Activision Publishing Inc., in conjunction with Rovio Entertainment Ltd. and Lucasfilm Ltd., have announced a release date for Angry Birds Star Wars on consoles. Already a mobile gaming sensation, the new editions come complete with new levels, features and platform-unique design elements for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
Despite what the analysts like to repeat like broken record players, physical games really aren't going anywhere.
"Even in the case that physical games do die out, there will always be somebody out there who will look to release it physically to what is still a baying crowd."
Assuming that was meant to say "buying crowd". That's it in a nutshell. Supply and demand. I would love to believe that physical will always be an option. My gut tells me that won't always be the case. There is a reason why GameStop is nearly a dead business and it is because of the rise of digitally downloaded games. It sucks, but it is what it is.
Right now the problem with digitally downloaded games is the congestion the internet due to people staying at home. I tried to run a speed test yesterday as my internet was slow and the speed test said there were too many people using speed test and try again later. That's insane. Imagine trying to download a 50 GB game. Makes physical games look really good right now.
DVDs and Blu-Rays haven't died, despite things like streaming services functioning even better sometimes, so of course physical games aren't going to die either.
Not until the price drops digital is a big rip off it may be convenient but not worth it . I only buy sale games digital at most 25 pounds
The author makes some really interesting points. You simply cannot trust that publishers/corporations will keep their game license active and you never have to worry about that if you have the physical disc.
Just look at what Konami did to P.T.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Ever since the advent of full-game downloads on consoles, it seems the market has slowly been shifting towards a digital future where games are delivered through internet connections rather than physical disks. While the convenience this brings is undeniable, and plenty of gamers have embraced having a stuffed memory card in their Vita, there are major pitfalls that are slowly beginning to show, one of which is that games can be delisted without any prior warning, leaving them lost to time unless you bought them before they disappeared."
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I remember thinking The Masters of Teras Kasai was awesome as a kid..................man I was dumb.
Shock level: 0.
I wish this shit would end already. Angry birds is fucking everywhere especially in finland. My rage meter fills up to it's limits when i see the goddamn overbranding of this crap. Coffee, toys, hdmi cables all kinds of shit like that. I wonder what comes next. Yesterday i saw an article about a new angry birds game that is a karting game and raged way too hard. I wish i could filter the whole shit out from my life.
angry birds tampons anyone?
WHY? Who buys this crap for like £30?
Tbh for a mobile game its quite fun. But thats a Mobile game eg a game you play for 5 minutes whilst waiting for a bus. In my opinion anyone who buys this for a console is a moron. You can get it free on an android tablet or ipad and it will give you the same 10 minutes of fun.
Or you can do what the non moronic of us do and spend £30 on something thats actually worth it eg Rayman Legends.
Or better yet put the whole lot towards GTAV. Job done.