@Darren1967 On consoles, three different platforms with three different stores is better than three stores on one platform like PC with one operating system—Windows, which has a monopoly (94%). And Sony doesn't control the prices of third-party games or the inflation of your currency. And no, Sony didn't remove the 551 films; they were removed by StudioCanal, who own the rights to them and who sign contracts under those terms. And the move away from physical media started on PC, which is all the more ironic (and funny) that people want to switch to the platform that pioneered to cancel physical media. With the popularity of Steam, there were Steam versions on discs, and the digital code attached to the disc was a one-time use, rendering the disc useless once activated. PC and Steam started moving away from physical versions, and players didn't care. It's the players' fault that physical editions are being abandoned now.
It was necessary not to vote, but to buy games on physical media, but most did not do so. Therefore, in 17 years, the turnover of games on physical media in the United States has fallen by 87% and reached a 30-year low. You'd have to be crazy to keep producing physical editions in such conditions.
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Re: "PS5 Will Be My Last Console": After 45K Votes, 86% of DF Viewers Say Sony Should Reconsider Killing Physical Games
@Darren1967 On consoles, three different platforms with three different stores is better than three stores on one platform like PC with one operating system—Windows, which has a monopoly (94%). And Sony doesn't control the prices of third-party games or the inflation of your currency. And no, Sony didn't remove the 551 films; they were removed by StudioCanal, who own the rights to them and who sign contracts under those terms. And the move away from physical media started on PC, which is all the more ironic (and funny) that people want to switch to the platform that pioneered to cancel physical media. With the popularity of Steam, there were Steam versions on discs, and the digital code attached to the disc was a one-time use, rendering the disc useless once activated. PC and Steam started moving away from physical versions, and players didn't care. It's the players' fault that physical editions are being abandoned now.
Re: "PS5 Will Be My Last Console": After 45K Votes, 86% of DF Viewers Say Sony Should Reconsider Killing Physical Games
It was necessary not to vote, but to buy games on physical media, but most did not do so. Therefore, in 17 years, the turnover of games on physical media in the United States has fallen by 87% and reached a 30-year low. You'd have to be crazy to keep producing physical editions in such conditions.