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Gimme some pros and cons for buying physical versus buying digital
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Gimme some pros and cons for buying physical versus buying digital games anons.
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Physical
>can install without Internet access (unless it's one of those steam only games with only a cd key)
>can fuck the disc
>takes a lot of shelf space

Digital
>takes little physical space
>often cheaper
>cant fuck it
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>>332961908
>can fuck it

that's a pretty big pro if I do say so myself
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>>332961485
the former you receive a box with a cd-key, that you can use to recover your account if something happens
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>can take the box to the bathroom and read its booklet and back cover while taking a shit.
>implying its the same on a phone
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>>332961908
>/d/
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>>332962469
if you buy on steam you get a cd-key for every game tho
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>>332962521
>booklet
You mean the one page panflet that has nothing but health warnings and customer support info?

I'm sudprised that they're not black and white too.
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>>332962987
but for an account recovery process you have to provide pictures of said cd-key for the support team acknowledge your ownership
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>>332963025
>not reading your old games with 50page booklets in full color and textured printing including posters and extra shit
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>>332963265
yeah but this is new games we're talking about
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>>332963475
who would be retarded enough to buy new games when they don't give you cool booklets and stuff, pirate em all
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>>332963649
>pirating games
disgusting
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>>332964737
>merely pretending
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Physical

>Pros:
It's actually "yours" / can resell / feels good collecting cases
>Cons:
Can break, get scratched or otherwise damaged / without the CD you cannot play the game

Digital

>Pros:
Cheaper sometimes / get to keep "forever" with no risk of damage or losing game (Pii U need not apply)
>Cons:
No nice case to look at / Some will say the game isn't really "yours" but fuck those retards
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