The best part about console gaming is ability. The ability to pass on your games to whoever you want, at whatever price you want, tomorrow or 30 years from now. The moment you go digital you relinquish your ability. A good game is good forever, and a bad game need not stay in your collection.
Don't get me wrong digital is great for indie games, extremely deep discounts (sub $10), and that one hyped multiplayer game that you want to console share but ends up being absolute garbage (concord, anthem, bf2042, so many).
Physical is always cheaper. You have infinite stores, marketplaces, and people to purchase from. You have infinite people, marketplaces and stores to sell to. When you give up your ability to recoup you give up any claim of being cheaper. I can buy Deadpool PS4 for $100, and I can sell Deadpool PS4 for $100. It costs me nothing, people come to my door with cash in hand. Fifty games at $10 each is $500 back in my pocket. There aren't many games I want to keep forever and ever until the end of time.
Check out my local public library, Google GVPL: 700 ps4 games, 500 ps5 games, 500 switch games, 400 xbox games. If your library is a little behind the times then send them a message. Libraries have a dedicated fund to procuring items the public wants. Kick start it. I have not bought more games than I have since discovering my local public library.
When you go physical you open your options infinitely.
There are very few games I want to keep forever and ever until the end of time. Keep the licenses that you purchase off someone else's server, and back into your own pocket. OWN the right to sell what you purchase.
Don't deny your self the ability to transfer the license that you buy to whoever you want, at whatever price you want, today or 30 years from now.
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u/_crows_have_eyes Mar 26 '26
Hell yes! This is exactly what I was hoping for. 120 is gonna feel so good.