PlayStation 5 Owners Prefer Physical Games Over Digital Downloads
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@Slime Dude Studios I’m first lol
Jim Ryan already saying buying physical is an old ancient way of buying games why would anybody do this
Communism doesn't work
Video game preservation 💪 much like other media .
Is a good thing but unfortunately is not going to last (physical copies) as we all know by now. Happy Gaming Everyone 😎.
when you buy a game, having that license physically is important. This protects you from losing your game library from hackers, bans, etc as well has keeping game distribution from being a monopoly. You can also sell it or trade it in which is good for local game stores.
When you purchase a game digitally you get a 100 year license to use the game it's the the millennium digital act, they can't delete your game take it away plus you can get digital games cheaper than retail i sales i got fc6 for 30 on the store its 55 retail, theres pros to each but assuming digital is worse is wrong.
The only real benefit today is the ability to sell and trade. If you lose internet or you lose the ability for your console to verify a license for whatever reason, you're still fucked. When Sony's servers went down a couple months ago, I couldn't play digital or physical games. It didn't matter what it was, it had to verify the license and couldn't. Physical copies are becoming just a license ID on a disc that allows you to download some or all of the game from Sony/Microsoft or whoever. Even if you have a disc that has the entire game file on it, it doesn't matter because of DRM now.
I'll buy whichever's cheaper. But opening a game case and seeing the disc art is a nice thing.
Lol
I completely agree!!
It's a trophy, owning a PS5 game is a big deal, it means you were lucky enough to get your hands on the console to begin with!
Communism doesn't work
Facts, I get the urge to go buy a ps5 game just to get the "wow you have a ps5?!?" Question
@@quazar4773 same
@@quazar4773 You wanna get that? Try getting a graphics card, its even worse.
@@TheAndrewspunk Oh this is capitalism, baby.
Music to my ears. Physical is better than digital in every single way.
So when theres natural calamity like flood or earthquake and your physical library get broken, is it still better than digital? Stop talking BS you prehistoric boomer! Disc is a 40 year old tech, it shouldnt be on modern devices anymore.. only prehistoric cave men uses it.. ew
its funny i feel the complete opposite other than you can't resell digital games. to me since I've gotten fast internet especially on pc where physical games died since the early 2000s I just dont'care about physical games anymore. and the only real retail store that sells games is gamestop and that store is straight trash... if I'm buying a game physically online and have to wait 2 - 3 days like... why?
Selling eBay trading with friends? We’re not in the 2000s anymore people haha. You got kids with phones now who can watch ANYTHING now. My point is that it’s not how it was before like who goes to GameStop anymore? And trading with them you’ll get what ?? Few dollars couple dollars off? Nah PS store be having up to 80% off! That’s a discount
No it isn't. Digital is objectively a better medium than physical for long term preservation.
We don't need game discs What is the point of them. You don't get any bonus. It's is not like movies that you get a lot of bonuses of and music I would even accept on disc
I still prefer physical copies simply because of options & flexibility. Also nothing beats the feeling of having a physical copy of a game in your hands. You can sell them or collect them & possibly make a profit of them now or down the line. I buy digital too but as long as physical copy of media is still around I’m going that route every single time especially with games
I bought a PS5 2 weeks ago by auctioning 4 game Nintendo Switch lots, got rid of half my collection of games I didn’t really care for but people seem to love. I won 🙌🏻
I’ve always been that way. I like to have hard copies of games, movies, etc. I still have lots of cartridges from the Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, etc, etc, etc. I prefer a lot of my old games compared to a lot of the newer games where you have to be online to play. I still love my first Generation PS3, which plays PS1 and PS2 games.
One day it will all be obsolete and broken to the point you can't use it anylonger, like anything else.
And you wont take your gaming systems to your grave either.
Not that i discourage you to collect, but i'm telling you how it is.
Yukee layke was making fun of it cartridges were more popular the game would be loaded by now.
@@FoxUnitNell For sure! I can put in any old Cartridge and pops on in seconds! No updates, servers down, etc. like all of the time with games now, like the COD’s, Destiny 2, etc. And you’ll always have your old copies of games that you can play years from now. I like to play Destiny 2, Outriders, etc. but what happens if I want to play them games in 5-10 years or longer, and I don’t have internet? Or there’s no more servers currently supporting them games?
I prefer Steam
@@Zoza15 Oh, I don’t want to think or worry about the Grave yet! LoL
The reason I bought the physical PS5 version is because I don’t want to get locked down to the Sony store alone. Thanks to the Black Friday sales, I managed to get more new and recent games than I would’ve if I got them digital.
