I miss when they included maps, posters, pictures, notes and manuals. Some manuals even had jokes and other messages that gave it that human touch to it, physical used to be so good.
Old physical will never be beaten …. New physical is just there , it’s a soulless box with single download key on cd …. I have the few old physicals I’ll never get rid of , my mint copy of silent hill 2 CIB and FFX ps2
Physically media will always be around no matter what to the very end. We will do are best to replace and fix are stuff if possible. From dvd,blue-ray,4k,cds,vinyl and video games and also never to forget books history,conspiracy books,comic books manga books,statue figure,game cards and anime cards and including poster. Physical media will always be here you just have to search. Nothing last forever including yourself but the experience of these beautiful things its good. Never forget us.
I 100% support physical media. In terms of physical media being phased out, it's probably one of the major reasons why GameStop is doing their 'Retro' store. I do agree it's a bit disappointing that games these days are often released unfinished and require a massive Day 1 patch. The problem with retro games these days is how most vendors and resellers will jack up the price like crazy.
The older stuff is always going to be better, what with manuals, maps and all that stuff included. You should see the manual for Starflight on the Genesis. It's a book.
Take me back to the early 90s! We had the Megadrive/Genesis and Snes still in circulation, the Ps1, Saturn, N64, 3DO, Jaguar, heck even the PC Engine/Turbo Grafx still doing its thing, there was so much variety, competion within the industry...I'd rather have a bookcase full of that stuff than a hard drive full of digital any day.
The Xbox 360/PS3 era is the best/last era to be great as "physical games" goes, maybe the PS4/Xbox One too. Having physical copies of your games gives you full ownership of it and it's pretty cool to look at them. I just don't want to hoard them, I recently cleaned out my collection of "junk games" that I felt like unworthy, wasn't complete or have ugly scratches but I will always keep the ones that matters!
Yesterday I started "Hakuna Matata" (Afrika) on Playstation 3. I put the disc in my console und look for updates - no, I was complete on the disc - what a great time :D
Recently got Rygar for my PS2 and Urban Chaos for my Xbox. I think that it was set up by design for the current physical games to be decent at best but with the day-one patches and all being very annoying. To me the 360/PS3 is the last for full content on the discs.
The time has finally come where the last few PS5 new releases I wanted to pick up were nowhere to be found locally. With this digital-only mindset and multiplayer first focus, now is a great time to visit the older generations and play all the amazing games you may have missed out on. I recently spent $100 on a PS3 with a stack of games and have been having so much fun. I honestly forgot how good the PS3/XB360 generation was.
Old physical games are awesome just some of the prices are crazy now but other than that the games are great. New physical games that actually have the 1.0 version on the disc(s) or an ultimate edition with every thing on disc are awesome but they are few and far between and harder to actually find.But the ones that are basically an access key or a code in the box are insulting and pointless. Unfortunately unfinished games seem like an industry standard. But i could live with them if they released those digital only. And after all patches,updates, and bug fixes. Then would offer physical definitive editions 6-12 months later would satisfy all gamers. They could also just do pre-orders of those versions so they don’t produce more than physical media people want and waste money. It would be a win for everyone involved. I support indie games digitally because a lot of them don’t have the resources for physical versions. But if the best ones get enough digital support then they could do limited physical runs after getting the digital revenue and that’s good for everyone also.
Me and were talking about The Chronicle of Riddick chronology a few days ago. It led to me asking had he played the games. He hadn't, but knew about them. So him still having a 360 and me having a copy of Assault on Dark Athena. I let him borrow it. When I handed it to him I said " oh yea. Escape from Butcher Bay is also on there." (I purposely left that out until giving him the game) He said " I want be able to play because xbox live is dead on 360." I said " my dear friend. Your in luck. Because it's all on disc. Both games are available at the menu screen. No code or download required. " He looked at me and replied. " Man things have changed. I miss those days. " A statement so simple, but yet so powerful
For me it boils down to; can I take an old cartridge/cd plop it into a console without any internet etc and play the full game without having to download anything extra. To be honest I've lost pretty much any interest in modern consoles and AAA developers/publishers in general. When I see games being made for old consoles and they come with boxes, cartridges, manuals etc I really appreciate that.
