
GoozerNation Senior PC Editor Phil Bruton gives you his take on the Digital Distribution craze. Is this the end of boxes?!

Valve says earning a "Steam Machine Verified" badge will face fewer requirements than on the Steam Deck.
Just offer us an option to block specific publishers, and other spam-crap in the store.

Steam reaches a new milestone with over 42 million concurrent users, setting a record peak in early 2026 and reinforcing its dominance in PC gaming.
Steam Detective Fest 2026 runs January 12–19, featuring mystery and detective games like Disco Elysium, Return of the Obra Dinn, and more.
Im only buying my PC games digitally on Steam or Origin these days.
I still enjoy looking at the boxes
Consoles are next... and I don't know how I feel about it. For PCs it's a simpler decision because you're going to have to install the game anyway and use up hard drive space (which you can upgrade anyway). My 360 (250 GB) would be full if I had digitally bought and installed every game I've owned.
I love physical copies due to the amount of HD space needed, and the deletion of old stuff if I wanted anything new.