That’s exactly why I’d only get the disc version. Digital prices for quality games don’t come down as quickly nor as frequently as physical versions. The fact that I can resell them and recoup some money is also a significant pro for the physical version as well.
I would have to drive 90 minutes one way to get to any kind of sale so for rural people like me it isn't worth the gas money or the trouble. Just buy it online during a sale.
Full digital relies on servers.
Servers shutdown which they do in time then...well...you have no game.
Kids will never understand that because they live in a simulated fake reality as is.
@@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s You don’t even know what your talking about lol servers shut down does that mean they shut down forever ? When that server shuts down playstation will be shut down as well.
I purchased Deathloop, Guardians, & Scarlet Nexus from Best Buy for $85 with free next day S&H. PSN only matched Deathloop & overcharged for everything else. So I figured BB to get them all.
If your collection is all digital you don’t own a game collection
I always prefer physical games. That way you can at least sell it later on and recoup some value whereas you can’t at all with a digital game. I also just like having the physical version
Exactly. If you are allowed to sell, trade or lend your digital games to another person then I will be ok with it. But such things I guess is only a dream. Furthermore, it just seems you get more for your $$ with the physical(case, cover art paper, disc). With digital it's just the software.
@@mace2gorc872 that’s exactly how I feel. If they priced digital copies slightly lower then I’d be more willing to buy those too. If disc is $70 then maybe digital at $60 or something, their margin is already better on digital so lower the cost a little and they’ll sell better
I’m sure most of us prefer physical copy of games I’d only get digitally games if that if game is only digital
@@mace2gorc872 me too, and some kind of law guaranteeing that if Sony or Microsoft decided they don’t want the license for the game anymore I’ll continue to keep that game in my library and not lose it after spending 70 bucks, then I’m all for it, till then I’ll stick with my series X
I really go with what’s cheaper atm.
I think this all comes down to physical games are just cheaper in the long run, which is exactly why I got a physical edition. I've saved a lot of money on waiting for certain games to get discounted
But ultra inconvenient
Think it varies per console. I mean there are some pretty good deals on digital versions for switch games (which in a lot of cases are on physical versions too) but for PS and Xbox... I don't kinda see them around as much.
@@FlopFan69 Popping a disk in your console is inconvenient? Having the ability to sell or lend a game to a friend is inconvenient?
@@chrisjr6214 you can do the same with digital ganesharing
Having a device that allows both disc and digital is better as you get the best of both. Want convenience? Just download the game. If you see the game for $30 in a shop but it's still full price on the digital store, then buy the disc!
growing up, it was physical. it was a special occurrence, dad takes me to the store and i get a new game. forever fond memories and will continue, especially when i have a kid.
Yep. I have kids that are now into gaming so when they have a birthday or Christmas, it's cooler to unwrap a game instead of a download card or something like that.
@@tomrwills god download cards are so fucking stupid, glad your kids will be able to appreciate box arts and have to build a shelf to display their collection 👍🏽
Yep, that's part of it for me to. I remember loads of times going to GAME with my mum after school or during the weekend to get a new game, it felt so good to hold it in my hands knowing its mine, and having something physical to show for it to.
Also the biggest thing is retailers always have sales better than MS store or Ps store. Example Vanguard is $40 at Walmart
@@moxie5793 how are download cards stupid?
Speaking as someone who prefers digital, most of my PS5 (exclusive) games are physical, the reason: price.
A digital version of Ratchet and Clank was £70, a physical version in retailers went for as cheap as £50. Add the fact that the PS5 doesn't have that much storage space and physical copies are a no brainer.
But the storage space is literally a point for digital, especially if you have fast internet. Because blue ray drives are slow, a fast say 1gig fiber connection can swap games much faster, or even less than 1gig because BD is so slow. And physical games still have to be installed because of aforementioned blu ray being slow
@@FlopFan69 true but the average Internet speeds in the UK are 35mbs....
You still have to download the game anyway.
The game still needs to be written to the console storage anyways so you're not saving as much storage as you think you are
@@djbigarms that's pretty slow compared to Ultra Fibre Optic which will eventually become mainstream
I love my physical ps5 games because nothing beats the smell of a new game opening.
I’m pretty old fashion, I’d still go for physical copies any day than a digital one.
That’s what my shelves are for! Do you wanna live in a shelfless world?!?!? Physical all the way forever!
