Which side are you on?
>>333735524
whatever gives me the best deal, desu senpai
>>333735524
But both are physical. Or is the HDD only in your mind?
Digital is objectively better.
Physical collection faggots and third-worlders with shitty download speeds are the only ones who will argue in favor of physical. They are holding the industry back.
>>333735524
I haven't had an optical drive for about 10 years
>>333735524
Both
>pay 60 bucks for a game
>game is not on the disc
>all you get is a cd key
>game companies try to make every game a multiplayer because thats the only way to bring people to buy their shitty game and not pirate it
You tell me?
The only way to actually own PC games is to pirate them
>>333735524
>that image
Holy shit how retarded.
Both of those are physical mediums.
I like using my penis as a cd holder so digital is not for me
>>333735769
Not even third worlders anymore, it's much easier and cheaper to buy digital games thanks ti weak currecy and high shipping costa.
>>333735524
I get what the argument means tho.
I mean digital is fine I guess. PC games end up being steam codes even if you buy a disc and most console games are nice when it comes to whatever DRM rules they have. I would only disagree for shit like Nintendo where it's tied to your fucking console and you have to system transfer just to move it. Shit's fucking stupid. Also when digital versions cost the same or more than physical. You're not manufacturing or shipping anything physical nor are you selling it at various different retailers, cut the price a bit you cheap fucks.
>>333736447
>cut the price a bit you cheap fucks
But they do like once a year on Steam good goyim :^) and suddenly everybody is happy
>>333736094
>hdd gets wiped
>game lost
>steam account hacked
>game lost
>implying data on a hdd is physical
>implying you are not an autist as well as a drooling downie retard
holy fuck this better be I was just pretending to be retarded.
>>333736743
Doesn't even matter when my Steam region uses USD but 1 USD is like 1.5 my currency. Nothing is cheap now, even when it's on sale.
>>333735524
Digital on PC, physical on consoles
Unless a console comes out with the ability to store multiple discs in it at once so I don't have to swap discs all the time, I prefer digital.
If I've pirated a game to try it out I'll usually buy a physical version, but most of the time I buy the cheapest option. But I like physical editions with extra stuff in it or steelboxes etc.
digital sometimes is cheaper. but i hate when sometimes get delisted like the marvel fighting games 360
For new games I gotta have or games I might resell later I always go physical. Otherwise usually wait for a deal on digital.
>>333737174
This.
>>333737174
Digital is the ONLY way on PC anyway
You have no fucking option
>>333737174
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>>333737174
the only answer
>>333737192
Like any decent hifi from jvc about 20 years ago? oh wow. Let me guess, you are american and way too fat to get up and move 5meters?
>>333737206
Also now there's a straightforward way of refunding games I've become a lot more willing to get digital over physical.
>>333737378
this, not sure why the rest here is trying so hard to fit in and ignores this obvious truth.
Physical for consoles and handhelds, I like actually owning my games.
Digital for PC since the inherent value of PC games is lower than on consoles and I never buy games at full price. Not to mention I don't have much invested in my Steam account so when the service eventually shuts down I won't give that much of a fuck.
>>333737359
>>333737406
>>333737441
IMPLYING YOU HAVE A FUCKING CHOICE MORONS
>>333736959
The first D in HDD stands for "Disk". it is as much of a disk as the one to the left
>>333737174>consoles
>>333735769
In all honesty, it's partially my shitty internet. That being said, most of my PC games are DD, but if I buy a console I'm going to take advantage of the availability of physical. 500 GB isn't that much space when downloading all of your new games and I dislike the concept of my games being "owned" through a corporation's service with no option to pirate should I get fucked over.
>>333736094
its digitally on the hard drive
>>333735524
Physical on console/handhelds 99% of the time, I pirate on PC because physical either doesn't exist, is missing half the game files or is just a fucking Steam code. I fucking HATE Steam.
>>333735769
No advantages to digital beyond convenience. You're paying the same for less, publishers just make more money when you buy digitally. None of the costs saved are passed down to the end-consumers, games are still $60 at launch + DLC/whatever bullshit they're pulling.
>>333736959
>steam account hacked
How would that even happen.
>>333737645
No shit sherlock and now riddle me this: the data on the disk is ???
fill in the blanks if you have a brain...oh wait.
inb4 so incredibly autistic that you cannot get what the fuck OP was implying with his shitty pic and get hung up on minor stuff like an utter retard.
