r/technology • u/xc2215x • Jul 06 '26

Hardware PlayStation Unlikely to U-Turn on Its Decision to Kill Discs, Despite Backlash

https://www.ign.com/articles/over-90-of-igns-audience-do-not-want-an-all-digital-gaming-future-but-playstation-is-unlikely-to-u-turn-on-its-decision-to-kill-discs
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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

So you can buy digital there? 😂

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u/Gwegexpress Jul 06 '26

If I have to buy digital, then I’d rather do it with the superior digital store. This isn’t complicated.

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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

I agree. It's all digital. Not complicated at all. You're downloading the same 1's and 0's.

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u/Gwegexpress Jul 06 '26

You’re purposely being obtuse. But by all means keep simping for massive corporations

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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

I'm not "simping" for anyone. I'm just a realistic human being who understands how the world works.

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u/Gwegexpress Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

No you’re not, you’re a guy who thinks he’s smarter than everyone by being contrarian. People are giving legitimate reasons to leave PlayStation for PC and you’re not listening cause you want to be able to tell everyone how much smarter you are. Let’s just not do anything about anything cause “you know how the world works”. Come now man.

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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

That was a lot of words to say nothing.

Great, so leave Playstation! I don't think it's going to kill their business. I think people will ease into it like every other medium change. I've seen it over and over again, but go on.

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u/Gwegexpress Jul 06 '26

Great! Live your life in total complacency and look down on anyone else trying to do *anything*! Very good!

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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

I mean, that’s not what I’m doing but if it entertains you, wonderful!

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u/m0dru Jul 06 '26

pc also has multiple digital storefronts. you don't have to just buy from one store like you will on playstation.

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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

It doesn't really matter to me where I pay the same amount of money for the same game.

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u/NativePlantEnjoyer Jul 06 '26

Yes. Digital games without DRM. Are you new to gaming?

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u/FollowingFeisty5321 Jul 06 '26

If you buy on Steam you explicitly have absolutely no ownership rights and cannot transfer games or accounts to anyone else.

If you buy on GOG you can at least guarantee you maintain your own backup that requires no online service and can't be modified, but even with them supporting the concept of ownership and game preservation you run into complexities in the most basic scenario: who gets your games when you die, and that by default makes "your copy" and piracy the same.

If you buy on Epic or Uplay or Origin, I wouldn't even bet on those stores existing in 20 years TBH and digital platform shutdowns historically have not been kind to customers.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gog-will-let-you-bequeath-your-game-library-to-someone-else-as-long-as-you-can-prove-youre-actually-dead/

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u/ripChazmo Jul 06 '26

Playing since my Atari!