Yes. I do. Physical is dead
@@FlopFan69Nah mate
damn straight, heck I'll be collecting physical games well into the future.
@@PremiumSharing dumb comment. Millions of players daily
@@gamepad3173 good luck w that
So PS owners are smart enough to realize that the "digital future" is a shitshow waiting to happen. Once a game is off the digital store, it is GONE. Licencing agreements expire and games get delisted.
Exactly, this is great news and I hope this trend continues.
Thank god im not the only one who thinks like that.
Yup Scott Pilgram disappeared for years as did Ducktales.
Mos def…and you also retain easy access to versions 1.00 if they decide to cut something from the game. Though I know with digital there is a work around to. Download old versions of games (at least on PS4 there was)
It's such a relief to see people passionate about physical media. Especially paying 70 bucks for a game. For that amount of money I prefer a physical copy. Now here is a trend I hope dies soon and I'm talking about collector's edition that comes with a steel case and when you open it all you get is a download code. Yeah I'm talking to you gurella games. As nice as the Horizon forbidden west collector's edition is, I cannot In good faith fork over 250 dollars for a collector's edition that comes with a download code. At that point why even bother. Physical media 4 life hommie!
I’m a collector…it’s that simple. To each their own, but I like to display and look at each title in addition to actually playing them. I picked up the PS5 with the hard drive and the Xbox Series X as well. Yes, I DO own some digital copies of software, but that is usually based on price at the time of purchase.
I guess I’m just too “old school” when it comes to gaming. I still have all of my systems going back to PS1. I still have my Xbox 360 and games moving forward through generations as well.
Buy what you want, play, and enjoy!
‘Hard drive’ REEEEEEEEEE, that is not what it is called, and none of the current gen consoles feature a hard drive.
@@FlopFan69 Lol! You’re right. That’s what I get for typing something while half asleep after work. I meant disc drive…lol!
Those white ps5 spine Labels are way more pleasing to the eye then the blue ps4 logo ever was ngl
I'm an old school gamer and been gaming since The Atari, and the reason why I prefer physical games is because it brings me back to the days I was a kid, the excitement of going to the store and picking up a new game, reading the instruction manual and seeing on my shelf. As an adult I understand that a physical and digital game are the same, digital might even be more convenient, but also as an adult I also understand that we have very few moments that make us feel that joy of being a kid. So I'm going to continue to support physical games until the end.
I've still got my ET game. (I didn't know about the recall for like 25 years.)
they both have strengths and cons. digital isnt more convenient in all cases. some physical is just better.
Never read the manual by seeing the beautiful box and the art work in the box brings back memories
I am the opposite. I want to embrace and be open to new things just like I did as a kid. Back then it was physical, nowadays I like digital. For some, preserving their childhood ways is to do exactly the same things they did as a child. For me, its to be open to new things without trying to get excitement out of the same things I did as a child - I want to get excitement out of new things.
same here man i still got all my old consoles/games as well i don't have that many digital games, 1. the Kevin Smith Brawler i forget the name of it i bought for the switch it was a 1st run game that i missed out on when the physical copy was being sold. the Nerd game since no physical copy is being sold again i have that for the switch and a couple more i think? other than that 98 % of my games is physical
I don’t think it’s surprising. In terms of media everything is trending towards physical. Vinyl, CD. We want to feel like we own it. It’s the companies and silicon valley that want to push everything digital on us.
This, I really doubt any statistics that try to push digital media in the long term.
Agreed. Most people prefer physical over digital. I only buy digital if it's a small and cheap game, or a big game that's having a ridiculous sale. Companies are pushing it hard because they cut out production costs and keep customers from selling used games.
Lol, keep telling yourself that.
I buy based on price, and sometimes the genre of game plays a part, if it's a roguelite or multi player title I prefer digital because I hate switching discs often. If it's a long single player experience or Jrpg I rather go physical
Not entirely true. Dgaf about physical copies of any of my steam library. For CONSOLE however, I like to have a physical disc. Only for console games though, not for PC
I'll ALWAYS support physical media gaming over digital or cloud gaming EVERY SINGLE TIME!
I will never ever play games anymore if they stop being physical. I will be done and I will find a new hobby. I will not "rent" my games from a service that will shut down in a few years and be gone forever. Not because "I" need to keep them. But because gaming history will literally be deleted forever, and I am not ok with that.
At the beginning I was debating on weather to get a digital or disk ps5..(I was lucky enough to have that option) I went with the disk edition because I like the feeling of going to the store or online and buying a physical copy of my favorite titles also displaying them at home. Just like you said Rich, if it’s trash then you can always trade it sell it or burn it. I’m old school like that.
