^And this is why I was so ticked at Diablo 3's always-on DRM. When this kind of Internet is the only uncapped 3G available, I wonder where, exactly, that analyst is looking.
Analyst Predicts GTA V Will Be Digital Only
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
- Start date
^And this is why I was so ticked at Diablo 3's always-on DRM. When this kind of Internet is the only uncapped 3G available, I wonder where, exactly, that analyst is looking.
That wont happen for years, i have neither a psn account or internet of any real speed and apparently my internet speed wont reach double figures unless the planned upgrade to the system the government here in britain bangs on about actually happens.
And im fairly sure im not the only one who has one or both of these problems that will stop them been able to use digital games easily or at all.
Also i assume that this would take up tons of space like on computers? and with all the saves taking up more space, what about the gamers like me who only have a small hard drive? (40gb but looking to upgrade when i can afford it!).
On top of that, why would a store agree to sell something that isnt even the game? Or why would you go into the store in the first place?
And im fairly sure im not the only one who has one or both of these problems that will stop them been able to use digital games easily or at all.
Also i assume that this would take up tons of space like on computers? and with all the saves taking up more space, what about the gamers like me who only have a small hard drive? (40gb but looking to upgrade when i can afford it!).
On top of that, why would a store agree to sell something that isnt even the game? Or why would you go into the store in the first place?
Hahahaha, what a funny little joke. If even a whisper of this gets confirmed I see a huge uproar over it. Much bigger than the bait-n-switch Catwoman thing. Much bigger than the 'EA sports releases the same games every year' thing. Much much bigger than the 'COD ES 4 NEWBS' thing.
If GTA5 is digital only, I'll be one of the people boycotting the game with continued sighs and comments about how Saint's Row truly is the better sandbox crime game. When I buy a game on console, I expect a either a disc or, cartridge inside of a box and with a manual.
If GTA5 is digital only, I'll be one of the people boycotting the game with continued sighs and comments about how Saint's Row truly is the better sandbox crime game. When I buy a game on console, I expect a either a disc or, cartridge inside of a box and with a manual.
Oh god. It's bad enough to have to download massive updates on day one but now we have to downloda 5+ gigs of games? GTAV is going to be enormous anyway...
Surely they would wait until the next gen consoles are released before this bold move.
Hint at next gen closer than we think maybe?
Hint at next gen closer than we think maybe?
That's a big claim.Rednog said:
I've only heard of ISPs doing the opposite and infact removing the "unlimited" downloads, take Canada for an example. And UK ISPs have been increasing the download(highspeed) limits during peak-times, Hell, O2 went haywire because of the Iphones/Ipad/Smartphone and everyone started to demand higher bandwidth.
Steam were not the first people to use internet activation...MS used it back in 98. Oh, times have changed! >.>
Getting the game from Retail is usually cheaper especially newer games. Riddle me this, how would you get your physical pre-order bonuses? If you are for physical goods then you may claim your statement invalid.
Yeah, I'm not going to trust something that sounds like the name for one of those entertainment shopping websites.
That aside, organizations like that are allowed to use my planet's oxygen to fuel their brain cell(s)?
Really, you see nothing wrong with that statement. Considering that GTA V will probably be out soon (easily next two three years) anyway?
I'm all for the glorious day of golden magical unicorn unlimited interwebz for everyone, but sheesh, GTA V... please.
That aside, organizations like that are allowed to use my planet's oxygen to fuel their brain cell(s)?
Really, you see nothing wrong with that statement. Considering that GTA V will probably be out soon (easily next two three years) anyway?
I'm all for the glorious day of golden magical unicorn unlimited interwebz for everyone, but sheesh, GTA V... please.
There better be. I have a 60 Gb harddrive for my 360, and I have yet to say to myself, "I need a bigger one". But I only have a few games that are digital only, and most of those are XBLA. Those take up space, but not nearly as much as a full fledged game like ME1. I also have several games loaded for the quick loading times. The idea of digital only games may be okay for PCs but would suck for console gamers like myself.mjc0961 said:
Why not replace disks with USB drives?
Faster transfer speeds, higher capacity, and they take up less storage space...
Faster transfer speeds, higher capacity, and they take up less storage space...
Well, the timeline is off, but he'll be right eventually. High-speed interwebs can only grow more ubiquitous as time goes on, and eventually some high-powered executive is going to make the obvious choice and pretty much just stop paying for physical media versions of their games. Folks who want it on CD are going to become a niche market.
I certainly have no problem with this, but it unfortunately goes hand-in-hand with horribly restrictive DRM. That is bad and is stupid and should die.
I certainly have no problem with this, but it unfortunately goes hand-in-hand with horribly restrictive DRM. That is bad and is stupid and should die.
why though? WHY? is digital distrubution better? it just gives the cusrtomer less controll over their purchasesbabinro said:
and used games is the ONE little thing we have, I dont want that taken away
oh and lets not go into how IT WILL NOT FUCKING WORK for some people..at least not with todays setup