Why I Started Buying Physical Games in 2024!

Great video and thank you. Really enjoying your content. After being out of gaming for the best part of 5 years due to busy work and parent life I purchased a steam deck which I'm massively enjoying and allows me more flexible time to play. But collecting games on store is nothing compare to collecting physicals. I'm now slowly finding more time to get back into my xbox again (still on xbox one) But I've been buying physicals off ebay and Facebook marketplace is great. Loads of games that I've missed out on so between that an my steam deck I'm gaming more than ever. Debating getting a series x or ps5 but after watching this an hearing uncertainty about xbox physicals I might have to start again on ps5 🤦🏻‍♂️😆.

I used to collect physical, but I know most games didn’t have the whole game on the disc. I sold most of my collection last year. I would love to recollect again but don’t have the space for it

Yeah same. I have a decently large Steam library but have become leery of it over the last few years, partly due to several dev shenanigans (Capcom suddenly adding in worse DRM etc), and partly due to things sometimes just failing to work over time due to gradual hardware and software changes... You don't really own anything digitally and so you don't have full control. Ultimately everything will slip through our fingers but as long as the discs haven't degraded (with a fully playable version on the actual disc) and you've a working console etc, then you at least have that control for the forseeable future, which for personal preservation (i.e for my own pleasure) is enough for me. I now own all my favourite games on various consoles too, and when possible buy new releases physically also. Still love my PC but I mainly use it as a VR machine now or to play games I historically already own.

Brother first of all congrats on getting that Platinum of Cuphead that's got to be extremely rare. I'm still a little bit scared of that game because of the difficulty 😂
Physical media is about preserving history it's not just looking good on a shelf. Games have started to not release physically and have been getting taken off of online stores. It's almost like they won't exist if this continues let's keep purchasing physical disc so platforms continue to provide them in the future

I just found your channel. Great video. Yea physical is so much better. Going into a store or shopping online for a game. Either way. Plus I order from a lot of limited print companies as well. Like LRG, red art games, pix n' love and many others. I collect for switch, ps5 , Xbox series x and many others. I made so many orders from LRG and I'm still buying from them. So many great games finally getting physical copies. Grounded recently got a physical copy, high of life got a physical copy and many others I could mention thanks to LRG.

Hi can i ask how to buy physical games from microsoft store thank you

glad you have the physical discs made before 2022. cause since 2020 physical disc replicators have had to really downsize due to digital downloads, in which the cost of maufacture, packaging distribution is not needed compared to the physical disc. so thus the physical mft do not care about the disc quality anymore, discs scratched, warpped, like s potatoe crispy, faded reflection, read hang ups, a small tap on the controller makes it advance . so discs made before digital will hold up strong, anything recent probably will have headaces on return, wast time money etc

As soon as I found out about what they do to digital games eventually I been sticking to buying physical it feels so much better to i already have a lot of PS3 games and ready to start more of a collection for my PS4 and 5 games I like the feel over having a physical copy it feels like you own the game in your hands and that you can enjoy playing it

Digital games are truly not worth having, the physical games are truly better to have, it's like having a nice book 🙂👏👍💯

No digital can ever beat the beautiful sight of all the games on the shelves with all those hefty manuals - like in the "Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines", or "Diablo II", or in "Clive Barker's Undying"...Got around 210 PC games alone, Collector's Editions and such - nothing can replace those!

I like physical games better, but I like having the option. I am mentally prepared for developers to make everything digital eventually. If the games are good, I will find the best way to buy it either way.

I subscribe to PlayStation Plus now I play more than 20 games

I support what you are saying 100%. Most of the PS5 games actually works completely offline by just installing the disc, Stellar Blade is a perfect example. The Patches can fix bugs and so forth with a larger install that you download, but it's not a necessity that prevents you to run the actual game! Physical games is so important, it's a way to preserve history by having something tangible. With physical we can lend out our games to family and friends just like the old days, and not least we can resell them if we want. There are so many negative cases lately with digital, big companies can just remove games from their storefront, never to be seen again. That also includes digital games you have already "bought" into your library. By accepting digital releases, we are giving more power to greedy publishers who can control what we can play.

been stocking up on xbox one games, they can be gotten cheap depending on title and vendor.... My first FF game was FF3 on the SNES, I won that game by winning 1st at a blockbuster store during the video game championships they held... good times...

I'll only go digital if it means i actually own it like from GOG at least you got an offline installer of the complete game to go with, so if GOG goes down you still have the means to play it or it'll always be yours on a external SSD or HDD etc, somewhere down the line to replay to your hearts content.

i'll keep collecting physical till i cant, tho its always good to have "backups" always within reach regardless.

Pfft I started buying them in the 90s.

Should have been buying physical games every one

always good to see a newcomer to the FF series! Completely agreed on your physical stance which is why I've stuck with Sony and Nintendo the past multiple generations. I just don't trust Microsoft or the XBOX brand.

Can you buy diablo 2 resurrection physical on consoles?

where the hell have you been bro i been collecting phsyical games since 95- 2000 till now . i was born in 1991 i am stick with it because one my friend xbox account got locked out that he owned for 12 years he lost all of his xbox games that was digital so i been doing disc i am p[c guy but i game on xbox and ps4 ps5 so i am good i like doing both but i do a thing if i own it on xbox or console ingeneral i pirate it on pc . i been dick collection cause of the banns that happen too friends and sony had a problem off sony remove ps4 and ps5 and psp and ps vita games from there digital collection dang

Completely get what you're saying, and so many of the commenters here. But I truly believe the phyical gaming era will diminish even further to the point its by far the minority.

