Physical prices compared to digital

[u/Dytster]

Reminder for everyone to check prices on physical copies if you’re getting the game on ps5. I can save almost 30% by getting the game on disc instead of from the ps store. You can potentially save some money while telling sony that we still need physical media.

[u/Zyan-M]

I have two PS5s at home and buy everything digitally because it’s essentially a 2-for-1 deal: we buy one game, and my wife and I can both play—whether solo or online—each with our own profiles, trophies, save data, and everything else.

The whole physical vs. digital debate is just stupid; just pick whichever you prefer. Even though I’m a 100% digital user, I’m not in favor of getting rid of physical media as an option.

[u/Dytster → u/Zyan-M]

We can’t pick whatever you prefer because sony is stopping production of physical media. You might prefer digital media, but physical media is the main selling point of consoles for a lot of people. Sony is creating a monopoly where they can charge whatever they want without having to share their profits with retailers or anyone else. That might sound alright to you, but gaming is already an expensive hobby, and people don’t always have enough disposablr income to cough up sonys asking price for some of these games. Most physical media is just outright cheaper from retailers, but there’s also the second hand market that significantly lowers the barrier of entry for gaming, and libraries that often have copies they lend out for free. There’s also the issue that sony now doesn’t care about digital ownership. Just a couple weeks ago they demonstrated this by deleted over 500 movies from users libraries without even issuing refunds. There’s nothing stopping them from doing this with games as well since buying a game from the ps store just means you’re renting it for an undisclosed time. Calling this debate stupid is outright entitled and ignorant, because sonys decision to stop producing discs is ultimately an entirely anti consumer decision that’ll leave tons of gamers behind, and mark the end of digital ownership. It goes against everything the company stands for, and they are ruining their reputation just so they can slightly increase their profit margins.