Despite its increased emphasis on connectivity, Sony won't be going all-in with a digitally distributed future.
Update Sony Sees a Disc-Based Future is the correct title, it was never intended as flamebait. This was the title from the first source here http://www.escapistmagazine...
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And there is nothing wrong with that. Downloading games and content from the internet is slow, expensive and in some place not even an option (considering as Sony PlayStation userbase is present all over the world), therefore in order to keep the gaming experience equal and available to gamers all over the world, discs are gonna be utilized as a high storage medium and for the delivery of the content around the world.
I should become a contributor so I can make up flame bait titles.
and Sony did promise that there will be simultaneous digital releases too, right? so, win-win! I prefer a physical copy by far but I do download games off PSN sometimes when I found a good price for it and those cross buy Vita games too! :-) so yeah...I am embracing DD more now but still think physical copy is still very much needed!
They were er, not good.
on topic: glad that monkey off our back about digital only games for ps4 until now i had no desire to buy ps4. now that physical disc. being used im back on the fence but before i buy ps4 i need to see more games than multiplayers,first person shooters,zombie shooters type games. i cant see myself another 7 years playing the same format call of duty,boarderline,mass effect,uncharted,zombie island,killzone those games was fun but milking those game is dying out now for me. how about: run n gun'beat em up style games.
if the future of gaming is like Destiny,Killzone,Mass Effect,Alien Wars,Assassin Creed only (killing)and blowing bodies apart..... time to lay rest my controller. will not spend another 7 years playing the same games over and over...........tried them all eventually i got bored. i'll past on them this gen. look for more entertaining games on ps4 such as GT6,R/C,NFS,RIDGE RACER 7,MARVEL VS.CAPCOM 4,STREET FIGHTER 5,VIRTUAL FIGHTER 6,TEKKEN 6
It is pushing digital distribution and with the purchase of Gaikai, i assume its going to be pushed heavily....
On another not, I like having the disk option. I don't like the idea of all digital because I love the physical product. I swear all these websites are just clutching at straws for hits on a current topic.
On top of that it was already announced every PS4 game will have a digital release....but with every one not having unlimited Internet access discs are necessary.
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1. Games get bigger ever gen, not smaller. MGS4 was like 40 gigs, Max Payne and LA Noire where like 35 to 40 gigs etc. Can you imagine what next gen games will size up to?
2.Bandwidth not growing faster then gaming. I say this because, we went form 5 and 7gigs with PS2, 9 gis with 360 and well over 40 and 50 gigs with PS3 (also PC and 360 if you count more then one disk, ie Mass Effect series, Max Payne etc all had a bunch of disk) Now Bandwidth is not to a point where I can just download a 40gig game easy (the reason I own max payne on PS3 and not PC...really don't feel like keeping my PC on for days on end for a huge 35gig download. Mind you have have the fastest internet for my area. So what happens when Max Payne 4 comes? LMFAO, it won't just be 40gigs...it will be like 100gigs or so. Download it? LOL! Lets say my speeds double (so did my game size buddys)
3. Even if they doubled, I have to take into effect that my bandwidth is capped, meaning 2 games downloaded and my internet can be cut off or I can be charged more JUST from downloading games. (mind you at the fastest speeds)
4.We can talk about internet speeds all day....means nothing if you don't have the fastest and even less if you don't have internet period.
5. Thats what Bluray is for buddy. Get ready for third party publishers on PC to adapt Bluray really soon. I like Steam and all but....not getting my next gen games from Steam. Getting the retail version which would hopefully be on Bluray and on a single disk.
Those reasons alone, DD future will never happen. It will always be just an option.
The only good large internet services right now are Verizon Fios (which is no longer expanding) and Google Fiber which lets face it will be many years before it makes a significant impact.
To those out there thinking there going to use Gaikai to stream games on the PS4 with a cap... your going to be in for a rude awakening when you get your bill. Unless it's used just for old games and renting... I don't get why anyone would want it anyway, who wants to pay for brand new games that you will never own and will lose when they remove it from the cloud. Makes no sense.
Games are getting larger and the internet is getting worse... Bluray will continue to be the best way to deliver games.
So i'm with you buddy. I only want 10mb/s for my vita so i could play ps4 games on gaikai...
We really do need to move away from discs or optical media, by the ps5's era. Because even at 6x br's it's still a slow medium if you compare it to flash memory's speeds.
I'd say maybe half the ps3/360's that died was do to a optical drive failure.
It's a useful legacy tech, but it does have drawbacks that can be troublesome.
1st it's another moving part a obvious point of failure, 2nd it produces heat.
As far as the digital downloading taking over bs, you will see the consoles using a game cartridge similar to the vita games. Long before digital is that widely used/kills off discs.
" It is only a matter of time. Saying it will never happen is naive."
Yeah 15-20 yrs from now who cares, plus you will always have people that want a physical copy. Not everyone has access or can afford the bandwidth needed. A fact the pro digital crowd always forgets.
" improves the performance of your game (games load faster of an HDD/SSD)" A hdd's won't be much a improvement over disc speeds, it's still slow as hell, ssd's have low capacity to cost ratio's and the aren't as reliable as hdds. Ie os's kill them.
"more convenient than going to a shop(such a difficult task to do) or ordering online(hint because it's either cheaper or not available locally) and waiting ages(4-7 days is ages lol)." Talk about the instant gratification generation.
And besides that, I still just like owning a physical copy.
I will never go full digital and if console makers want to lose customers because they dont have fast internet and high download caps then go ahead and do it.
Besides, I dont think publishers would like it either, these collectors editions with statues and dog tags and art books and everything else have become very popular this gen and they charge extra for them.
With full digital that concept would be gone and whats more customers would demand cheaper prices than the retail copy. At the moment theyre usually more because you cant shop around. I dont see why anyones buying them at all to be honest.
The smell of a freshly opened case...heaven
I mean, I don't mind the digital games I have on the HDD's of my 2 PS3's & 360, in fact, it is great to have games in the system, as it allows you to play on, without wasting time changing game disks.
But, I want physical media for as long as possible, as it is actually possible to get something back for the games I don't plan keeping in my collection, I can sell or trade them, to subsidize my gaming habits.
Unfortunately the fact is that we are getting closer & closer to a day where we won't really be getting anything for our money. I mean, how many countries have the type of internet speeds, that allow for a 20-40gig game download, & how big a HDD will I need. I mean, I have filled my 320gig PS3 up easily & have about 70-80gig left on my 500gig PS3 (& that is being conservative with demo's & such). I have NO movies, music & non-gaming related media on my machines, just game saves, dl games, & installs that a lot of PS3 games require, & after that, my games are predominantly disk based & that goes somewhere in the 100's of disk based games on my PS3.
So, with 80-90 dl based games on my 500gig machine, along with all the memory that my 120+ disk based games take up, & with that, I only have 80gig left, HOW IN GODS NAME WILL I BE ABLE TO OWN SIMILAR COLLECTIONS OF GAMES ON MY PS4 or 720?
I mean, I'm gonna require a 5T HDD for my machine, if the big, disk based games go the way of d/l only.
Anyone would think this is a bad thing....physical media is the best option for the consumer IMO.
Blu-Ray is fine and ideal for physical media this gen and next. It's not the sole choice, as current and next gen offer DL games.
This article really has me confused.