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@Sketcz Sony's numbers have been debunked pretty handily. If you actually look at the figures, many recent PS5 games sold better physically than digitally. And when Sony says "most sales were digital", they're adding DLC, digital-only games, and digital-only demos to the mix, whereas only physical discs got counted as physical. They counted downloads where digital was the only option as "digital sales". And that's just dishonest.

@NicolausCamp At least point, I just consider them one company - Microsony. Playstation and Xbox are basically just clones of each other in many ways, and none of them have any exclusives I care about anymore. And they're pretty much in lockstep when it comes to this digital issue.

@-wc- I was thinking that too - there's the people who hate this decision, and there's the people who don't care. But absolutely NOBODY is in favor of this. Unless, of course, you're the president of Sony and it stands to benefit your bank account.

@Martin_H That's the really scummy thing - they save money with digital distribution, but those savings are NOT passed on to us. This is purely done to grab money and power while screwing over the very consumers who keep them afloat.

@ThisIsPete I agree - I know it makes sense financially, on paper. But it makes absolutely zero sense from a consumer rights perspective, or a game preservation perspective - two perspectives that are extremely important to many gamers, but are of zero concern to Sony. So in doing so, Sony has drawn a hard line between themselves and the consumer and declared war on us, when they should be attempting to maintain good relations with consumers and at least giving the illusion that they care about us. Not great for their image going forward, and we're seeing proof of that all over the internet currently.

@carlos82 Nintendo's already doing it with game key cards. Do people think those download servers will be there forever? Or even in 20-30 years? If you delete a game to make room for others, then decide to replay it but find the download server has closed down, those game key cards are going to be worth about as much as a wooden nickel.

@MSaturn What doesn't get mentioned enough is that profit isn't the only reason Sony is doing this. It's control. They want control over what you own, what you do with it, when and where you can experience your digital content, and even whether or not you can access it. That's the endgame here. Of course they want profit, but that's not the only card in play.

@breach187 It wouldn't be THAT bad if Sony and Microslop actually made an effort to have their customers' backs and let us continue experiencing our paid digital content. But they've proven time and time again they have zero regard for their consumers.

Any company that switches to all digital distribution isn't going to get a single penny of my money. They're trying to sell you on the convenience of digital games, when in reality, they're only pushing it so they can cut costs while keeping prices the same, thereby increasing their profit margin.

Physical always has and always will be the way to go if you care at all about ownership, offline enjoyment of your purchases, and preservation of your media. If you own a physical copy of your media, it's yours and nobody can take that away from you. You don't need a company's permission to enjoy it, or an internet connection to confirm that you've purchased it. It's just yours forever. Digital stuff, on the other hand, can be taken away from you at any time, for any reason, and without a refund or compensation. And if your internet goes out, which it occasionally will, you won't be able to download it - and sometimes not even open the media if it requires an online check. Companies love having that power over you. As for me, no thanks. I like owning things I've paid for.

@Darknyht The thing is though, when physical things get stolen, that's your fault. That's something you can control by locking them up. When a company takes away your ability to download something you've paid for, that's not your choice. That's completely out of your hands. The fate of your physical media is up to you, but the fate of your digital media is up to someone else, and that doesn't sit right with a lot of people.

@Thad That really is a shame. A lot of these "workplace villains" could've been heroes if they just stood behind their work and elevated their teammates. As the saying goes, "he who honors others, honors himself."

@Ruka Yeah, while these "Ads" aren't real, I do kinda miss the days when ads were edgier, cooler, and not afraid to take risks. Back then, things had personality. Much better than the bland corporate crap we see these days.

@gojiguy What a great use of AI, you know? Sure am glad this powerful tool is being used to troll and confuse people, rather than, you know, something actually productive.

@MSaturn Yeah, I have to wonder who thought it would be a good idea to use AI in this way. It's probably meant to be trolling, but it just ends up confusing a lot of people in a potentially dangerous way. We were way better off before this crap started happening. It's a textbook case of them being so preoccupied with whether they could, they never considered whether they should.

@Fighting_Game_Loser Not that I'm advocating for buba in advertisements again, but I do kinda miss when advertisements weren't afraid to take risks or create something a little edgier and cool. Today's ads just seem so sterile, corporate, and bland.

@HammerGalladeBro I think it was Nintendo, yeah. AI fooled people again.
Seriously, who thought it would be a good idea to use AI to sew confusion and misinformation, instead of being used for something actually useful? Classic case of "They were so preoccupied with whether they could, they never stopped to consider whether they should."

This looks really cool. I never got to play Princess Crown, but I've been working my way through Dragon's Crown on my Vita and loving it so far. I also really loved Shadow Over Mystara, a game that deserves to be in the conversation as well.
I hope it turns out to be a 10/10 and keeps the deep beatemup genre alive.

Not a big fan of Jeremy Parish, so it's a little disappointing to see that he's behind it. Still a cool idea though.

I use Opera GX and it worked fine for me.