I can understand that most people are fine with everything being digital. I'm not one of those people. I miss booklets from games and box art. It's sad to see people going away from physical media. I think it is still wonderful to see and touch physically the product you want to buy. I'm not against digital media, I have plenty of digital games, movies, and music. But there is still great value to me when you are able to physically interact with products. Great video!!
Last really cool physical game I got that was not a special edition was World of Horror for Switch. It has some nice art cards, hope more studios could do the same!
Just for those who aren't in the know....SONY did clarify they aren't stopping physical media any time soon. Yeah consoles dont come with the disc drive but will be sold separately going forward. There's no need to worry!
Retro all day in 2024 i own ps5 and xbox series x and i have beeen on a huge 6th gen binge dreamcast ps2 og xbox the golden era of gaming when developer actually gave a shit about the players and what we wanted
PS4 and forward digital is the way. No logic buying incomplete data disc. Digital is cheaper, on sale all the time. Retro old school collecting is super fun and functional, those old consoles are indestructible if you take good care of them. Thanks for all the good games recommendations Reggie 👍.
I feel like old games are just that old and even though PS3 and Xbox 360 are complete on disc, once you go SSD it’s really hard to play those games with long load times when PS5 and Series X load instantly. The SNES and Genesis are carts and load fast and can get in and start playing but even if games are complete at release, a lot of games and bugs that never got ironed out and it was what it was
You need to be picking up both. The Switch is going to be the most collectible console of all time and they are make great low print runs of ps5/xbox games. You need to collect for both!
Bought a "new" switch game at gamestop and when I got home they forgot to put the cartridge in the case! And I live an hour away. Last time I ever bought physical!
You nailed it on the modern physical stuff: What are you even really getting when you buy a modern physical game? I love having physical copies, but they are basically selling us beta versions in box that require an 80gb patch to be playable (not to mention DLCs and other features that may require an online connection). I find myself buying more games on steam because of this. In 20 years what's more likely to be around? Steam, or the sony server that patches my ps4 physical games? My guess is steam
Think physical prices will continue to rise and digital will continue to come down because of supply and demand forces and because of people like us. I like the idea of reselling . Not renting. Great video!
GameStop stores are closing down permanently where I live. One store manager told me that they are getting robbed all the time is the reason, but I think GameStop is on the verge of going out of business. I support physical media. I’m not a fan of digital gaming. Gamers need to take a stand because I still believe there is a market for physical games and movies.✊🏿
Yeah I feel the PS3/Xbox 360 was the last Gen Consoles to truly have the games fully on the disc and one of the reasons why I still have both on my shelf. After this generation I feel Nintendo is really the only game company that releases games fully on their console formats be it the Wii to Wii U to Switch. It'll be a truly sad day if Nintendo ever went the way of digital only games I feel and am praying that never happens.
Marcus with the cameo! @retrogameplayers Agreed Reggie! That's also why I've been collecting dvds, because they're trying to edit or disappear everything if it's not woke enough.
this proves my point that i tell people in the real world....all this "advanced" technology and nothing to go with it. you can show off the most insane graphics, but i ask, where's the game and what do i do with it after i see the credits? i may be alone but i actually miss when games didn't take more than 1-12hrs to complete. then i could actually replay it. today i beat a game and never touch it again. not only for time' sake, but also there are no unlockables, no reason to finish a game
Fortunately I been collecting since 1999, so I pretty much have what I want, I still go out and look to see what's out there, but for the younger generation it's kinda unfair to be honest
"it is being phased out" "no body wants that to happen" Dude Discover online shopping. Physical stores are being phased out. Look at how many stores are disappearing for goods that are purely physical lol. GameStops sad state is their own fault. Over 60% of sony's software sales are physical. 90% are of software sales are deep discount. The market is split and most people really don't care how they get the game and play it so long as there is a competitive market. Consoles will never be able to go full digital so long as that is a thing. Otherwise consumers will just give up on consoles.
I know there are exceptions, but at this point modern (PS4/PS5) physical games seem like glorified download codes to me. I am thankful to be able to collect physical for NES through PS3, but I have given up the fight for modern stuff.
