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#1 BuldozerX
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@finalstar2007 said:

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@soulitane said:

Your examples are that currently disc based software is more popular, so not understanding the chosen examples when the question posed is about the future. To answer, yes it is, will it happen anytime soon? Probably not. There has to be an incentive to go DD, look at steam, it's caused an influx of DD on PC due to the sales it has causing games to cost less than in store generally. For consoles MS, Sony and Nintendo are probably unlikely at the moment to do such a model (though MS kind of tried with their previous always online stance) as it would undercut the physical stores which sell their games. So in short, it quite possibly will happen if that's what people want but not anytime soon at least until next gen at the earliest.

Meanwhile in Canada game stores are increasing the price of video games.. currently all games cost $69.99 instead of $59.99... LOL at buying games from stores.

I rather buy a $69 game than a $50 digital game. I feel like I get much more in return.

Trust me i used to be the exact same way but in few years you'll look at your shelf and see nothing but game boxes of games you've already played and finished ( and most likely will never play again ) then you'll ask yourself what the f**k am i supposed to do with all these boxes?

Play them again or give them to someone else once Sony or Microsoft refuse to keep these systems alive?

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@FoxbatAlpha said:

It is coming. Look at all of our media. CD's are basically a novelty, we can get movies before or same day as theaters pushing discs away even more. Now we are starting to be offered game downloads cheaper than disc versions.

The end is nigh.

You know they still sell a shit load of music CD`s?

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@finalstar2007 said:

@soulitane said:

Your examples are that currently disc based software is more popular, so not understanding the chosen examples when the question posed is about the future. To answer, yes it is, will it happen anytime soon? Probably not. There has to be an incentive to go DD, look at steam, it's caused an influx of DD on PC due to the sales it has causing games to cost less than in store generally. For consoles MS, Sony and Nintendo are probably unlikely at the moment to do such a model (though MS kind of tried with their previous always online stance) as it would undercut the physical stores which sell their games. So in short, it quite possibly will happen if that's what people want but not anytime soon at least until next gen at the earliest.

Meanwhile in Canada game stores are increasing the price of video games.. currently all games cost $69.99 instead of $59.99... LOL at buying games from stores.

I rather buy a $69 game than a $50 digital game. I feel like I get much more in return.

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#4  Edited By BuldozerX
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I consider digital games as a long term rental. Do you really expect Microsoft and Sony to support these consoles forever? Everything digital on Dreamcast and first generation Xbox is dead long ago.

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#5  Edited By BuldozerX
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Can it? We still sell music CD`s. And do we expect parents to really hand over their credit card to their kids so they can buy games and microtransactions online? Minecraft was a digital only game a long time before it was released as a disc based game, and it made the list of top 10 selling disc based games on Xbox 360 2013. I really can`t see an all digital future. Not even close.

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@angryguy77 said:

@BuldozerX: Thing is, you will eventually need updates for games on either system. Is it MS' fault you didn't completely set up the system? No. The system needs an initial update and you need to register your account, then no internet is needed until your game calls for it.

And it will work just like the 360...after you complete the install process....which GT is part of.

Eventually need updates for games? No, I don`t. Every game (unless it`s multiplayer only) can be played on the PS4 without any update at all. You don`t even have to install the day one patch for the system. You can play games right out of the box, and if you cant get online, Sony can ship a CD with the install. You can also create profiles offline. Yeah you need online in order to update your games, but you are not FORCED to update them.

Unlike the Xbox One that is completely bricked without a online connection to create/get a profile, and cant play games out of the box. It will be pretty much useless as a retro console sometime in the future.

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#7  Edited By BuldozerX
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@Tommi88 said:

Troll thread!

What is troll about this thread? It`s impossible to create a profile if you don`t have it connected, its that simple. Its just a brick. Every other console out there can do this offline. And no, I dont feel comfortable investing a huge amount of money in a system that will be bricked without servers. And yeah, they said that the console would work just like the Xbox 360. Its not!

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#8  Edited By BuldozerX
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@PredatorRules said:

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We had OnLive for years and I don't know anyone who use the service, it's an excellent way to play single player games without the ultra cost for extreme high end hardware, On the other hand you need very fast internet connection and you can't play it well multiplayer because of lag.

Playstation Now requires a 5mb connection.

I own a 5Mb connection that's very slow, I can't stream well.

Besides I don't know a house where there's not internet connection, it's 2014 not 1995

Did I say anything about people not having internet?

All I said was that Playstation Now requires a 5 mb connection, and im also talking about 5-7 years from now.

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@jetjetjaguar said:

@BuldozerX: Sorry to hear it. Maybe you can contact some of these dev's to access an offline patch download? This has to be a wide spread problem and you would hope companies would listen. I know that at one point MS put the X1 "day one" update online and took it down saying that it's better to make it available through tech support channels. At the very least MS's answer to "why will you not let folks in the military use your console" would be post worthy and might even hit the media.

A search for "xbox one military" shows a lot of heat on this issue, including some MS assurances, back over the summer but not a lot since.

Thanks.

I got him a PS4 instead. You can play without the day one patch, and you can also create a profile without being online at all.

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#10  Edited By BuldozerX
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@PredatorRules said:

We had OnLive for years and I don't know anyone who use the service, it's an excellent way to play single player games without the ultra cost for extreme high end hardware, On the other hand you need very fast internet connection and you can't play it well multiplayer because of lag.

Playstation Now requires a 5mb connection.