I was planning on getting the digital but it wasn't available. So I ended up with physical edition which I love as it has a excellent 4k blu Ray player with less issues than the Xbox and also I can still buy discs which I enjoy
@@brandonlee7382 Xbox serious x is better
Agreed. If the game sucks, you can sell, trade to a friend, or burn the game. You can't do that with a digital copy, and God forbid you get hacked and lose your entire library or digital games.
The physical copy is always better. Love having it on display and being able to actually collect them is awesome.
Keep in mind that physical copies are worthless nowadays as you have to download the rest of the game from the internet anyways. I have stopped buying discs cause of this cause why buy them when developers no longer put the entire game on discs. So when the day comes and the online service for that console shutdown. Well you discs are pretty much paper weights.
Yeah im the same, except im with xbox, disc are better and it's good collecting them, who knows later on they could be worth money later on
Back then they where. Today nearly everything has a day one patch or some required installation, rendering modern physical copies almost useless down the road.
@@thepicard83 Most of games are fully on disk, only thing what you need to download additionaly are patches and dlc.
@@thepicard83 I see what you mean but majority of the game is on the disc. If it's a single player game like, for example, Guardians of the Galaxy, I'll still be able to play it years from now whenever I want.
I agree with that gamers want the physical games over digital games which means the scalpers are the ones who bought out all the digital PS5 consoles I don’t know who would be crazy to buy the digital the sales for digital are more expensive then the physical you can buy resident evil village for $19.99 in stores and digital is $29.99 not worth to pay extra
Depends on the store, i guess. The miles morales ultimate edition spiderman game costs $98 at my local eb games store which is the equivalent of gamestop here in Australia. Meanwhile, on the playstation store it's getting sold for $93.
@@invadazim4320 rip. Miles Morales: Ultimate Edition on US account cost $70 (original pricing) it's on sale now for $49.69
@@lightsprite6128 down here in Australia, the original price is $125. By the time this game becomes more affordable the sequel will already be released.
That feeling of taking a brand new game disk out if it’s case and putting it into your console for the first time is a whole different feeling for me
Go physical media! Let's keep it going!
L. It’s already dead
Digital all the way
Love game sharing my digital library
@@FlopFan69 proof?
@@FlopFan69 I prefer physically owning but I know eventually they’re going to go all digital so no one will have a choice everyone will have to download.
@@UltimateInkling 91% of ALL game sales, not just PS5, were digital in 2020
id call that dead
What do you expect? People want to enjoy the backwards compatibility and the eventual discounts physical games have
What a suprise. Physical gives you more rights and control over the games you bought.
With physical I can play the games forever. No download, no internet required, no expiry date, no relying on corporations.
When the servers are shut down I can install my game from the files in the disc. As for patches there is an archive website that contains the patches for every console game ever made which can be installed completely offline via USB.
Digital is full price, long term renting. Physical is forever.
Backwards compatibility? I don't have to rely on a corporation to provide this as I take matters into my own hands by keeping ALL of my games forever.
And despite fear mongering consoles last if you look after them. I still have consoles from 20 and 30 years ago that work as good as the day I got them.
I play forever. Digital folk don't.
Yeah prices went up to 70$ for "reasons" as mentioned, except that in Europe, they went up from 60€ to 80€ (90$). Not only is 70$ expensive, 90$ is downright insulting the way I see it, especially when most games today don't even come close to old games, with so many broken releases and so on...
If it’s a download only game like Cuphead, I won’t make a big deal about that 🤷🏻♂️ But when it comes to games that give you the choice to purchase it either through a physical copy or a digital download, I always prefer physical. Like Rich said, it gives you more advantages such as trading it with a friend or selling it online. I really hope physical media still lives on for another couple decades ✊🏻
Cuphead is now physical, they said, they want to wait until the game is complete and all the DLCs are out and then they will print it.
Not that surprising when the PS5 only has room for 5 or 6 triple AAA games to be downloaded at any one time
But disc is much slower to redownload if you have fast internet, so it’s a point for digital.
Which is why I have have a 4TB SSD. Nothing installed on my system.
@@FlopFan69 nope. if you dont have internet you cant even play the game. meanwhile, pop the disc, install, play. doesnt apply to all games, but all i have are not just the "setup.exe" and have to download the game.
The xbox is way worse since the data is 2 times bigger on it.