The recent pal version of resident evil 4 gold edition was a example of pure laziness, adas separate ways was on a digital voucher. They could of put it on a disc for a complete game but no, the original resident evil 4 had it. So lazy. I recently bought re4 remake this week, I guess I'll just buy that as dlc, since there's no complete version on disc anyway. I miss the good old days. Being a gamer now is depressing.
I'm reaching 41 and I believe if you buy a product you should be able to walk into a store buy it hold it go home put it in your system of choice and play end of story play the game, why should my broadband provider be involved they had no part in my purchase I bought your console I bought your game let me play end of story it worked b4 why break it. Anyway sorry for rant, not. Love you reggie
Definitely prefer the physical copy from the older gen console Nintendo, Sega, the PS1 and PS2 era where games are majority complete and not broken on release. I even prefer the PS3 era where most game patches are optional and there's rarely any broken games on release with exception of some really bad titles. Lots of games started to be in its unfinished state during the PS4 era with performance issues and game breaking bugs. Games like The Evil Within, Assassin's Creed Unity, Days Gone and Cyberpunk 2077 are nearly unplayable on release. PS5 era is no different with broken releases like the Alone in the Dark reboot and Callisto Protocol. The worst offender is the disc that require Day One patch even with the physical copies in order to work starting from Call of Duty WW2 to the current one, MK1, Hogwarts Legacy, Avatar and Star Wars Outlaws. In face majority of games from Ubisoft now require online connection to download the game even if you own the disc. The same can be said for Activision and EA.
Star Wars Jedi Survivor on PS5 was a 164gb download, a download code on a disc, essentially a waste of gas😅 would have been cheaper to stay home and download it. And I wouldnt have to put a blank disc in my system if I wanna play it, Which I don't bc the screen tear is atrocious and takes me out of that game 😢 It should be the BEST EVER time in gaming, yet it's super gay??? WTF that's about I have no clue, they can't make anything and trying to charge $80 after taxes for it. Sir, No Sir I'll wait till stuff drops in price, first time in my life I've considered just stopping gaming...😊 Anyways Dint mean to be Debbie downer, I'll be Pauli Positive nextime 😂😂😂
Retro games are better in Value. I prefer Retro games a whole lot more simply because they are a lot more re playable than Modern games. Even if the modern games are retro type inspired. Contra for the Nes. This is like maybe a 20 min game, to beat, I have replayed this a whole lot. Where as Contra Operation Galuga where it's maybe a 2 hour game at most, I've played this twice. I feel the retro style games are more fun to play & not a chore. Once you've played a modern game for 30 hours, that's it. You put it on your shelf & never play it again.
Reggie you and Metal Jesus have a big social media platforms for video games.Why don't y'all get together with y'all subscribers and be the voice for physical media.Make videos on how gamers love physical.Have them to contact the major companies and let them know we want physical to stay. With more voices talking about it we could make a change.
Yeah this generation has pretty much been manipulated to accept the practices of the gaming companies and their services on the concept of digital games. People need to be reminded at times at how powerless people are with their digital products. I mean when a company can pull a digital movie/game/music from their site what can the customer really do about that situation? Yes they can cancel their subscription or maybe get a refund on a small chance but regardless the digital product they thought they owned will still be gone. It's one of the biggest reasons why if the next gen consoles are digital only then this is the last gen game consoles I'll own.
Game developers rely on day 1 patches, hotfixes, and DLC for most modern releases. It's a shame that the game is so fragmented in multiple different aspects. To play a complete title in 2024 the game must have been released over a year ago because developers rely on patching. You also need to own all the DLC which often doubles the total price spent of game itself, and then you need to hope and pray there isn't some insane DRM preventing the game from booting without an internet connection. Old games had none of this bs. They were released as finished products and there were zero loading screens, DLC, DRM, accounts required, etc. If technology has advanced so much then why has the gaming experience been enshittified to such a degree to where people are returning to 20+ year old consoles?
