CORRODED SIN said:
Now they are put in a position where they KNOW people don't want all digital, but might still go that path, much like the iPhone. People don't complain about not having physical media for their iPods, why do they care, almost 10 years later, that their PSP doesn't have a disc? People are weird.
If I may, I believe the reasons are threefold:
First, iPod games and such are significantly cheaper than console games, handheld or otherwise. This generally means people have lower expectations and are more likely to make impulse buys without much fear of regret.
Second, there's no real physical alternative for iPod content, but there is/was for the PSP. From my experience, people will feel more let down if they are granted something that's then taken away than if they never had that something as an option to begin with.
And Third, a lot of people like to be able to have some artifact of their purchase if it's going to be something they'll remember fondly later on. iPod stuff seems to commonly be focused around brief boredom breaking rather than longer-term appeal.
I personally like digital distribution, but only when I've either got no alternative or it's much cheaper. If I had to choose between digital and physical and there was no major price difference or major inconvenience, I'd almost certainly take the physical.