>>333735524
i need digital because that's the only way i can get decent prices. if steam didn't exist, i wouldn't buy games. i would've quit gaming by now, actually, especially since pirating games keeps getting harder (and without steam, there would be probably no pc market anyway)
that said, i might be happier if i quit gaming, so
Fuck guys should i buy dark souls 3 digital or physical?ps4
>>333737174
Yes. yes yes yes yes.
>>333737887
Neither, get a PC.
>>333737174
>>333737618
Pirasted on PC, physical on consoles.
>>333737751
retards tell arab and russian hackers their password in chat when they promise them free hacks or whatever. Its not "proper" hacking if tht is what you mean but this is super common as loads of people are 100% retarded. Proper hacking is probably very rare. Scenarios that might or might not happen are steam's database for users AND passwords get stolen and then decrypted (very unlikely) or someone has the same password for all his shit and someone resets his account or guesses his password. Much easier and probably way is to set up a forum or something for cheats and let people register to sign up. Then check stuff like gmail for the same email they signed up with and the password they used to sign up with on your own site.
>>333737174
The only correct answer
>>333737930
>Pirated
shieeet
>>333737930
This is the only way
I just like the physical boxes, is that so crazy to comprehend? It has nothing to do with download speed or whatever, i just like them
>>333737887
Physical
Why wouldn't you?
No like you can get it on PSN for 25% off like on PC
>>333738282
Same here bro
Same here
I really only get digital releases when its either Digital Only or a rare as fuck game (and even then i try to get physical later)
Only exception is PC most of the time since most of the time digital is the only option there
>>333738407
Did you imply that PC sales are only 25% off and do not exist on consoles at all? OR are you talking about console games always being 13% more expensive?
>>333737751
happened to me
lost access to my account for about a week
>>333738694
was your password password 1234 or did you give your password away for cheats?
>>333738634
What I mean is, specifically Dark Souls 3, is available for double digits discounts on multiple websites for PC, while the PSN has it for full price. He might as well buy it physical then and get his extra $15 worth out of it.
>>333737887
PhysiCal
>>333739075
Physical on console? Dark souls deluxe edition is about 60 dollars for PC if you buy a key from fishy sites. Not sure about regular version but I think something like 45 bucks or even less maybe. Where is the discount though? You are buying a key there not a regular game with % on it. Or am I missing something and they have put a game that is not even out here on a sale? Which would be very weird.
>>333735524
Physical
After getting screwed over by games being removed, patched out or gimped I made my choice.
best example I can give is the whole GTA on steam shit that happened.
>>333739287
Yes, physical on PS4. No point in buying physical on PC because you'll probably get a better deal on a key and the physical box will only contain a key and an installation disc anyways.
>Where is the discount though?
If you're talking about keys being overpriced, I agree, I don't think a download key should be the same price as a physical copy of a game, no matter the platform, but it's sadly the way that most distributors work. So in the end $15 off is a nice discount compared to the competition.
Always digital for PC. Even if it wasn't the only option for most games.
Just not interested in having a box, and call me a DRM-cuck or whatever buzzword the kids these days use but I like the service Steam offers.
>HDD could literally melt into a puddle but I'd still have my games
>don't have to be online
>fast download speeds
>sales
>client is light on resources
>can refund and share games now
>don't have to buy an optical drive
>all the indie games that would've never had a chance to be seen without Steam
>>333739484
What did happen to GTA on PC? I didn't want to play the same game twice 3 years later so I never bothered with it.
>>333735524
Physical on consoles always. I only buy digital on PC and even then I won't buy most of the time unless it's $30 or less.
>>333739543
No I meant where do you see a discount on PC? Are you talking about PC keys being cheaper? I do not consider that a discount as its not the same thing. I think we are agreein with each other but lost in translation/semantics/etc.
>>333736221
>having a pencil dick
But both are physical and both are digital.
>>333739570
They replaced the PC version on Steam with the mobile version shit. Gimped controls and 1/3 of soundtracks removed due to licensing.
So when you install it on steam, you get the latest version, not like you install base and decide not get patches. You literally get an inferior product than what you paid and added to your library few years ago.
I don't care about physical products anymore. It's nice to have, but I'll just store it away somewhere and never see it again. Buying digital is more convenient and cheaper.
>>333738282
Same.
I like buying tangible objects. I don't like spending over $10 on a digital product.