I don’t blame the developers for wanting full control, which they should have back in the day. So many artists, musicians, and game creators whom have spent years on working on something…is just given away, resold, or emulated…it’s horrible. I’m all for the digital transition. It’s just know things are worth money so…time to capitalize! Don’t get me wrong I do collect(mostly current gen) it’s just I come from a family where many ideas have been stolen, work has been exploited, and just I understand the developers side of view. I do not agree with not completely owning something. I believe if you own the lic, you should be able to redownload forever. Unless you sell the lic or trade, which I don’t think they will ever have any digital media sold or traded in our lifetime besides selling emails lol.
I miss the full games on the disk! Just pop the disk in and play! And also miss the physical manuels, maps, and other literature! Once gaming go all digital, the previous generation will be my last! #TeamPhysical #CollectingVideoGamesOver45Years
Concord was an extremely polished and well-made game but it was just too little too late, with badly designed characters. The game was actually good but it didn't do anything different from any other hero shooter that's free. I think the main thing is that the characters weren't cool at all and you had to pay for it up front.
Physical media is about as useless as digital media anymore. After discs and cartridges became a key to download the actual game I lost all interest. We have all seen how companies quickly drop movies from services people have purchased, and software no longer supported. It's only a matter of time before servers stop holding the games for customers to download.
Retro physical for sure. Games were complete. All the extras came with it, cheats were in magazines. I just found out today there was DLC for Arkham Origins, a Mr Freeze story arc. I wanted to buy it immediately. Can’t cause they closed the Xbox 360 store. Buttheads. Give me a retro system that doesn’t need the internet any day over this crap.
I disagree with your view that sensorship within streaming services is bad. In some cases it should be stronger to protect our hearts and minds from evil. Sensorship for family viewing has happened all during the antenna TV era with physical media for unedited versions. I have liked your videos but since you choose this topic I have got to ask you, who and or what defines your moral compass? For me it's Yeshua the Messiah, who is also called The Word of God. John chapters 1 and 5; 2 Timothy
I still can't call old, classic or vintage games retro... shadow of the ninja - reborn is retro. Old games are just that. The market has redefined a word that was misused by old people who didn't want to feel old so they just called old stuff retro. Kill that word and the prices will fall... probably. Heres this old game for $200. Nah, I'll pass. Oh. How about $100 for it? But its old... Okay. $50. Problem solved. It's all branding baby.
Yup! You're correct about the censorship and removal of certain episodes in old TV shows in these streaming services! This is the Era of "snow flakes." It's unbelievable!
It is so sad 😢 i am boycotting everything just canceled Netflix and Disneys woke bs and i will never bye digital the war is on Who is with us lets go old school 🤘😎 bye the way just Heard somewhere that Nintendo is doing physical media on the new switch 2 but the games will only work on your system so no more resale 🤬
I miss when they included maps, posters, pictures, notes and manuals. Some manuals even had jokes and other messages that gave it that human touch to it, physical used to be so good.
Astrobot came with a comic book style manual and a map
Rockstar still does this to my knowledge.
Physical or nothing. Ownership or nothing .
The artwork and box art was always amazing.
Yes, Rockstar really used to go the extra mile
PS3/Xbox 360 is the last generation where the games are mostly on the disc. Retro is the only way to go.
Old physical media for me! The box art, the manuals, the feeling of joy I have from owning them... it can't be beaten
Old physical will never be beaten …. New physical is just there , it’s a soulless box with single download key on cd …. I have the few old physicals I’ll never get rid of , my mint copy of silent hill 2 CIB and FFX ps2
Physically media will always be around no matter what to the very end. We will do are best to replace and fix are stuff if possible. From dvd,blue-ray,4k,cds,vinyl and video games and also never to forget books history,conspiracy books,comic books manga books,statue figure,game cards and anime cards and including poster. Physical media will always be here you just have to search. Nothing last forever including yourself but the experience of these beautiful things its good. Never forget us.
I think old games were made with more love tbh
The call of duty games that need internet connection to play the single player campaign is ridiculous.
Reggie Lets go!!! Old physical!
I 100% support physical media.
In terms of physical media being phased out, it's probably one of the major reasons why GameStop is doing their 'Retro' store.
I do agree it's a bit disappointing that games these days are often released unfinished and require a massive Day 1 patch.
