With that certain large high street store now saying they will no longer do trade ins for physical console games anymore are we seeing an acceleration of the trend away from actually being able to have a tangible form of media in your hand.....?
Microsoft tried it with the Xbox one.. did they just jump the gun?
The days of actually being able to buy and install a PC game from a disk (or a few disks) are long gone....you might be able to buy a box with a code in it however!
Steam and co dominate
Music and film streaming dominate.... buying optical discs is the niche preserve of audio/ video purists who can't stand the compression on streaming and people paying pennies for old copies of films in charity shops and boot fairs.... other than that a few Vinyl fans....
Does this need some form of regulation?
It's a bit sad when you realise the ability to (legally) power up that old game is likely to be at the whim of the publishers, who don't always have a stellar record for supporting the availability of older titles.
Ditto for watching that favourite old film or listening to some music that's not on any of the streaming platforms.
Anyone else have nostalgia for the earlier / pre mass availability of broadband days?
Microsoft tried it with the Xbox one.. did they just jump the gun?
The days of actually being able to buy and install a PC game from a disk (or a few disks) are long gone....you might be able to buy a box with a code in it however!
Steam and co dominate
Music and film streaming dominate.... buying optical discs is the niche preserve of audio/ video purists who can't stand the compression on streaming and people paying pennies for old copies of films in charity shops and boot fairs.... other than that a few Vinyl fans....
Does this need some form of regulation?
It's a bit sad when you realise the ability to (legally) power up that old game is likely to be at the whim of the publishers, who don't always have a stellar record for supporting the availability of older titles.
Ditto for watching that favourite old film or listening to some music that's not on any of the streaming platforms.
Anyone else have nostalgia for the earlier / pre mass availability of broadband days?
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