Comments on: Pondering of the day: Is Retail Going to Die?

By: Aruth

Aruth — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:57:04 +0000

oops, meant its “hard to turn down an outrageous Steam/D2D sale”

By: Aruth

Aruth — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:27 +0000

I think its sad. I try to buy physical media as much as possible, but still, it’s turn down an outrageous Steam/D2D sale.

It’s also nice being able to pass along video games when you are done with them, but even that is being hamstringed by requiring games to register with an online provider.
I know a guy that creates a new Steam ID for every game he buys, so if he wants to give/sell it, he can do so without compromising his other games.

By: xXJayeDuBXx

xXJayeDuBXx — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:20:08 +0000

I don’t know when it will happen, but yes I think it will die as well. I do like having the software in my hand from a comfort standpoint, but the more games I purchase online, the more confident I am that I am not going to lose that game that I bought.

You can see the effects of digital distribution is having by looking at the dwindling stock of PC games at Gamestop and Best Buy.

By: Bronte

Bronte — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:01 +0000

Yes.

Online downloads have certain issues though. Most recently my modem died, and in the two days it took for me to find some time to go out and replace it, I was not able to play Dragon’s Age, because it requires online verification before anything else.

That was irritating.

But that is more of a personal circumstance than the fault of the system.