The problem with retro games these days is how most vendors and resellers will jack up the price like crazy.
The older stuff is always going to be better, what with manuals, maps and all that stuff included. You should see the manual for Starflight on the Genesis. It's a book.
Take me back to the early 90s! We had the Megadrive/Genesis and Snes still in circulation, the Ps1, Saturn, N64, 3DO, Jaguar, heck even the PC Engine/Turbo Grafx still doing its thing, there was so much variety, competion within the industry...I'd rather have a bookcase full of that stuff than a hard drive full of digital any day.
And $70 plus tax for everything? That’s cool too right? $120 per game in 2024 dollars.
The Xbox 360/PS3 era is the best/last era to be great as "physical games" goes, maybe the PS4/Xbox One too. Having physical copies of your games gives you full ownership of it and it's pretty cool to look at them. I just don't want to hoard them, I recently cleaned out my collection of "junk games" that I felt like unworthy, wasn't complete or have ugly scratches but I will always keep the ones that matters!
I really like this short videos, quick to watch and they pack a ton of info, good job brother. Btw old physical 💯 percent. Complete games no dlc
Yesterday I started "Hakuna Matata" (Afrika) on Playstation 3. I put the disc in my console und look for updates - no, I was complete on the disc - what a great time :D
Good points. I also don't like new deluxe editions on physical where we should get complete product but usually we get only code for the DLCs.
PS5 Pro has me switching to full New Physical Media!
Recently got Rygar for my PS2 and Urban Chaos for my Xbox. I think that it was set up by design for the current physical games to be decent at best but with the day-one patches and all being very annoying. To me the 360/PS3 is the last for full content on the discs.
The time has finally come where the last few PS5 new releases I wanted to pick up were nowhere to be found locally. With this digital-only mindset and multiplayer first focus, now is a great time to visit the older generations and play all the amazing games you may have missed out on. I recently spent $100 on a PS3 with a stack of games and have been having so much fun. I honestly forgot how good the PS3/XB360 generation was.
Old physical games are awesome just some of the prices are crazy now but other than that the games are great. New physical games that actually have the 1.0 version on the disc(s) or an ultimate edition with every thing on disc are awesome but they are few and far between and harder to actually find.But the ones that are basically an access key or a code in the box are insulting and pointless. Unfortunately unfinished games seem like an industry standard. But i could live with them if they released those digital only. And after all patches,updates, and bug fixes. Then would offer physical definitive editions 6-12 months later would satisfy all gamers. They could also just do pre-orders of those versions so they don’t produce more than physical media people want and waste money. It would be a win for everyone involved. I support indie games digitally because a lot of them don’t have the resources for physical versions. But if the best ones get enough digital support then they could do limited physical runs after getting the digital revenue and that’s good for everyone also.
Me and were talking about The Chronicle of Riddick chronology a few days ago. It led to me asking had he played the games. He hadn't, but knew about them. So him still having a 360 and me having a copy of Assault on Dark Athena. I let him borrow it. When I handed it to him I said " oh yea. Escape from Butcher Bay is also on there." (I purposely left that out until giving him the game) He said " I want be able to play because xbox live is dead on 360." I said " my dear friend. Your in luck. Because it's all on disc. Both games are available at the menu screen. No code or download required. " He looked at me and replied. " Man things have changed. I miss those days. " A statement so simple, but yet so powerful
Great video, I really agree with your point at the end about people who get offended without even watching movie or understand context.
Old physical all the way!
Touching on a great topic reggie. You the man.🎉🎉🎉🎉
For me it boils down to; can I take an old cartridge/cd plop it into a console without any internet etc and play the full game without having to download anything extra. To be honest I've lost pretty much any interest in modern consoles and AAA developers/publishers in general. When I see games being made for old consoles and they come with boxes, cartridges, manuals etc I really appreciate that.
I can understand that most people are fine with everything being digital.
I'm not one of those people. I miss booklets from games and box art.
It's sad to see people going away from physical media. I think it is still wonderful to see and touch physically the product you want to buy.
I'm not against digital media, I have plenty of digital games, movies, and music. But there is still great value to me when you are able to physically interact with products.
