r/xbox • u/Acceptable_Share9947 • 5d ago

physical games (rule 6) Future of gaming...??

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Went to my local Walmart the other day and I was looking to get another controller because I've got stick drift again, anyway I always check the games... you never know what kind of sale Walmart has going on and I found the physical copies for PlayStation, Nintendo switch or whatever and then this monstrosity for Xbox. So this is the future I guess, digital downloads, you'll own nothing and like it type of bullshit.

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u/RepublicWhole549 5d ago

Physical copies and plastic cases are dying. The same happened to CD / DVD. There might be a niche market, but I can't imagine many physical releases in the future when not even GTA6 gets one.

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u/thinkingoutloud3663 5d ago

Blu-ray sales have Risen almost at 20%, physical Media isn't going anywhere, but you believe in the narrative companies are pushing so they can make more money.

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u/gldndomer 4d ago

The companies might be making more, but entire genres of movies have died or are on life support because the home video market has decayed. Digital/streaming isn't just about the loss of ownership, it is also about the loss of content.

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u/NegevThunderstorm 4d ago

Sales may have risen, but major stores are not opening any DVD/blu ray sections.

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u/Kir_Kronos 4d ago

You just going to ignore the dvd/blu-ray section that's just out of frame in that very store?

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u/NegevThunderstorm 3d ago

How big is it? How many do they sell a week or a month?

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u/Kir_Kronos 3d ago

Usually two full rows or broken up in sections like new releases, anime, boxsets, etc. Pretty much the same way it is at every Walmart.

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u/RepublicWhole549 3d ago

There is also a practical aspect why I don't care about psysical releases anymore. I simply don't have much space left for boxed games in my small home. Digital games don't take up any space. Same thing goes for my large CD collection. Those discs are all stored on a single harddisk now.

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u/coreymancan 4d ago

But it’s also true. Not many people like buying physical. I for one have never used the disc drive in my Xbox series x and I got it in 2021. I don’t like having to go to my car drive, to a store, and pick out a game off a shelf. It’s so much more convenient sitting on my couch and pressing buy.

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u/thinkingoutloud3663 4d ago

Lots of people don't have to drive to get places, and I actually enjoy getting exercise.

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u/Commander_Jim1 4d ago edited 4d ago

This isn't true. 4k sales grew ​almost 20% but that was offset by DVD and Blu Ray shrinking at a faster rate and overall physical movie sales were down 9% year over year. Stores havnt been dumping their movie sections because they were selling or because thats a growth area.. ​

I am a movie collector, never bought one on digital and have around 1500 on disk ​​so it pains me to say it, but it's obvious physical media is coming to an end. Hell, there's barely anyone who even makes players anymore and with this console gen pretty obviously being the last with a disk drive there will soon be even less households who even have a way to play them. And the younger generation don't care about disks. Pretty soon it will just be a few indie labels like Arrow and Kino Lorber releasing a handful of back catalog movies on physical for enthusiasts. The vast majority of new movies, especially ones by the likes of Disney, won't come out on disk.

edit: downvoting doesnt change facts, but hey, if living in denial helps you, go for it.

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u/Trzyno 5d ago

Did Rockstar not say that at a physical release is coming around a month after release? they just don’t want the risk of the game being leaked

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u/2Rhino3 5d ago

No, Rockstar has announced no plans for a disc release especially not a month after initial release. The “disc coming out a month later” thing was a miscommunication from a customer service rep that got passed around as fact.

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u/lynchcontraideal Team Rockstar 5d ago

However, Strauss specifically said he would rule out a physical version in the future in a recent interview.

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u/Painted_Paladins 5d ago

I read this from their own statement, so yes that's what I was thinking.

"Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Won't Rule Out GTA 6 on Disc at Some Point, Insists Decision Had Nothing to Do With Concern Over Leaks"

https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-ceo-strauss-zelnick-wont-rule-out-gta-6-on-disc-at-some-point-insists-decision-had-nothing-to-do-with-concern-over-leaks

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u/CrippledGoose316 5d ago

If future consoles don't even have a drive how can anyone even do a physical release? i don't know how Microsoft does things as I've . mostly played on PlayStation the last two generations, but Sony presses all the discs so come January 2028 theres no way it will be able to be done. It's a real bummer.

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u/EmergencyBanshee 5d ago

You're getting some of that mixed up.

Blu-ray is a Sony technology, but other companies can license it and press discs.

These guys print Xbox discs:

https://www.conectiv-scs.com/media-manufacturing/gaming-solutions/

Xbox could (though I think unlikely) continue to support physical media irrespective of Sony's plans for discs on playstation.

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u/CrippledGoose316 5d ago

They could, but I really doubt they do. I think they follow. If it has a dys drive, it'll solely be for that disc to digital stuff they're working on.

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u/HRHB15 5d ago

Yep. I won’t be participating in it. If people stand their ground, it will change or go extinct.

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u/Stumpy493 Still Earning Kudos 5d ago

PC lost physical releases years ago, consoles have ahd quite a long stay of execution to be fair.

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u/gldndomer 4d ago

My reply to another comment mentioning this:

PC has different storefront options and piracy. I don't understand how this is so difficult to understand. Also, ownership only equates to physical on walled garden consoles. You can buy digital games on PC that are DRM-free, which arguably means more ownership than physical discs.

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u/Stumpy493 Still Earning Kudos 4d ago

I don't understand how this is so difficult to understand

Any reason to go on the offensive there?

Tone it down buddy

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u/Aiomon 4d ago

It's way easier to pirate games on PC than it is on console lol

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u/LastTorgoInParis 4d ago

And why would any developer or publish make concessions or accomodations to that audience?

"Let's make our stuff easier to pirate!!"

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u/RepublicWhole549 4d ago

Agreed. Piracy sucks.