Do today's digital sales numbers announce a "disc-less" PS4 in the near future? This article explains how the next PS4 slim could be a digital only console
I prefer having my media on a disc that I own thank you very much. The P.T./Silent Hills debacle should have served to show people what a digital future would be like
@elnacho You've lost touch with reality. Blu ray still offers much better picture quality than streaming video, and people still like the extra features (behind the scenes, alternate commentary, deleted scenes, etc. etc.) for movies that come on the disc that you don't get when you stream. Plus, they're working on 4k quality blu ray players and discs, which should be hitting the market in 2016....it's far from going away, or being "dead", as you say.
I actually agree with you here. It would be ridiculous to eliminate access to physical media on PS4. If anything, disc-less consoles will happen next generation.
I could see there being a different sku to give people who want all digital to buy a console for less money, but no company is going to go all digital anytime soon. The infrastructure around the globe isn't close to being good enough for that, and even in the biggest markets, the U.S. and U.K, there are so many areas where all digital would cut off so many customers who either don't have good enough service, or don't have service at all.
Let's not forget...most of the popular services today, like Twitter, account for a very small segment of their respective markets. Look at the U.S. The media would have you believe services like Twitter are huge and vital to most people, but the fact is less than 8 percent of the U.S. population uses Twitter. 92 out of 100 people do not. Then realize that in the U.S. in some parts of the country, people still use AOL dial-up for their internet, and many places don't have internet service at all. Why reduce your potential customer base by tens of millions globally by producing a product that the majority cannot use to it's full effect?
If they want to kill the PS4, yes. At least in zones like mine. It's a miracle when you download a 5Gb game in 3-4 days or if you can play online without disconnecting (talking about the net, not PSN, before someone blames it... it happens on PC too). Then i like selling the used games to get discounted ones =P
Stop it. The fact is that globally, the vast majority of people either don't have internet access, or don't have fast enough access to make all digital a viable option, even if people wanted to do it. And they don't.
No disc drive would be a disaster financially, as the vast majority of gamers still play off disc. People forget that "the digital revolution" is the minority, and by a long distance. I could see the next playstation console having 2 sku's, with gamers having an option of purchasing a "disc-less" system for less money, but to do away with a physical format would be a huge mistake. The infrastructure in most places around the globe, including the U.S. and U.K. (the biggest markets) just isn't good enough and as widely distributed as it needs to be to make all digital a reality.
It wouldn't be surprising. Sony has been doing a lot of things this gen people thought they would never do. I can see them having an optional sku that would be cheaper and digital only.
No Sony doesn't want another PsP Go
No because not all ps4 games are digital nor cpuld it play blurays so they wont shoot themselves in the foot
Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of "This is how you share your games" that got thunderous applaud at E3? Don't think it will happen tbh.
I wouldn't mind that TBH, if they sold it for less than $200
If they want to kill the PS4, yes. At least in zones like mine. It's a miracle when you download a 5Gb game in 3-4 days or if you can play online without disconnecting (talking about the net, not PSN, before someone blames it... it happens on PC too). Then i like selling the used games to get discounted ones =P