I rent my games, pay £12 a month and can have 2 physical games at a time. It’s well worth it for me as I have a PS5 and play every single Sony exclusive (and some good 3rd party games) at launch when they come out at a fraction of the price it would cost to buy each of them.

Because they're cheaper. The prices the PlayStation store charges are absolutely extortionate when I can get a physical copy sometimes for £20 less even at launch!

Is there ? Yes. But it's a game by game thing unfortunately

As a PC gamer and a console gamer I do complain that PC physical games don't exist as much anymore. It's a great way to help ensure that 50 years from now you can play your games. Tho even console games are coming eith physical games that don't have anything which really saddens me. It's not a perfect way, see borderlands on PC physical release, but it's a foot in the door to keep preservation possible. Another great way is just release games without DRM. Or only have timed DRM so like 10 years later it can unlock the game for preservation.

Physical is best for preservation. Most games still print the full game on (albeit in a buggy, unpatched state) but it will still allow you access to the game.

Also, games where the license has expired and is removed from store fronts may drive up the value of the disc version.

I’m a conolse and pc gamer and I have not bought a physical copy of a game in over 10 yrs

I bought the PS5 with the disc drive because the extra $100 would be made up on physical game sales from best buy or walmart or whatever, and it has already paid for it. I would rather pay extra for the ability to have it than save a little bit in the short term and not be able to take advantage of physical copy sales, which are often better than anything the PS store offers.

If you buy a physical game, you can borrow it to a friend or sell it later. It's an object you can hold and own. The market determines the value vs a singular storefront price fixing (better for consumers). When publishers sell you a physical game, they relinquish the control of the market price to the media holders. With a digital storefront, that never occurs which is better for them.

This post ownership future written in agenda 2030 by the WEF (world economic forum) is being created and pushed by the owner class on to consumers and soon to be renter class. It's a consolidation of power and class divide. I don't support this direction for the future since I'm not in the elite money holding class. If I spend money I earn, I want something tangible for it at the very least vs simply paying for an experience.

I usually would get the digital games from the online store, just due to me been lazy. I’ve recently started collecting the physical copy and idk why but for some reason I get a satisfaction holding the cover in my hands opening it and taking the disk out and just having the cover as a display. Idk the words to describe it but yeah it’s kind of satisfying

Depends on the game

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Better deals and they have resale value

Not sure, my entire retro collection is digital. Current gen and PC is all digital. I guess if the system has no way of playing games that have been preserved, that could be an issue. But current gen and even last gen, games are unplayable without being able to connect to a server and that's the big issue. Even if you have a disc, it could be rendered useless either way without the ability to connect to the current iteration of the networks.

Did you say you think the switch is more portable than a ps5? Nonsense.

I have major fomo over ragnorak but I don't feel like I'm missing out on much more yet! Plus the ps4 Pro currently still plays them all! Just a slightly lower res version!

You can sell physical games, and then get new games, and digital games, your stuck with them, even the ones that suck ass

I doubt it - the cloud service is only for gamepass games and the PC app is only for games on the service... is there a separate xbox application for PC? I'll have a word with Phil Spencer...

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In short, because I do like owning my games.

EBay and Market place

I like physical for my PS5 because I usually wait a month or two after a game is out and I get it usually for a discounted price. It's also nice to be able to resell it down the line if I decide I don't want to keep it forever.

I care quite a lot

I can buy a game, complete it and trade it back in for the next new thing. Simple.

There is crossplay in some games like Dead By Daylight and maybe COD.

Even without piracy, as far as Steam goes, theres only a handful of specific cases where you wouldn't be able to legitimately play a game after its been removed from the platform. You can even buy removed games through 3rd party sites with CD Keys and play the game still.

Theres a whole community dedicated to collecting games that have been removed from the store page.