Comments on: Downloadable Media vs. Physical Media: Which is the future? http://totalplaystation.com/blog/2008/04/12/downloadable-media-vs-physical-media-which-is-the-future/ Sat, 26 May 2012 04:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joel http://totalplaystation.com/blog/2008/04/12/downloadable-media-vs-physical-media-which-is-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Joel Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:18:34 +0000 http://totalplaystation.com/blog/?p=14#comment-156 Do you have an RSS feed? Do you have an RSS feed?

]]> By: Chip http://totalplaystation.com/blog/2008/04/12/downloadable-media-vs-physical-media-which-is-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Chip Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:27:39 +0000 http://totalplaystation.com/blog/?p=14#comment-42 I agree with you on sharing games Sandy. I agree with you on sharing games Sandy.

]]> By: Sandy http://totalplaystation.com/blog/2008/04/12/downloadable-media-vs-physical-media-which-is-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Sandy Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:12:23 +0000 http://totalplaystation.com/blog/?p=14#comment-28 Physical media will continue to dominate for higher priced items such as big game titles. Downloads will dominate the low price game content space. Why? DRM. I bought the PS3's Warhawk download at launch only later did I learn I cannot share the game with my friends in any form other than to let them play on my account. When I spend more than 20 bucks on an item I fully expect to be able to A) let friends come over and play that content and B) let them borrow it when I'm done with it. Now for cheap download content you don't really care about your investment that much. Yea, I've spent hundreds of dollars on downloadable games and music so far but at $0.99 to $10 a pop I don't care strongly about sharing that experience with my friends. Physical media will continue to dominate for higher priced items such as big game titles. Downloads will dominate the low price game content space.

Why? DRM. I bought the PS3’s Warhawk download at launch only later did I learn I cannot share the game with my friends in any form other than to let them play on my account. When I spend more than 20 bucks on an item I fully expect to be able to A) let friends come over and play that content and B) let them borrow it when I’m done with it.

Now for cheap download content you don’t really care about your investment that much. Yea, I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on downloadable games and music so far but at $0.99 to $10 a pop I don’t care strongly about sharing that experience with my friends.

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