oh i didnt require all these updates for my games on this old system”, when talking about the current generation. Its not even in the same universe, let alone ballpark.

I agree with you on one part though, many games could use better quality control before release, but compare how complex even the simple games of today can be to code, compared with older gaming systems, and you should realize why i definetly thing you exaggerate, and not even a little. I have not played Dark Souls in particular, but ive NEVER had a 2h game update since i first got my first ps3 n 2008, not even the rare system updates takes that long to download or install. But that may be down to your internet connection, so im not calling you a liar. But really, you dont have to update your game every time you wanna play it, unless you almost never do.

And by the way, you can turn off messages in the system menu.

Again, today’s games are extremely complex compared to 16-bit era. Would you be willing to wait 6-12 months longer for a game to go through all sorts of long term gameplay testing to try and weed out every single possible bug there might be in games like Bethesda titles etc? Most will not, so we have game updates for when serious things get uncovered. It may be annoying, but its a by-product of the capitalist market that Mongunzoo fully supports. Get stuff out to people and sell as much as you can, dont wait or you might lose a few customers.

Had the complexity been a factor back in nes/snes-era, you’d have a lot more bugs then too. 

I disagree with pretty much everything you just said Mongunzoo. And ive already had this discussion with you too many times to go that route again.

My end comment will simply be this. If you dont like that consoles are computers (and no they arnt winning against a true gaming computer, not by a longshot) then just simply get rid of your PS3 and stick to your Snes or similar era consoles. Plenty of games there to keep you busy and entertained for a very long time. If you think gaming has gone down the drain, stick with the classics then.

And thats another worry with digital copies.. They charge you fees for stuff you have already purchased. Its like coming to your door saying “oh btw, we want more money if you wanna continue playing the game you bought at the store a while back, on your new system.”

Also. what happens to your digital stuff if you should die? Physical stuff you leave behind, you can pretty much testament however you want, in accordance to local inheritance laws etc, but digital stuff? WHat about those? Today you might well have spent more on those things and they are legally yours, and then they just perish if you do? Doesnt seem right.