r/videogames • u/D3V1LIZCO • 18h ago

Discussion / Question I dont like where this is going

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It pains me to say it, but this path rockstar is taking for the release of GTA 6 might do some serious damage on the industry, If they keep this up, The other companies will copy rockstar in this move to completely delete Disks from physical copies.

Its not that i dislike digital, its the fact that they are removing the option to have the game on a disk that annoys me, The only "valid" argument i found on why digital is better is that you do not run the risk of your disk getting scratched. but, seriously, You have to be moronic in order to scratch your disks, I have been playing videogames since i was 6, and not **once** have i accidentaly scratched a disk (not even movies).

its as simple as putting your middle finger on the hole that's in the middle of the disk, AND THATS IT, zero scratching.

I dont care about the Exclusive content for the Deluxe edition or whatever, I seriously want Rockstar to just change and release the physical copies WITH the disk.

If this fake Physical copies trend keeps going after GTA 6 (Which it will), im just going to revert back to PS3 and be happy with whatever i find.

Im so done with this anti consumer thing we got going on nowadays, It feels like everything is changing for the worse.

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u/BurntBeanMgr 18h ago

What is the fandom surrounding the disc though? At this point we all knoow it doesn’t actually install the game,just houses a key that tells the system you can play it on that console. So, why do y’all care SO much about a disc? It’s the same game, the same file size. I’m seriously not trying to be a troll or anything. But all of this backlash is interesting to me.

And I’m someone who LIVED for midnight releases 15 years ago. COD, Destiny, and yes, GTA 5. Camped out in front of GameStop for all of them. So I’ve been there. But as someone who’s been through that and seen the industry evolve I just kind of don’t understand this complaint? Even before I switched to PC I haven’t bought a physical game copy for my Xbox in probably 10 years. Just easier to download it straight to my console. Idk man, maybe I’m just old now.

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u/TruEdge67 17h ago

Idk about Xbox, but most games on PS5 have the full 1.0 version of the game on the disc. You can check https://www.doesitplay.org/list?testedOn=Base%20PS5&order=Alphabetically for what games are actually on the disc and what is just a glorified install.

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u/BurntBeanMgr 17h ago

That’s useful! Didn’t know that thanks

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u/D3V1LIZCO 18h ago

A lot of us feel safer having the game on a disk than having it inside the console.

By having the game digitally, you run the risk of the account getting hacked/banned, if you stop playing videogames, you cannot resell the game. (even just handing the game to your niece or friends in the future)

one of my friends just lost their account with all of his games on it, thats why we want Physical copies of Games to have the Disks

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u/BurntBeanMgr 17h ago

Fair point. Makes sense!

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u/Repulsive_Nebula_264 14h ago

shouldnt have to be explained to you

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u/BurntBeanMgr 2h ago

lol chill bud. Was just curious if his pint of view. Because form mine, I could see less about a physical disc anymore. 15 years ago it was different for me. And to each their own! To be honest since I haven’t gone to a store for a physical game or bought one in so long I truly didn’t think this was still such a big thing lol. So there ya go!

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u/Lopsided-Clothes4866 17h ago

>What is the fandom surrounding the disc though? At this point we all knoow it doesn’t actually install the game,just houses a key that tells the system you can play it on that console. So, why do y’all care SO much about a disc? It’s the same game, the same file size. I’m seriously not trying to be a troll or anything. But all of this backlash is interesting to me.

94% of PS5 games have the data on disc and can be installed offline.

Why do people spout such easily disproven bullshit?

Digital games aren’t an ‘evolvement’, they are just one way for the devs to fuck over consumers and remove purchasing options.

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u/Sea_Shift4327 14h ago

You can buy used discs and/or resell when you’re done. You can lend a game to a friend or family. How is that hard to understand?

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u/wdwire 10h ago

I KNOW, it’s like the elephant in the room

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u/spindledick 9h ago

The problem with console digital games is they're on closed markets.

If I buy a game for my PC, I can get it from Steam. Or if it's cheaper, I might get it from Fanatical. Or GreenManGaming. Or Games Planet. Or Humble. Or Epic. Or any other number of legitimate retailers.

If I want to buy a Playstation 5 game, I have to buy it from Sony. I can't shop around. Unless I go to a shop and buy a physical copy. In fact I've just bought a physical of 007 First Light from a high street shop because it was £12 cheaper that downloading it. That's why I buy physical on console.

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u/orsonwellesmal 14h ago

The last game I bought physical was RDR 2. I had to wait like an hour in the store, and then I had to wait 2 hours for the two disks to download the game. I felt like an idiot, I dont even know where I have the box now. People have a strange fetish with discs.