The only safe place to obtain physical media is going to be Asia probably, I can STILL go to Japan and get a second hand original Dreamcast with games that's as good as new there because they take care of their stuff.
The west has been fed on a disposable economy long enough prepping the normies to lose value on owning things physically.
Microsoft has literally no first party or exclusive games anyone cares about. The only one that ever mattered was Rare Replay, which is just a collection of emulated games with a fancy UI.
The only things that have kept them afloat this long is the nearly full backwards compatibility and Gamepass. The first they can't capitalize on without reprinting ancient games, which isn't really that profitable or viable, and the second is entirely a rental streaming service.
I know everyone is worried about the "own nothing" future, and its valid to be so, but there is literally no reason for Xbox to have a physical games division any longer. They have no value and literally no game you might want to physically own on an Xbox isn't better on PC to begin with.
They lost the "console wars" and have mostly transitioned into a "smart home" device with the Xbox already. And almost none of the use anyone gets out of their Xbox involves a physical game except maybe some bros with their annual CoD.
The games console was always a transitional phase. It was a low price-point, dumbed down box with low specs to educate console tards on how to play games.
PCs were, and always have been the biggest market for games. Admittedly, it has been more profitable to charge a massive stupidity tax to sell games to mouth-breathing console tards. Console games have consistently cost a lot more than PC games, and they maintain their price for much longer, as they continue to stay relevant due to fixed hardware generations.
I guess that it has been a major advantage that console tards buy their games again with every generation of consoles? That must be nice for developers?
Now that console tards no longer burst into tears at the sight of a keyboard and mouse, they might find the strength of character to plug a controller into their PC. Selling a console as a loss leader to keep a tarded, captive market is no longer viable. It won't be viable for the PS6 either.
The big difference between Playstation and X-Box is that Microsoft has some kind of plan for the inevitable convergence of the hardware systems.
They are pushing us towards game pass and streaming gaming services. Its obvious. Pay them monthly, cash shop, battlepass, and hell.. probably premium monthly if you want dlc. Lame ass streaming services sell a few different tiers. Like disney streaming sells a basic monthly plan. And then if you want to see any new movies you gotta buy the premium monthly plan or buy the movie temporarily.
the best stuff has been only available on digital for a while now, mainly because it's produced by developers that don't have gigantic budgets to produce the physical copies.
the only difference is in how you get it. if your copy is DRM free, then you own it so long as you have the files.
I guess PC is the future if piracy is the only way to own games.
The only safe place to obtain physical media is going to be Asia probably, I can STILL go to Japan and get a second hand original Dreamcast with games that's as good as new there because they take care of their stuff.
The west has been fed on a disposable economy long enough prepping the normies to lose value on owning things physically.
Best Buy scrapped their entire physical release section
“You will own nothing. And be happy”
They’re basically rebooting the original vision of the Xbox One. Thank god the PC platform has multiple storefronts, few of which sell games DRM-free.
Isn't GoG the only one?
Microsoft has literally no first party or exclusive games anyone cares about. The only one that ever mattered was Rare Replay, which is just a collection of emulated games with a fancy UI.
The only things that have kept them afloat this long is the nearly full backwards compatibility and Gamepass. The first they can't capitalize on without reprinting ancient games, which isn't really that profitable or viable, and the second is entirely a rental streaming service.
I know everyone is worried about the "own nothing" future, and its valid to be so, but there is literally no reason for Xbox to have a physical games division any longer. They have no value and literally no game you might want to physically own on an Xbox isn't better on PC to begin with.
They lost the "console wars" and have mostly transitioned into a "smart home" device with the Xbox already. And almost none of the use anyone gets out of their Xbox involves a physical game except maybe some bros with their annual CoD.
What do you mean "lost the console wars"?
The games console was always a transitional phase. It was a low price-point, dumbed down box with low specs to educate console tards on how to play games.
PCs were, and always have been the biggest market for games. Admittedly, it has been more profitable to charge a massive stupidity tax to sell games to mouth-breathing console tards. Console games have consistently cost a lot more than PC games, and they maintain their price for much longer, as they continue to stay relevant due to fixed hardware generations.
I guess that it has been a major advantage that console tards buy their games again with every generation of consoles? That must be nice for developers?
Now that console tards no longer burst into tears at the sight of a keyboard and mouse, they might find the strength of character to plug a controller into their PC. Selling a console as a loss leader to keep a tarded, captive market is no longer viable. It won't be viable for the PS6 either.
The big difference between Playstation and X-Box is that Microsoft has some kind of plan for the inevitable convergence of the hardware systems.
They are pushing us towards game pass and streaming gaming services. Its obvious. Pay them monthly, cash shop, battlepass, and hell.. probably premium monthly if you want dlc. Lame ass streaming services sell a few different tiers. Like disney streaming sells a basic monthly plan. And then if you want to see any new movies you gotta buy the premium monthly plan or buy the movie temporarily.
Yeah.. geforce now and gamepass. Terrible.
the best stuff has been only available on digital for a while now, mainly because it's produced by developers that don't have gigantic budgets to produce the physical copies.
the only difference is in how you get it. if your copy is DRM free, then you own it so long as you have the files.
I really wanted a giant open world Halo. Imagine an entire world to explore, and bases to take over, with some big bad you can challenge at any time.
Or a good Crackdown.
Seriously, they have all these great ips but never use them.