Nintendo should be able to bring the whole Wii catalog to Wii U, since the console has the hardware for it, but dont know if Nintendo’s next console will be backwards compatible. To get a PS3 game to work on PS4, would require rewriting almost the whole game, and optimizing it would eat away any possibility of just small upgrade fee. But since architecture changes every generation, it is not really plausible.Įven on PC, some older games wont work with new hardware, or require major tweaking to get them work. I don’t know how consoles go, but don’t think its as simple.ģ. That depends on what you agree on the EULA.įor example, Valve lets you download and backup all your games within certain time frame, if Valve would go under. Only rare exception being Deus Ex, that was actually cheaper at eShop.Ģ. Sometimes can find a game 20€(~24$) cheaper at retailer than on eShop. Retailers have to clear out their stocks for new games, and they have a lot of competition. They abide by the MSRP, think I read somewhere that they kinda have to? The price of games could be considerably lower as no need of distribution cost (transport, storage…) it also avoid whatever retail percentage is applied to sold games among others.Ĭheaper games could lead to an increase in consumption and maybe contribute to lower piracy.īut the 3 points I just wrote here are only some of the issues that make digital copies way less attractive than a plain disc nowadays.ġ. Your purchases are kept in your account and carry onto the next generations so there is no need to purchase the content again (maybe a small fee for updating your library to the new system but nothing like repurchasing games that you already bought 5,10,15 years ago type of thing)ĭigital copies should be a good thing, they could avoid a waste of resources producing physical disc, covers, etc. Currently companies have the right to withdraw content and there is no guarantee for the consumer after a first download (or that’s the way I feel)ģ. 10 years time! we have paid for it and should be able to.

What if you want to play your game in, let’s say. Digital copies would be a good thing IF and only IF:ġ They are significantly cheaper, I still cannot understand how games are always a lot cheaper in retail stores.Ģ Nintendo (and others) make their games available for us to download at any time or they allow the option of creating a backing up.

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