Stuart McLean writes: Why I believe digital downloads will ultimately be bad for gamers. It may be the best distribution platform for the creators, publishers and distributors. But we are the one's losing out in the end.
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I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
It has its bsnefits
I mean for Xbox even if my hardrive dies I can steal download the games again from my profile. Games I buy now I’ll be able to buy on the next Xbox or ps.
Only reason I wont go digital is resale value. If I could trade back digital or trade with a friend I'd be all over it
Hate is a very strong word, I dislike buying physical copies since it's hard for me to store them anymore now that I've got my own place but I could never say I hate physical copies.