@@mercoyavin3312 but everyone does have a consistent internet connection, especially on home consoles which both ps5 and XSX are
This is one of the problems with having a US centric viewpoint, not that I'm knocking you for it, just that it's part of why you don't appreciate the reason why this seems to be particularly prevalent in Europe.
In the US you've only had an RRP bump this generation, from $60 to $70, after decades. In Europe we had a bump at the start of last gen, UK went from £50 to £60, and we've now had another bump at the start of this generation, UK went from £60 to £70; physical copies tend to have competition between online retailers leading up to launch, meaning you can get a discount if you shop around, prices tend to revert to RRP on launch day and will then start dropping after around a month, sometimes quicker if a game sells below expectations.
Digital prices, however, will always be RRP barring limited time sales, so if you want your money to go further this double bump has pushed European buyers into going back to physical for the time being.
The same happens in Latin America and other parts of the world. As an example in Panama a physical copy cost $75 or more for a new game, but buying directly from the store you can pay the original price, without mentioning that you can get any discount for being a ps plus subscriber in some occasions
I used to buy a lot of digital games but then I realized that all my single player games just took up space after beating them. It just smarter to buy them physically and beat them one by one
Here in Sweden physical copies are ALWAYS about 8-12 dollars cheaper than digital
Physical games are often cheaper too. Iron man vr is $40 digital and $10 Physical
Even as someone trying to find a Series X, I am glad that owners of the competitor continue to prefer physical over digital. To companies, it still says a lot about the majority of consumers when they go out of their way to buy a game on a disc/cartridge, thus convincing them to continue production and distribution through retail stores.
The issue with Xbox and even the series x, is it renders physical games useless if there is an outtage. Playstation still offers full offline play straight of the disc.
I like to collect too and it is a familiar practice of mine to have bought physical copies but a huge part of why I do is because of ROI. Every physical purchase has a dollar value next to it. Digital games are worth absolute $0 after purchase so there is a lack of diversity as to how I can get money back if I wanted to. The tangibility of a real copy is also a big plus, and I really like to have something to show for the money I spent.
Physical 4life 🔥 they are cheaper and you can resell
Lmao enjoy the past
Always 4 life.
@@FlopFan69 am old school enjoy getting ripped off 😅
For sure bro but digital is more convenient
100%. Reselling is a big thing for me, buying a game and getting half my money back when done means I get to play alot more titles
Yeah physical games are usually cheaper on Amazon. That's why I got the disk edition
same here on eBay, I'll be collecting games on PC, Xbox, and Playstation for the foreseeable future.
@@gamepad3173 there are no physical games on pc.
@@ghostlegit oh really? prove me wrong.
@@gamepad3173 pc has went completely digital. When's the last time anyone had a disc drive in their pc. Lol
@@ghostlegit I have one. Internal ones are dirt cheap (brand new) where I live. Spent like 8-10 dollars on mine. Even if your PC case doesn't have 5.25" bays, external USB disc drives also exist.
Looking at the design of the system, it seems that the digital edition was meant to be the main system and the disk drive was added as after thought
When the day comes that I can’t buy a physical copy of the game I want I think I lose my interest in games… There is magic in opening a new game!! The smell! It makes the digital world of the game come to life in your hands!
the only way I would is backwards compatibility. if Sony Nintendo and Microsoft got their act together and made everything backwards compatibile and had steam like sales I would have more of an incentive for digital.
I was more open to digital games during the ps3 era when you owned the game. Now you're just paying for a license. Unless it's an indie game that doesn't have a physical release I absolutely refuse to purchase digital games.
The first digital game on ps4 I bought wouldn't work when my internet went out for a week for maintenance. I'm old alright? This was crazy to me. I vowed to never do that again. I'll take a game I can hold in my hands that I actually own any day over a license to basically rent one.
PS3 kinda works the same way
Oh no in 100 years you might lose that digital license
@@gunkid6368 we will all be dead in 100 years anyways and i prefer physical as well it's made my day when i learn that people prefer physical over digital i hope that never goes away
@@gunkid6368 more in 5 when they shut dow the servers
Physical games don’t even have the complete game anymore. So it’s pointless.
Carlos owns all physical games ever made... Let's get into it
Skiba dee bop uhm da dop!
true but that's cause Rich bought those for him in exchange for sex lol
The prices in stores are super competitive here in France. I remember when Red Dead 2 came out, Big chains equivalent to say a Walmart were selling them for as low as 42.99 euros (tax included) compared to the 70 euros sold on the PSN store. We much prefer physical over here.
I like having the hard copy way better than the download. I like the instant ON aspect of it.
