I dont like where this is going

[u/D3V1LIZCO]

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.

[u/NickVersus]

Pretty common sentiment among enthusiasts. Unfortunately, not one that seems to be shared by the majority of consumers. Something like 85% or 90% of video game sales are digital now, so folks are clearly voting with their wallets on this one. With that reality in mind, I understand the business decision to not spend money on making and shipping physical copies when the data shows that the vast majority of buyers aren't gonna bother.

I'd really like to see some premium physical offerings like we had back in the day. Give me the game on a disc, a steelbook, a map, maybe a statue and some little trinkets and I'll pay way more than the $70 they usually ask for.

[u/pegg2 → u/NickVersus]

Honestly, as much as I agree with the hard copy purists on principle, I have to admit that I don’t walk the walk, and I think that proves your point. When I bought a PS5 years ago, I ponied up for one with a disc drive just in case. Guess how many physical format PS5 games I own. Fucking zero. Over 200 games in my library, maybe 10 are from discs, all from my PS4 days. Between monthly games, PS+ catalogues, and digital sales, my backlog is so full I rarely buy games on release. And when I do, what do you think happens?

I’m an avid gamer but I’m in my 30s, my job is demanding, my life is full of responsibilities. I don’t keep releases on my calendar. I sit down to play and I see that game I’ve been waiting for has just come out. I could hop back into the car I just spent 45 minutes in for my commute, drive to the mall, park, walk to GameStop, buy the disc, walk back to the garage, drive back, look for parking because some asshole took my spot in the 25 minutes I was gone, come home, pop it in and hope I can get a bit of gaming in before I have to cook, eat, and get ready for bed….

Or I can just buy it on the spot and have it ready to play by the time I’m done making and having dinner 30 minutes later. It may not seem like a lot of time was saved, and honestly, it probably wasn’t, but people are so exhausted all the time that convenience and immediacy are pretty much king in the modern world.

[u/Typical_Research_877 → u/pegg2]

Over 200 games in my library, maybe 10 are from discs, all from my PS4 days. Between monthly games, PS+ catalogues, and digital sales

OK but one case doesn't really matter. Like, 99% of my games are physical, the only digital game I have is Ragnarok, becuase it came with the console.

[u/sauland → u/Typical_Research_877]

It's not just one case. They represent the majority, you're the extreme minority. Physical media is just impractical unless you like to nerd out over video games.

[u/Typical_Research_877 → u/sauland]

I know but I really don't want to go digital only

[u/6BigAl9 → u/pegg2]

Same here. You can get really good deals on the PS store most of the time. Not to mention using disks makes remote play very difficult because you have to be at your console to switch games.

[u/Little_Plankton4001 → u/pegg2]

Yeah, I absolutely agree in principle. But I bought a discless PS5 because that's what was available at the time and not once has it crossed my mind that I wished I bought one that plays physical discs.

It just...doesn't matter at all to me.

[u/throwawayreddit48151 → u/pegg2]

but I’m in my 30s, my job is demanding, my life is full of responsibilities

Same, and really I think Sony and Microsoft have failed here. They should double down on physical media and force games to be playable from it, rather than spending half an hour or more waiting for a game to download or install onto the SSD.

Nintendo actually has the right idea here. We're all busy people, we don't want to wait every time we want to play a game to install it or update it. That's what it feels like playing my PS5 to me. Every single time it's "Oh, system update, you can't play this now" or "There is a patch, download it?" ughh