Great video!!
you can print out your own box art.
That booth at 5:35 was really good lol
Last really cool physical game I got that was not a special edition was World of Horror for Switch. It has some nice art cards, hope more studios could do the same!
I enjoy all physical games and movies, it’s artwork for me.
Just for those who aren't in the know....SONY did clarify they aren't stopping physical media any time soon. Yeah consoles dont come with the disc drive but will be sold separately going forward. There's no need to worry!
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Retro all day in 2024 i own ps5 and xbox series x and i have beeen on a huge 6th gen binge dreamcast ps2 og xbox the golden era of gaming when developer actually gave a shit about the players and what we wanted
There's no game catalogue menu on our screens that will ever compare to an actual retro game store in our communities.
retro all the way bro! new physical got all those patches and digital download so they don't have much value to me.
PS4 and forward digital is the way. No logic buying incomplete data disc. Digital is cheaper, on sale all the time. Retro old school collecting is super fun and functional, those old consoles are indestructible if you take good care of them. Thanks for all the good games recommendations Reggie 👍.
I feel like old games are just that old and even though PS3 and Xbox 360 are complete on disc, once you go SSD it’s really hard to play those games with long load times when PS5 and Series X load instantly.
The SNES and Genesis are carts and load fast and can get in and start playing but even if games are complete at release, a lot of games and bugs that never got ironed out and it was what it was
You called me at 5am on Sunday.... what the hell. Also glad to see you took my topic suggestion. 🤓
You need to be picking up both. The Switch is going to be the most collectible console of all time and they are make great low print runs of ps5/xbox games. You need to collect for both!
reggie... you have been killing it with video ideas lately. keep it up. we gotta collaborate again soon.
Hyped for that new video
I'm gonna miss it. Still, game on 😊😊😊
Bought a "new" switch game at gamestop and when I got home they forgot to put the cartridge in the case! And I live an hour away. Last time I ever bought physical!
i would never buy "new" games from gamestop if its opened. thats a scam
@JaneTheDoe-id2vx I didn't think to look in bag because I bought it new. But they sell unsealed games as new! Scammers!
You nailed it on the modern physical stuff: What are you even really getting when you buy a modern physical game? I love having physical copies, but they are basically selling us beta versions in box that require an 80gb patch to be playable (not to mention DLCs and other features that may require an online connection). I find myself buying more games on steam because of this. In 20 years what's more likely to be around? Steam, or the sony server that patches my ps4 physical games? My guess is steam
Think physical prices will continue to rise and digital will continue to come down because of supply and demand forces and because of people like us. I like the idea of reselling . Not renting. Great video!
GameStop stores are closing down permanently where I live. One store manager told me that they are getting robbed all the time is the reason, but I think GameStop is on the verge of going out of business. I support physical media. I’m not a fan of digital gaming. Gamers need to take a stand because I still believe there is a market for physical games and movies.✊🏿
Retro games all the way. I only buy reissues if the price is right or I don’t own the console (NEO GEO for example).
afternoon bro
Yeah I feel the PS3/Xbox 360 was the last Gen Consoles to truly have the games fully on the disc and one of the reasons why I still have both on my shelf. After this generation I feel Nintendo is really the only game company that releases games fully on their console formats be it the Wii to Wii U to Switch. It'll be a truly sad day if Nintendo ever went the way of digital only games I feel and am praying that never happens.
Reggie have you ever tried an mmo? I was on a wow binge last Thursday, good times 😂
Go to the website does it play to find out if the game is completely done on the disc
Marcus with the cameo! @retrogameplayers Agreed Reggie! That's also why I've been collecting dvds, because they're trying to edit or disappear everything if it's not woke enough.
Old physical is getting prohibitively expensive, new physical often lacks updates and dlc add-ons. In the end, it's a toss-up.
this proves my point that i tell people in the real world....all this "advanced" technology and nothing to go with it. you can show off the most insane graphics, but i ask, where's the game and what do i do with it after i see the credits?
i may be alone but i actually miss when games didn't take more than 1-12hrs to complete. then i could actually replay it. today i beat a game and never touch it again. not only for time' sake, but also there are no unlockables, no reason to finish a game
Fortunately I been collecting since 1999, so I pretty much have what I want, I still go out and look to see what's out there, but for the younger generation it's kinda unfair to be honest
"it is being phased out" "no body wants that to happen"
Dude Discover online shopping. Physical stores are being phased out. Look at how many stores are disappearing for goods that are purely physical lol. GameStops sad state is their own fault.
