Do game consoles still use discs?
The console industry as a whole will almost certainly not abandon them for the next gen. The Xbox Scarlet and PS5 will without a doubt still utilize discs. Sure, Microsoft is said to be launching disc-less Xbox Ones, but launching all models of a console without any physical media could be a death nail this early.
Is it possible to lose digital games?
A digital-only game based on licensed content is doomed to die right from the outset. Players who have previously bought and downloaded such games can still download them again. But even this exception may not apply forever. The fact is that you do not actually own games that you download.
Why buy a console with a disc drive?
A console with a disc drive allows you to dabble in both physical and digital, with more confidence if a game that you bought but deleted for space were to be removed from the online store, you can still play the disc version.
Does a physical copy of a game take up less space?
According to him if you get a physical copy of a game on disc it will take up less room on your hard drive then a digital of the same title. His reasoning is that the disc doesn’t install the entire game on the disc just a portit of it which is why you need to insert the disc still to play the game.
Why do games take so long to download on discs?
For a few reasons. As I said, discs are not what they used to be. Now, the process of getting a game on a disc is not simply “pop and play.” Rather, you have to go through a lengthy installation/patching process that can often take nearly as long as it would if you were doing a digital download.
Will the next generation of consoles have digital stores?
After Microsoft broke ground in online gaming, it only took two short years for the next generation of consoles to all come with their own digital shopfronts (Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Store & Wii Shop Channel), ready for players to buy, download and play a library of games without a disc in sight.