theGamerBuzz writes, "Whether you like it or not, companies like iTunes and Steam are making big money off this digital form of media. Some will say that a physical copy will always exist as long as there is demand for it, but is this true?"
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
I think we will always have both forms of media but Digital could become increasingly popular over the years ahead.
I like steam because I can move my copies around to new systems without any major problems. Plus, they have a record of my games.
The real issues will be when consumers experince a company that goes under or changes thier rules.
I prefer hard copy of anything I buy for my PC at least you have some rights when you buy from a shop. Almost none from digital download.
Plus I can sell some products(games) once I've done with it with a hard copy. You can't do that with any digital copy.
I don't understand the pricing of digital products. Why are they the same price as a hard copy and why do they hold there price for so long.
What will happen if a company goes out of business lets say EA (I know wishful thinking) and you've purchased a few of their product from steam or any other company like steam what problems would that cause for the customer.
What about if someone gets into your account.
For me I feel there are too many gray areas so I'll stay away from digital downloads for a while, I'm not saying it's all bad but I can see more bad than good at the moment.
present already is for some of us ;)
I like my digital collection, i'm fine with no-box and the salad leaf.