MS already went their own way once with (Toshiba's) HD DVD and failed. Perhaps it's fortunate BD-ROM is a Sony format. I have bought a few digital versions of older games when at a very good sale price though, plus I have others via PlayStation Plus.

BD-ROM is also in decline, I think once the format is obsolete for film, and again the medium is too small for game code sizes, that the console is not used for physical media at all when most are streaming or downloading. I have bought a few digital versions of older games when at a very good sale price though, plus I have others via PlayStation are also becoming digital only.

I have zero interest in disc games from a 'colllecting' point of view, although I know many do. The convenience of not having to put a disc in to play a game is nice to have but not something I'm prepared to pay extra for. machine.Ĭurrently I'll still choose to buy the disc versions of games like F1 22 as they're cheaper new, and can be both bought and sold second hand. For XBOX it's less of a fair comparison as the digital-only Series S is also a lower spec. On PlayStation I know that the versions of the PS5 with the disc drive outsell the digital model. Which will die out first, Chickens or Eggs Which will die out first, Chickens or are also becoming digital only. Same thing applies to console variants, PS5 and Series X still have BluRay variants but I guess it depends how the sales go of the consoles themselves and disc versus digital. I don't think there is a physical version, logistics of delivery just destroy margin.Īlso, there isn't really a viable storage medium to contain the size of the game code and the code is outdated before it hits the stores anyway.Ĭonsoles are also becoming digital only. Like many things these days, the physical versions of PC games are in decline. As I buy every year the physical version, I have a collection of F1 games that I'd like to continue, but I can't see where and if I can buy it for PC saw on various shops (not just online) that they're selling only the digital copies of F1 22 for PC, while for console they sell the physical copies.

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