downloadable only games

[Dr.Poisonfreak]

do you think its a good idea or would you prefer to see games released on disc with DLC as optional, my argument on this is that if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

 

[super_smash_jesus]

No problems if you can save the games onto an external hard drive, or SD card or something, but as you said, I would be pissed if I lost all my games if my console crashed. This is stil something that people might be reluctant to try, because lots of the appeal to buying games is the box art, and instruction manual, and all that other jazz, which actually gives you a feeling of owning something, where digital distribution is rather impersonal.

 

[megapenguinx]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

 

[NXMT]

edit. double post.

 

[NXMT]

As long as the game is tied to the account.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

No problems if you can save the games onto an external hard drive, or SD card or something, but as you said, I would be pissed if I lost all my games if my console crashed. This is stil something that people might be reluctant to try, because lots of the appeal to buying games is the box art, and instruction manual, and all that other jazz, which actually gives you a feeling of owning something, where digital distribution is rather impersonal.

And you actually own something physical rather than some electricity computery stuff.
When I give money to someone I want a box and a disc thanks.

 

[Dr.Poisonfreak]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

No problems if you can save the games onto an external hard drive, or SD card or something, but as you said, I would be pissed if I lost all my games if my console crashed. This is stil something that people might be reluctant to try, because lots of the appeal to buying games is the box art, and instruction manual, and all that other jazz, which actually gives you a feeling of owning something, where digital distribution is rather impersonal.

And you actually own something physical rather than some electricity computery stuff.
When I give money to someone I want a box and a disc thanks.

thats my point , i just forgot to type that bit out, the main reason why i prefer cd's to electronic downloads

 

[Avida]

Files dont make as nice a collection without a box, tis one of the only reasons i've mostly stayed away from download games

 

[MiracleOfSound]

I hate the idea of download only games, I want to have the boxes and display my proud little geeky collection on my games stand.

 

[megapenguinx]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

I think it was the loss of save files, and as far as I know you can't transfer them from one 360 to another without a memory card.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

I think it was the loss of save files, and as far as I know you can't transfer them from one 360 to another without a memory card.

Ahh. That's why you want a PC for games, I stick my save files onto a USB stick every month or so for the games I care about.

 

[Clashero]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

I think it was the loss of save files, and as far as I know you can't transfer them from one 360 to another without a memory card.

Ahh. That's why you want a PC for games, I stick my save files onto a USB stick every month or so for the games I care about.

True, I do the same for my PS2. My external HD also doubles as the World's Largest PS2 Memory Card, at 400gb.

 

[Dr.Poisonfreak]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

I think it was the loss of save files, and as far as I know you can't transfer them from one 360 to another without a memory card.

Ahh. That's why you want a PC for games, I stick my save files onto a USB stick every month or so for the games I care about.

True, I do the same for my PS2. My external HD also doubles as the World's Largest PS2 Memory Card, at 400gb.

Win squared

 

[ntomlin63]

I prefer a box as well. I want a disc, an instruction manual that I may or may not read and other neat little things like a map or dossiers on the characters or somesuch. I think if a game is going to be download only they should be a heck of a lot cheaper than they seem to currently be.

 

[megapenguinx]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

PSN and Xbox Live both allow you to redownload anything you have already bought....
and even if your system just dies, they are still linked to your account and you can transfer that to another PS3/360

Then where's his problem, I wonder?

I think it was the loss of save files, and as far as I know you can't transfer them from one 360 to another without a memory card.

Ahh. That's why you want a PC for games, I stick my save files onto a USB stick every month or so for the games I care about.

I do the same for the PS3

 

[neoman10]

if ur xbox or ps3 gets wiped and all your games are download only, you lose your games and your save files

Then the download providers should be able to give you your games back. LIke steam keeps a record of what games your account has.

I nod my head in agreement now