The physical games go on sale faster and cheaper than digital. Just look at all the black Friday deals. The deals are better physical than digital. And I'm not to lazy to get off my rear end and change a disc.
not where I live, physical games are actually more expensive here due to import fees I suppose. I like having the option though
Fact
I intentionally made sure to get the disc ps5, even though I buy most games digital. I wanted the option, plus blu-ray disc's for movies to get maximum fidelity. I used to staunchly prefer physical, but they don't even include nice manuals anymore.
Why have a Manuel when they tell you the story and how to play during the game?
@@arios1977 I rarely actually used them to learn the game, it was more of a nice collector's item. I remember the MGS4 manual even had a comic inside, which was great entertainment for me since my girlfriend (at the time) gifted me that game before I even had a ps3 since she knew I had planned on buying one soon. I couldn't play the game yet, but at least I had the manual to drool over lol.
I never even read the instructions but something about having them inside the case felt good. Added some weight (even if just a bit) to the case as well. I really appreciate when a game comes with one these days. (even if its mainly just indie games like Hollow Knight.)
Shout out when a game comes with a map or poster folded up inside that adds similar weight to the case that instruction books did. Double shout out to the super rare instance when there's both.
Good point it is also a 4K Blu Ray player. My main reason for wanting PS5 physical is because I have so many PS4 discs already I’ll play/upgrade on it.
Death loop got a manual and background art
I think we need a new disc format that can hold more data, or a new compression algorithm that is more condensed.
I guess people took my previous tweet from a previous Reviewtechusa video in stride about preferring physical games to digital. Bravo 👏
As a collector (which I think nowadays most of us are to some degree) it shouldn't be surprising. I often get asked why I collect first party Xbox games when I have GamePass and it's because I like having a physical library I can look at alongside my past generations of games.
Been gaming for a long time. Mostly bought physical..bck in the 80s and 90s not much of a choice. I've lost most my collection due to theft, friends who borrow and never return, got broken, lost it myself... etc.. or they're taking up space and collecting dust. It was towards the end of the 7th generation of consoles that decided i had enough. Started on the PSP then PS4 and Xbox and now PC. Hard drives are so easy to manage, backup and save imo. I'm not knocking those who prefer digital, it's your money, do your thing. I'm just saying, over the years, it was more work to own physical and digital is much more easier for me to manage. Proud to be a gamer!
@@gaminsincereagan2321 Fair enough! Also I love your name. Reagan! 🇺🇸
@@EpsilonOrpheon Thanks!
It's not truly surprising that physical copies out sold digital, it's surprising on how many people actually own either that aren't intending to scalp the console.
Physical edition outsells digital edition by a wide margin (artificially throttled or otherwise) and you’re surprised that owners prefer physical media? Umm….OK.
TH-camrs are out of touch with average consumers.
Umm no physical do not outsell digital
@@ghostlegit yeah they do and I see you on every comment you don’t own digital games and never will waste your money
@@llfallen0nell884 no they don't. The ps5 digital and series s are outselling the main consoles. Don't believe me. Research it.
@@ghostlegit already researched it and you don’t make sense the ps5 disk would be outselling it either way 80% of ps5 made are physical and 20% digital and for Xbox in some regions yes series s outsells
Here in Norway there are very odd cases of games costing upward of 799kr( $89 in conversion) while the same game physically costs the usual 599kr or 649kr which is the normal $60 purchase (a little higher in conversion, but anyway)
It is really weird and I do not understand why this is happens.
I appreciate the subtitles !!!! Although right now they seem to be set to a different language lol
Just look at the music industry, they cant keep vinyl on the shelf right now, people obviously still want physical media
It's a hipster thing
Physical all the way👍 I always buy physical!
I do a little bit of both. I like sharing the disks with my brother, but sometimes the game is digital only or is on sale for a decent price on the PS store.
I go digital only now because I have VERY bad luck with disc drives. They always end up failing on me or I would def prefer discs
Don't surprise me at all. I would never buy a Series S for that reason. I want to buy and keep my games and not just buy the license for it, lol.
U still keep the games if u buy digital. This is a dumb comment from a physical lover.
There are more than "some" benefits, but thanks for accepting that we are still out there lol.
