Physical or Digital, what do you prefer?

Let's talk about anything about video games, no matter what platform it is. What is your favorite game? Who is your favorite character? What are the recently released games? What is DLC (downloadable content)? How do I beat this boss? How do I set up my team?
Post Reply

Physical or Digital, what do you prefer?

Digital as much as possible. I want all my games wherever I go and anytime.
2
3%
Physical copies only! I want to have and see my actual game!
45
67%
Either one...depende sa game.
20
30%
 
Total votes: 67
User avatar
Khrysler Jerikho
Crimson Ai's Rated R Nekostar
Posts: 4912
Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:53 am
PSN ID: Khrysler_Jerikho
Location: <<Gun Gale Online>>

Mas prefer ko yung fighting games ko in digital nowadays, prolly a side effect of using Kawaks and MAME over the years.

So yeah dun ako sa depende sa games part
Image
User avatar
Cerv-Clash
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 2153
Joined: Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:15 pm
PSN ID: Cerv-Clash

imban wrote:ahhh.. i realize this is a ps forum so medyo marami ngang physical ang preferred

for some pc gamers out there, the physical copy is just your copy of the game during the release date, which will become outdated in weeks / months :lol:
haha pansin ko nga sa PS3 games prefer ko physical pero sa pag PC games ko mas ok digital :lol:
http://pinoyps.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t ... 22#p813822
"If you're not going after your dreams, you merely just exist"
User avatar
skp_16
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 10555
Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:36 am
PSN ID: skp7_13
Location: Greenhills, San Juan

No touch = no buy! :lol: :grin:
.......
User avatar
Daniel
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 21791
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:54 pm
PSN ID: Bobo-Bambano
Location: Monaco

RE6 Blu-ray vs digital? Kung mag-sale ang RE6 at maging $21 lang, e di digital na. :agree:
Image
PSN ID: Bobo-Bambano (US), Hunghunk (Asian SG), imajackiechanfan (Asian HK)
User avatar
Seraph011
Kaizoku-o
Posts: 14306
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:02 pm
PSN ID: Seraph01
Location: Shin sekai

Ako naman kung maliit lang ang difference, (example $59.99 ang physical tapos $54.99 yung digital), I would still go for the physical. Madalas pa naman ganyan lang halos ang difference. :ashamed:

Bibili lang ako ng game na digital if it's a game that is pick up and play (like DJ MAX technika for the Vita) para hindi na papalit palit ng cart.
Seraph M.D.
An1mo
User avatar
Daniel
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 21791
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2003 12:54 pm
PSN ID: Bobo-Bambano
Location: Monaco

Yup lamang pa rin talaga physical, para sa iba. Kaya minsan depende rin. Tulad nung libreng inFamous at inFamous 2. Mas pinili ko pa rin ang physical. :D
Image
PSN ID: Bobo-Bambano (US), Hunghunk (Asian SG), imajackiechanfan (Asian HK)
User avatar
Seraph011
Kaizoku-o
Posts: 14306
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:02 pm
PSN ID: Seraph01
Location: Shin sekai

Yeah...para si iba malaking baga yung digital dahil at least dala mo lahat ng games na gusto mo kahit saan. Practical kasi siya lalo na for handhelds. Gone are the days na pag bumabiyahe ka eh isang bag ng Nintendo gameboy carts ang dala mo. :lol:

Para sa iba naman na tulad ko, may certain comfort na nakukuha seeing your games physically. :grin:

To each his own talaga. :agree:
Seraph M.D.
An1mo
User avatar
crono
Rapid Reload
Rapid Reload
Posts: 266
Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:30 am

Physical (3ds, vita, wiiu) : Bentables kasi
Digital (PS3) : Sira kasi lens ko.
<a href="http://www.vgchartz.com"><img src="http://vgchartz.com/embeds/worldwide_totals.png" border="0"></a>
User avatar
kenpachi1427
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 1216
Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:17 pm
PSN ID: gerome827
Location: Color Separation

Digital copy dahil sa may kapartner na ko sa game sharing, mas nakakatipid kami lalo na pag may mga sale sa psn store at pwede pang sabay naming laruin yung game buti na lang magkasundo kami sa mga gusto namin hehe :grin:
bumibili na lang ako ng physical copy pag wala sa psn or kaya pag mura na lang, hirap din minsan dito sa aten makahanap ng R1 :sweat:
PSN ID: gerome827
ISP: PLDT
User avatar
Sn@kemaru
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 8190
Joined: Mon May 24, 2010 4:58 pm
PSN ID: Snakemaru
Location: Quezon City
Contact:

Physical.
Hindi naman ako mahilig mangolekta ng games.
Buy and sell ako ng games.
Also, pwede ako makipaghiraman ng games.
Image
User avatar
BOOGIECAT
Suikoden
Suikoden
Posts: 668
Joined: Tue Aug 12, 2003 2:52 pm
Location: Manila,Philippines..

