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we all know this
360 and PS3 currently support full retail downloads. The Vita also has them and the 3DS has been announced to get them in the future. The Wii U will also support full retail downloads.
It seems like we're transitioning already.
It will be quite a while. With each passing generation of consoles, game sizes will continue to grow, yet download speeds stay roughly the same. Some places can't even get good download speeds if they can get the internet at all. It will be more than a decade before we see the full transition of digital download only.
Let's cross our fingers in hopes of either google, or the gubment stretching high speed internet across the entire country sometime relatively soon.
Well like it or not Developers/Publishers want Digital Downloads
Larger profit margins
More protection of IP (Onlive model)
Greener (No cases, Manuals and distribution/shipping)
BTW TheController
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In maybe 30 years time, but currently there are so many problems with going fully digital.
I think the thing that puts me off most about digital copies of games is the possibility of my hardware crashing, meaning I would have to spend literally hours downloading them again.
Not to mention that I just like to have a physical copy of the games I've bought!