Ikr like why he acting as if there arent more benefits to physical than digital sharing and selling aside you can collect these games and also look at boxes which is cool to have on a shelf
@@ryder4313 Ehh other than selling it’s really not much benefits. You can share digital. The average consumer don’t care about a tiny disc box
I'm on Series X and like to get the physical copies of games but I usually like to get the ultimate edition but finding it on disc is just getting harder and harder to find nowadays and it definitely sucks
Hi To a degree , I wait for a boxed version of a recent AAA game as sometimes a boxed game is sometime substainally cheaper than Digital and also Occasional I may double dip a title if its cheaper on Digital and have both versions
Physical = Ownership
Digital = Lease
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@@FlopFan69 You are? Oh, that's right, now I see it.
@@oraclejmt no, people who think they own physical games are.
@@FlopFan69 While you own a license just the same as with both a disc and physical, the difference is that as long as you have the disc, you can still use it. As far as I'm aware if you bought anything on the Nintendo Wii store, you can't re-download it.
@@dapperfan44 actually that isn’t even true anymore, as most discs do not contain the full game. Disc is no longer any more secure.
I dropped physical media mid PS4 lifespan.
Never looked back. I had every opportunity to buy the disc PS5 but nah. I love my digital PS5
Me too.
Been buying physical games ever since I got the SNES for the holidays the only digital game I bought was banjo kazooie. on the Xbox one s now I have it for the N64. Love going out to the stores and hunting for games I never got to play as a kid when they have a sales around the holidays like goodwill thrift stores pawn shops ect. for all my consoles.
Rich ik there are a lot of games that come incomplete physically, but there are still a lot that are all on the disk or cart. I always pay attention to that when I put a game in
AssCreed Valhalla is actually on the disc for PS5. I installed and played it without connecting my PS5 online.
Thanks for saying that was worried because I own valhalla on ps5 cheers!
This is in part because of Sony's return policy. Once you download any part of the game refunds are completely off the table, even though they sell completely buggy and broken games many times each year for $60+
PLEASE EVERYONE THAT SEES THIS, BUY PHYSICAL. WE NEED TO KEEP IT RELEVANT.
I agree I think having options for both is a great idea however I do think digital owners should get a discount for going with the option that doesn't create trash. We are also trusting that our licenses are preserved with the library providing them.. I just don't think that they should cost the exact same.
I got invited to one of Sony’s buying events, and chose to get the disc PS5 for my Anime Blu-ray collection.
Psychical for life ❤️ 7/9 games I’ve bought for ps5 have been psychical
Rich you would be surprised how many games have the full game on the disc and you can play on an offline console. There is deeper DRM issues with the consoles of course (PS4/PS5 CBOMB issue is fixed so that is going to be the best to buy for in terms of preservation).
How is the blu ray player? I have sony 4k bluray player but it has no way to adjust screen size. I get black bars on both sides and top and bottom. Is it easy to adjust this on the ps5?
Whenever I do get a ps5, I'll be getting the one with the disc drive. I still have physical ps4 games that are backwards compatible along with a few that have free ps5 upgrades. I also have 4k and regular blu rays that I would like to play using the ps5. I will admit thothough that most new games I'll get will be digitally though unless I see it in sale.
That isn't going to be hard with approx. 4 standard editions for every digital edition in circulation
Digital sever will die one day and you're just basically renting the game.
True that
Only games I buy digitally are yearly games like cod or the odd game on sale or if my local game store is sold out of a particular game
Something I've been saying for a looong time is that physical games should have writable partitions. Like a section on a disc or a Switch cartridge which stores patches and DLC.
Perhaps it could give physical game stores a reason to exist. They could perhaps offer to write the extras you need onto the disc on the spot.
Probably won't happen, because publishers want the biggest profit margins possible on the Switch and don't want to take the responsibility for their bloated games.
That is such a sick idea. I love that.
Idk why this is surprising, the disc version of the console is selling at a very high rate, despite the $100 difference.
The discs are cheaper so it’s good for long term IF you wait for the game prices to drop
I will ALWAYS prefer physical copy. I'm old fashioned . I like to own it . I will continue to buy physical form until I absolutely have no choice. Till then , it's all about personal choice.
Same.
U don't own a physical copies. U borrow the license.
@@ghostlegit You don’t borrow the license, you referring to games like call of duty, which is pretty much a live service game, if you pop your game in offline & play, then you own it.
@@infamousicee6009 no u don't own it. Sony can shut down ur game anytime they want. Physical have to be downloaded and updated the same way digital does. 10 years ago this was true but u do not own physical.
@@ghostlegit Dude not every game requires a download, most games have updates but you can definitely play it without a update, so no Sony can’t shut down a game.