It's a nice idea what you're all saying here and its a good memory of gaming up until this burgeoning new era, but it's over.

Can you turn your physical games into digital games?

About physical discs - problem is often, these are version 1.0 out-the-box and aren't updated. Who the heck wants to play version 1.0 of Cyberpunk 2077, for example? 2.0+ or bust on CP 2077. If PSN, XBL, Steam, Epic, etc go away - well, you're stuck w/ disc-version 1.0, if it ain't even DRM'ed to death or requiring certain services to boot/play offline; and especially if you ain't backed-up your game-folder in full somewhere else (like a portable HDD or SSD). What we need is physical re-released editions way later w/ everything on the disc and no more updates, since patches ain't made public anymore for anyone to grab from places like Fileshack, PC Gaming Wiki, etc. At least on PC when you buy games from GOG - you got offline file-installers and single-player stuff there works offline as it's DRM-FREE...and you can back this stuff up yourself on CD, DVD, BR, HDD, etc.

Boycott digital. Buy cd dvd games etc. boycott subscriptions.

Most ps4 and ps5 games physically come with a 1.0 version that work right out of the box from beginning to end. Some game's just some of them are down right broken.

So you buy these games on both PC and PS5? Do you play these games on both platforms at the same time?

I agree with everything you said hopefully these companies give us a choice in the future with digital or physical. I just like collecting games and seeing my shelf fill up with games.

NEVER STOP BUYING PHYSICAL!!!! Give them the motive to continue producing them!!! It is for us, original gamers!!! I will ONLY buy physical with all my powers, so that all you have a chance to gain your own physical games as well!!!! Never stop help each other in this fake digital war we get

I always buy my video games physical whenever possible. If consoles end up going with the all digital route then i would just save my money and buy a PC

If you’re a collector. You can’t collect anything digitally. Imagine trying to show off a digital collection.
It’s not the same as physical. I’m talking about collectors edition version of games. The ones you spend real cash on to get something prestige

over70%+ of games who are buyable as a disc version are playable games without to download anything, means they´re playable from start to finish (some smaller bugs icluded)
buying physical is the best thing to maintain controll over the corps.

Awsome video, i have never purchased a digital game and never will. Physical forever baby 👊

When I buy physical games I feel better about the game and when I buy digital the game doesn't have any enjoyment.

I have ps5 and xsx and I was buying all my physical for PS5 but now that Xbox patched out the drm for disc and you can play and install discs offline I’m always conflicted on which console to buy for lol

I'm collecting the ones I think will be hard to find later down the road. Psychonauts 2, Transformers Devastation ect

reading that the reason some by digital games are cus they dont wanna have to manualy change the disc/cartrige is the most stupid thing iv ever read how lazy do you need to be smh

🧐 The day everything goes digital is the day I stop collecting 😢 and start pirating 🏴‍☠️ games day one 😈 .

dont you still need internet for ps5 physical games? so meaning if ps5 servers shut down your games become unplayable

I had a Wii growing up and that's the main reason why I'm camp physical. Personally, I prefer physical because I can sell it at any time if I decide I don't want it anymore. I'm glad to see a new member to the physical club. And I say welcome to the club.

It's ok to purchase digital game on big sale, but I wouldn't buy anything more than $10 anyway. My priority is physical copies.

Once they release a digital only PS6 its probably game over for me, like you say its part of the console experience. I’m starting to build a digital library also when things are cheap on steam because I know its coming 😂

i rlly just like physical cause its super fun to collect, i do like digital but i just vastly perfer physical

Currently in the same boat, I’m planning to trade my Xbox Series X towards a PS5 Slim because I still have my old collection and I found Xbox made using digital games more enticing. Thankfully I didn’t get many games digitally, their sales and game pass aren’t something that convinced me.

Gaming is the greatest and so are you! Don't you ever forget that!

I agree 💯% on physical media games, there no going back for me! ❤ ( 10-05-24 ) Saturday

I mainly buy physical disc. I have a large digital library due to PS+ monthly games. the only digital games I’ve bought spider-man 2, black wu kong and Walking dead telltale which I have a love/hate relationship with because they’re starting to double down on physical deluxe/collectors editions

HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST COMPLETE EDITION "
PERFECT EXAMPLE who to do an real COMPLETE phycical singelplayer game EDITION.


HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST COMPLETE EDITION '

REPRINTED DISC ALL UPDATES, PATCHES AND DLC BURNING SHORE INCLUDED ON THE DISC WITHOUT HAVING TO CONNECT ONLINE, PLAYSTATION 5 OFFLINE PLUG AND PLAY.

JOY TO SUPPORT THIS!

HOPE MORE game developers takes noticed and would to this with Physical singelplayer games.

💯 my feelings. Thank you for making this video. Like you said, I love physical copies of games that I've played and loved. I wouldn't just buy games for the sake of collecting, but having games you've played through and really liked is a nice feeling.
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You Sir, are correct!👍

Explain what good physical games are today? when most do not have full game in complete form or require some sort of patch, you can play digital games downloaded on your ssd offline also, don’t get me wrong I believed in physical media but that time has come and gone over last 10yrs, Real problem is today we need Consumer digital media rights enforced as if they were physical media