>>333739762
mobile version shit? Like for smartphones? Da fuck? Which GTA for PC are we talking about here? Not sure I quite get it, sorry.
>>333735524
I'm on the side of the virtual solid state drive.
>>333739663
I think it might just be lost in translation too, what I mean is that buying a digital PS4 game costs the same as just buying a boxed disc for that same system; PC however can be a lot cheaper due to the amount of options available for distribution.
>PS4 via PSN=$60
>PS4 via Physical=$60
>PC via Steam Store=$60
>PC via key websites for Steam=$45-$50
>>333739940
GTA: San Andreas.
No more 1080p as they removed resolution options and over 15 tracks removed. This was coincided with the mobile version releases. Actually a 360 HD release, which was basically the Android version with 360 support, that then replaced the PC Steam version.
>>333739762
What the fuck? Which one did they do this to?
I enjoy having the option of freely choosing which game to play on my 3ds/wii u's home menu
but my wii u barely has any memory on it and I don't want to attach an HDD to it so I'm going physical for it
>>333737930
When will I be able to pirate coke and pepsi?
>>333736016
guess what goy
most pc games dont cost 60
and even cheaper if u use g2a or kinguin
>>333740147
Ok I see. I think actually more often than not new ps4 games cost 65 or 70 euros here already while PC games cost 45-55 euros. I noticed the same on steam as well as for gamestop, local stores, amazon and so on. SO PC even without key sellers is already cheaper by default by usually 10 or 15 bucks, with keys it usually costs half its console price here in yurop. I wish my pc would not be a toaster, oh well. Might eventually upgrade and save some money by just pirating everything. On the other hand I only bought 2 non exclusives for ps4 so far so not a lot of money lost so far.
I like owning something physical but I also like being lazy as fuck and not worrying about discs so I can live with either.
>>333740237
But I just played recently with none of these issues?
>>333737771
The data on the disk is a PHYSICAL groove.
>>333740251
this >>333740237
So you do get native gamepad support but because how this digital version works. What you paid for 3 years ago, isn't the same now.
Fuck that noise. Vice City on steam also got soundtracks removed.
>>333737930
Delete this gif please
>>333740237
Well thats a load of bs then.
>>333740508
Or you didn't notice, something Rockstar was hoping.
Read the patch notes or countless of articles. It happened back in '14
oh god I just remembered all of the digital-only games that got taken down from PSN/xbox marketplace
there's no way to ever get them now
>>333740685
It's possible I didn't notice the music missing(though I do remember hearing they had to remove some due to copyright reasons a few years ago), but I was playing at 1080p and the controls felt the same as ever.
>>333737468
nope
>>333735524
Physical.
>>333740887
I do remember that 1920x1080 was removed, maybe it was put back in. But I remember the vehicle controls being fucked and felt very similar to how it felt when I played it on my smartphone. A small change in direction and the car flew that side. But sensitivity settings could fix it.
Here is a list of removed songs tho:
Playback FM
Ultramagnetic MC’s - Critical Beatdown
Radio Los Santos
2 Pac - I Don’t Give A f*ck
Compton’s Most Wanted - Hood Took Me Under
NWA - Express Yourself
Bounce FM
Fatback - Yum Yum
Roy Ayers - Running Away
The Gap Band - You Dropped A Bomb On Me
KDST
Tom Petty - Running Down A Dream
Joe Cocker - Woman to Woman
K-JAH West Radio
Black Harmony - Don’t Let It Go to Your Head
Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell
Radio:X
Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name
Master Sounds 98.3
Charles Wright - Express Yourself
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
James Brown - Funky President
Macer & The Macks - Soul Power ‘74
James Brown - The Payback
The JB’s - Grunt
>>333740512
On CD's yes, but on an HDD it is a sequence of positive and negative magnetic feilds
>>333738282
This. I fucking like holding the box. I like opening it. I like having the game as a physical thing that can't just disappear. I like looking at a wall of boxes. It'spretty satisfying. .
>>333741219
I'll go load it up real quick and see if I hear any of those, only one I really listen to often is Radio X though, otherwise I just listen to SFFM
Cartridges
>clinging on to fucking broken by design optical media
Optical media was shit when it was new.
>>333735524
>>333735524
on the side of free games
>>333741797
This fag get it.
>>333741797
>>333742131
Samefag
>>333741219
>>333741454
Aight I didn't hear any of those tracks, it's weird though because some of them have been connected to this game for me for the last 12 years.