Im not surprised especially considering their decision making on preserving old games & in some cases you're relying on the company renewing the license. Im actually buying less digital games because of their decisions in the past few years.
Loved the intro, it was hilarious 😂
I can’t say I’m surprised about this. Maybe in about 5-6 years the digital version of ps5 will be more popular. But it definitely helps to make this rare console standout more if you have physical. I know I’ll definitely do this one day eventually.
We sure do, I will always prefer physical disc over Digital.
I live in a third world country where games are sold by 80-90 bucks, so buying it digital by 60-70 will always just be a better deal. You bet I’d buy them physical if I was American.
Well it comes down to price, in Sweden i can buy a physical copy for say 60 euro, but if i wanna buy the digital download version i have to pay around 30 euro more? I feel it should be the other way around?
Owning the games is so much better
LMAOOOOOOO, you think you own physicals. How cute
The games are more kin to keys then anything else.
Statistics and facts don’t say that
@HorizonGaming good, the game isn’t bad.
@HorizonGaming how’s not even being able to play yet cause you bought CD?
this is the most kind hearted thing that the company has ever said...hands down! i too perfer hard copy titles for the most part. same should go for ps4 owners as well. (thanks to the ps5 being backwards compatible).
this was my bet hopefully backwards compatibility is the norm going forward imagine the ps6 or next switch yeah you have to buy everything all over again sorry! 👀
Why? It's just an install disc. You still have to store the game on your SSD. For the collectablity maybe? Or perhaps they have a slow internet connection or want to borrow games from friends?
Digital games could lock without online services. Some physical games could still run without online service depending on the game your playing. Also if you’re a toxic player and got suspended or ban all your digital games you purchase under your account will lock 🔒 because of the terms and agreements violation.
as a brit specifically, physical games are usually like £5 - £10 less (or even £15 - £20 if its really old) than digital, which definitely makes physical more favourable alongside the fact that you save more storage space buying physical games.
The reason physical depreciates is because of space. Retail shelf space is expensive, and often these discounts are applied to move inventory quickly to save money. The more items sit on shelves, the more companies lose - cost to manufacture & distribute over time is generally the return on investment. On digital, companies, for the most part, own the server space, and it’s cheaper to maintain the data “per unit,” which allows bigger shares for distributor and developer, hence why these prices rarely come down to retail levels.
That's not true
@@unicorntomboy9736 which part?
@@crowevil4658 Where you said it was cheaper physically
@@unicorntomboy9736 If you read the entirety, then you’ll know I’m saying physical copies are expensive to sell in retail stores or house at warehouses.
I’m saying they become cheaper (larger discounts) when they sit unsold too long and/or there is too much inventory.
I enjoy physical and luckily first party games on Playstation always have the full 1.0 game on the disc and same goes the select titles on Xbox I like. Some 3rd party studios are good at including the same (accept ubisoft) so physical forever
Idk but also the benefit of playing unpatched game when own physical copy. I missed one collectible in Ratchet and the only way to get back to it was through elevator glitch, it was patched by insomniac by the time I was playing the game so I simply deleted the game, disconnected internet and copied the disk data. Got my last collectible and viola, platinum trophy 🏆
Physical copies of games is the only way that playing games are worth it. Not only for the nostalgia but for the fact I know that no one can take that away from me
Exactly bro, you get it. Sadly a lot of people (even Rich in this video) still spread the falsehood that you "dont own your disc", when in fact most games do run offline and without updates.
Physical media is one of my main reasons for sticking with consoles.
PlayStation doesn’t deserve people to buy digital games from them they don’t refund you want digital you buy from Steam or Xbox the safest way to get refunds if you happen not to like the games no one is forcing you you must buy digital only it’s your choice it’s your fault if you go and be stupid to buy the digital PS5 then only can buy from the PSN store I looked at the sales their not that cheap their a rip off some of the games are cheaper on Xbox then on PlayStation and some of them are cheaper on PlayStation but they cheaper in retail stores
We don't want to buy digital that's why we bought the physical version.
You can always show your physical collection on your wall/shelf and physical games are much cheaper in that they still have lots of vale after your are done with them. Most games you can easily resell at half price after a year
Their are a lot of places in the world where downloading a modern game is impractical and/or expensive, making having the game on a disc essential.
If I can actually get my damn hands on a PS5 Physical edition I would always buy physical 😁
Lol me too
I prefer a real blu ray. I can borrow it to friends and I can sell it when I am finished!
problem is the price. how stupid that a physical game cost the same as the digital download.
digital should be much cheaper than phyisical copies.