digital pag Sony at Microsoft video game products.Daming rare at magandang games sa PS Store U.S at Japan. :cheer:

physical pag Nintendo.
Last edited by BOOGIECAT on Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
PLEASE VISIT:

www.Play-Asia.com
konohateam7
Ace Combat
Ace Combat
Posts: 353
Joined: Tue May 22, 2012 2:35 am
PSN ID: (HK) konohateam7
Location: Sampaloc, Manila

Old School Physical

Bukod sa mabagal ang internet dito sa Pilipinas for digital download, iba pa rin ang feeling pagnakikita at nahahawakan yung game.
Live, Long, Play

PSN ID: konohateam7
User avatar
Seraph011
Kaizoku-o
Posts: 14306
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:02 pm
PSN ID: Seraph01
Location: Shin sekai

Ang medyo ayaw ko lang sa panahon ngayon eh may mga releases na walang option maliban sa digital. Naiintindihan ko na minsan kasi alangan yung company dahil mas mahal maglabas ng physical copy plus hindi sila sure kung bebenta yung game, pero still....it makes me wish na sana may physical copy pa din. :ashamed:
Seraph M.D.
An1mo
User avatar
Seraph011
Kaizoku-o
Posts: 14306
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:02 pm
PSN ID: Seraph01
Location: Shin sekai

Digital ako for Animal Crossing New Leaf for the 3DS. :agree:
Seraph M.D.
An1mo
User avatar
pizzapizza
Cosmic Race
Cosmic Race
Posts: 166
Joined: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:37 pm
PSN ID: Raiden025 (US)
Location: Marikina / Paranaque

depende sa pc digital kasi pag mag sale sobra mura :D
scph 77000-CW : 3/17/07
scph 30006R : year 2001 or 2002
PSP Slim : ICE SILVER
PS3 Slim : 02/02/2010
nintendo ds lite : enamel navy
deathzero23
Primal Rage
Primal Rage
Posts: 6274
Joined: Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:23 pm

kung maliit yung game why not go digital? like 500MB to 1GB? mapagttyagaan ko pa yan.. Pero kung 14GB yung size, wag na..

For me sa ngayon, Physical ako. Gusto ko nakikita ko kung saan napunta yung perang pinaghirapan ko. May kinababagayan yan. Sa internet speed meron tayo sa dito i don't think Digital will work on all gamers. If our internet speed here is as fast at least like South Korea or Dubai why not.

Saka na ang Digital Age pag 75% of the world's internet speed is averaging 30Mbps and it's affordable to subscribe such internet speed. Yung tipong obsolete na yung 10Mpbs na speed. Ang tanong kelan darating yung panahon na yun? Baka kung kelan uugod-ugod na tayo at di makahawak man lang controller saka pa maging affordable ang 30Mpbs para sa isang residential broadband

Physical pa rin.. nakikita ko ang investment ko kahit categorically isa siyang liablity dahil luho naman talaga ang video games..
imban
Rapid Reload
Rapid Reload
Posts: 263
Joined: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:18 am

the line is blurred

if i download a game, burn it on a dvd, its a physical copy..... but still digitial, technically... but physical... something like that :lol:

if i buy a dvd game, copy an image to a hardisk.... its the same thing

i think the main concern here is "how you first acquired" the game.. but in today's standard, almost every game has "followup" patches / DLCs.. so no matter how you first aqcuired the game, it's obsolete after the next patch
User avatar
ultimagicarus99
Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad
Posts: 329
Joined: Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:36 pm
PSN ID: ultimagicarus99
Location: Taguig
Contact:

my ISP is 121kbps maximum and 60-80kbps average for download. kaya NO NO ako sa digital tapos sabayan ko pa ng youtube. what if i buy max payne 3 on steam. para akong nagpa-order from US nun ah. hahaha

ok sana kung ang digital price/package games ng consoles eh kagaya ng sa steam. ok sakin un.
Image
User avatar
Seraph011
Kaizoku-o
Posts: 14306
Joined: Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:02 pm
PSN ID: Seraph01
Location: Shin sekai

Animal Crossing NL (digital) so far is working for me...isa kasi siya sa mga games na halos araw araw mo lalaruin even on short periods of time. Convenient siya na digital para at least may isang full game pa na parati nasa 3DS ko and I won't have to keep switching back and forth between the two of them. :agree:
Seraph M.D.
An1mo
User avatar
silent_will
Carnage Heart
Carnage Heart
Posts: 634
Joined: Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:34 pm
Location: In your restless dreams...

Depende din ako sa title. Sa mga paborito physical, pero lately mas nagli lean in ako sa convenience ng digital copies. If only download times and storage weren't an issue baka I would go 100% digital except if hindi available yung game na gusto ko in digital format.
Post Reply