Over 60% of sony's software sales are physical. 90% are of software sales are deep discount. The market is split and most people really don't care how they get the game and play it so long as there is a competitive market. Consoles will never be able to go full digital so long as that is a thing. Otherwise consumers will just give up on consoles.
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I know there are exceptions, but at this point modern (PS4/PS5) physical games seem like glorified download codes to me. I am thankful to be able to collect physical for NES through PS3, but I have given up the fight for modern stuff.
Every modern thing will be retro some day, so modern is the best ;)
I prefer digital except when the game I paid for is delisted.
The recent pal version of resident evil 4 gold edition was a example of pure laziness, adas separate ways was on a digital voucher. They could of put it on a disc for a complete game but no, the original resident evil 4 had it. So lazy. I recently bought re4 remake this week, I guess I'll just buy that as dlc, since there's no complete version on disc anyway. I miss the good old days. Being a gamer now is depressing.
I'm reaching 41 and I believe if you buy a product you should be able to walk into a store buy it hold it go home put it in your system of choice and play end of story play the game, why should my broadband provider be involved they had no part in my purchase I bought your console I bought your game let me play end of story it worked b4 why break it. Anyway sorry for rant, not. Love you reggie
Definitely prefer the physical copy from the older gen console Nintendo, Sega, the PS1 and PS2 era where games are majority complete and not broken on release. I even prefer the PS3 era where most game patches are optional and there's rarely any broken games on release with exception of some really bad titles. Lots of games started to be in its unfinished state during the PS4 era with performance issues and game breaking bugs. Games like The Evil Within, Assassin's Creed Unity, Days Gone and Cyberpunk 2077 are nearly unplayable on release. PS5 era is no different with broken releases like the Alone in the Dark reboot and Callisto Protocol. The worst offender is the disc that require Day One patch even with the physical copies in order to work starting from Call of Duty WW2 to the current one, MK1, Hogwarts Legacy, Avatar and Star Wars Outlaws. In face majority of games from Ubisoft now require online connection to download the game even if you own the disc. The same can be said for Activision and EA.
Star Wars Jedi Survivor on PS5 was a 164gb download, a download code on a disc, essentially a waste of gas😅 would have been cheaper to stay home and download it. And I wouldnt have to put a blank disc in my system if I wanna play it, Which I don't bc the screen tear is atrocious and takes me out of that game 😢
It should be the BEST EVER time in gaming, yet it's super gay??? WTF that's about I have no clue, they can't make anything and trying to charge $80 after taxes for it. Sir, No Sir I'll wait till stuff drops in price, first time in my life I've considered just stopping gaming...😊 Anyways Dint mean to be Debbie downer, I'll be Pauli Positive nextime 😂😂😂
Retro because it comes with everything on the disc/cartridge… new physical you still have to use the internet to get the game
Retro games are better in Value. I prefer Retro games a whole lot more simply because they are a lot more re playable than Modern games. Even if the modern games are retro type inspired.
Contra for the Nes. This is like maybe a 20 min game, to beat, I have replayed this a whole lot. Where as Contra Operation Galuga where it's maybe a 2 hour game at most, I've played this twice.
I feel the retro style games are more fun to play & not a chore. Once you've played a modern game for 30 hours, that's it. You put it on your shelf & never play it again.
Retro is better but I will still support physical as long as I can.
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Reggie you and Metal Jesus have a big social media platforms for video games.Why don't y'all get together with y'all subscribers and be the voice for physical media.Make videos on how gamers love physical.Have them to contact the major companies and let them know we want physical to stay. With more voices talking about it we could make a change.
