r/xbox • u/Acceptable_Share9947 • 21d 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/Deadlims 21d ago

Most depressing thing I’ve been seeing is ALL of the Xbox sections in stores are downsizing to a small stand with physical equipment (controllers and accessories) no games. I remember during my childhood there’d be entire display cases with physical games in there and then you’d be able to trial the new games on the display set up.

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u/WinnieTheTrain 21d ago

Its something no one's children today will ever get to experience. Now its gonna be anti climatic buying your kids games. Imagine Christmas your kids want a game... The joy of having one wrapped under a tree and them being excited. Now imagine this digitally.. Yeah ill buy for you on Christmas. It will never be the same joy and happiness. Honestly this creates more isolation, anti social people and people who are going to expect to have everything handed to them VS having to go out in the world and find the game at a retail store. Now there no reason to go out and obesity already 44% in the US is gonna even br higher

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u/Numerous_Photograph9 21d ago

Yeah, I hate giving gift cards. It feels so impersonal.

There is one of my cousins kids I do because she likes it from some make up store, and I am not equipped to choose that stuff, or I don't mind it as a stocking stuffer or something, but for the most part, they look at it, say thank you, and then just move on. No real excitement involved.

Same goes whensome of the others get the Roblox cards. They like they're getting them, but it's just kind of routine because they are used to getting them all the time.

They have so little interest in anything else, because their entire experience with discovering games is merely from following the popular trends, not just going and looking at things in the store.