>>333742175
>>333741797
But isn't that only true for fully electric drives like SSDs and not HDDs which still have a ton of mechanical parts?
This argument is stupid to begin with since you could do the same with an HDD and just put one game on there like on a disk
>>333741797
Only get physical for collector's editions, otherwise it's digital because it's usually cheaper.
>>333742291
Does it really matter the method of storing bits? They all do the same thing and by the end of the day - it still exists.
>>333741797
You don't own the games on the physical media either you fucking jew
>>333742510
>>333742291
What I was referring to is the fact that when you buy physical copy of a game, then it's yours, you can do whatever you want with that copy, in 20 years if you still have working hardware, and the developer didn't use some shitty always-online DRM, you will most likely be able to play the title (although it may be shit without day-one patch)...
With digital it's different. You don't actually buy game, you buy the license to download it from the provider, whichever it may be - Steam / PSN / Origin etc. There are exceptions (like GoG), but most people when talking about digital libraries, refer to Steam. And here you don't buy games, you buy licenses. In 20 years, if by some chance the provider goes down you're left with nothing.
>>333735524
Both for my favorite games. Otherwise physical.
>>333743019
When you buy a physical copy, you do not own it. You own a licence to it just like digital media. Though it is true it would be significantly harder to revoke the license.
>>333735524
>consolefags still buy physical because they can't get DRM free digital games
>>333735738
this, also both are digital
Don't know. I love the convenience of digital, but i still like to have the actual thing in my hands.
>>333743858
but steam is DRM in itself though.
I prefer to have an actual physical collection, but I also want to not have to switch discs when I want to play another game.
With digital games stuff like PT and Scott Pilgrim can happen.
People say "they'll never take your games away" but lo and behold.
Need i remind everyone that physical copies of past games are cheaper than their digital counterparts?
You could get a legit physical copy of literally any game that isn't released recently for relatively less than their digital counterparts.
>>333744976
Just buy the games at gog. Completely DRM free.
>>333745565
>buy
>at gog
so pirate?
if I would buy I would get it from steam as all my games are there. gog version is just 3dm version with a different name and even less hassle for basically anyone here and elsewhere.
>>333735769
It's not my fault Google would rather spend a few hundred thousand on giving Cuba high speed Internet when they could be spending millions tearing up the crappy lines in Idaho so they can put ones that will give me more than 1.5 MB/spoiler.
Being first to new tech isn't always the best.
>>333745848
>not buying games on gog whenever possible to support DRM free games
This is why we can't have nice things.
>>333746379
all devs I want to support are either self-publishing and receive my money via paypal or they are making games for consoles. I do not remember the last time that I wanted to support a PC only dev that doesn't self-publish via one of these small sites where you buy directly with your CC.
I have a REALLY bad history of my sister selling my games without my permission, so digital has always been my go to choice.
>>333735769
Enjoy not being able to play your games anymore when they pull the plug, retard.
>>333735524
Digital because piratery.
physical, I only buy digital on consoles when there's a substantial discount. On the PC there isn't really much choice but I still bought Starcraft 2 and its expansions on physical even though it's pointless.
>>333735524
Aren't both technically both?
>>333735769
You are obviously a moron. Have fun playing those games years down the road when PSN/Xbox is shut down.
>>333747170
Yes, the game data is digital whether on a hard drive or a physical disc but you know what they meant.
>>333746928
Haven't pulled it yet so why would they? Take your tinfoil hate off and think.
>fuck yeah time for some mgs
>put the hd collection disk in ps3
>fucking nothing is happening
>spend the next 2 days taking ps3 apart and putting it back together trying to figure out what's wrong with this piece of shit
>turns out some small speck of dust or whatever got on a blu ray laser lens preveting it from reading the disk
Yeah no, fuck physical. Enjoy not playing vidya when you actually want to, I'll be enjoying my digital games that work perfectly.
>>333739546
I'm just angry with the DRM side of things steam uses. I might buy half life 3 from them if it ever comes out. But other than that I have stopped buying games from steam.
Only digital. I don't care about collecting games for some elusive times I might want to play them later. Auto-updating is pretty nice though. Going to the developers websites and downloading a string up updaters was a bloody pain.
>>333747868
>Haven't pulled it yet so why would they?
It's happened in the past anon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellaview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Meganet
These services have been shut down and the games can no longer be played without emulators. It will happen sooner or later.