Yeah this generation has pretty much been manipulated to accept the practices of the gaming companies and their services on the concept of digital games. People need to be reminded at times at how powerless people are with their digital products. I mean when a company can pull a digital movie/game/music from their site what can the customer really do about that situation? Yes they can cancel their subscription or maybe get a refund on a small chance but regardless the digital product they thought they owned will still be gone. It's one of the biggest reasons why if the next gen consoles are digital only then this is the last gen game consoles I'll own.
Game developers rely on day 1 patches, hotfixes, and DLC for most modern releases. It's a shame that the game is so fragmented in multiple different aspects. To play a complete title in 2024 the game must have been released over a year ago because developers rely on patching. You also need to own all the DLC which often doubles the total price spent of game itself, and then you need to hope and pray there isn't some insane DRM preventing the game from booting without an internet connection. Old games had none of this bs. They were released as finished products and there were zero loading screens, DLC, DRM, accounts required, etc. If technology has advanced so much then why has the gaming experience been enshittified to such a degree to where people are returning to 20+ year old consoles?
Modern will never compare to the retro golden age.
Retro by a huge margin
Neither. Design your own games and distribute them however you see fit. Old Physical is the runner-up, of course.
I don’t blame the developers for wanting full control, which they should have back in the day. So many artists, musicians, and game creators whom have spent years on working on something…is just given away, resold, or emulated…it’s horrible. I’m all for the digital transition. It’s just know things are worth money so…time to capitalize!
Don’t get me wrong I do collect(mostly current gen) it’s just I come from a family where many ideas have been stolen, work has been exploited, and just I understand the developers side of view.
I do not agree with not completely owning something. I believe if you own the lic, you should be able to redownload forever.
Unless you sell the lic or trade, which I don’t think they will ever have any digital media sold or traded in our lifetime besides selling emails lol.
Back in the day the games either had to be done right or go bankrupt. There was no second chance or being lazy like nowadays.
I miss the full games on the disk! Just pop the disk in and play! And also miss the physical manuels, maps, and other literature! Once gaming go all digital, the previous generation will be my last! #TeamPhysical
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Concord was an extremely polished and well-made game but it was just too little too late, with badly designed characters. The game was actually good but it didn't do anything different from any other hero shooter that's free. I think the main thing is that the characters weren't cool at all and you had to pay for it up front.
Digital for sure. It’s more convenient, and it doesn’t take up space.
Physical media is about as useless as digital media anymore. After discs and cartridges became a key to download the actual game I lost all interest.
We have all seen how companies quickly drop movies from services people have purchased, and software no longer supported. It's only a matter of time before servers stop holding the games for customers to download.
Retro physical for sure. Games were complete. All the extras came with it, cheats were in magazines. I just found out today there was DLC for Arkham Origins, a Mr Freeze story arc. I wanted to buy it immediately. Can’t cause they closed the Xbox 360 store. Buttheads. Give me a retro system that doesn’t need the internet any day over this crap.
Yeah, they took President Trump out of Home Alone! I hate censorship.
I disagree with your view that sensorship within streaming services is bad. In some cases it should be stronger to protect our hearts and minds from evil. Sensorship for family viewing has happened all during the antenna TV era with physical media for unedited versions. I have liked your videos but since you choose this topic I have got to ask you, who and or what defines your moral compass? For me it's Yeshua the Messiah, who is also called The Word of God. John chapters 1 and 5; 2 Timothy
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I still can't call old, classic or vintage games retro... shadow of the ninja - reborn is retro. Old games are just that. The market has redefined a word that was misused by old people who didn't want to feel old so they just called old stuff retro. Kill that word and the prices will fall... probably.
Heres this old game for $200. Nah, I'll pass. Oh. How about $100 for it? But its old... Okay. $50. Problem solved. It's all branding baby.
Modern gaming suuuuuuuuuuucks… most of the time. 😂
Yup! You're correct about the censorship and removal of certain episodes in old TV shows in these streaming services! This is the Era of "snow flakes." It's unbelievable!
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I LIKE physical media because I paid money for the video game and I own it
It is so sad 😢 i am boycotting everything just canceled Netflix and Disneys woke bs and i will never bye digital the war is on Who is with us lets go old school 🤘😎 bye the way just Heard somewhere that Nintendo is doing physical media on the new switch 2 but the games will only work on your system so no more resale 🤬