Why I don’t buy new games

[@The_RadicalOne]

Sorry about the look of the video guys. I tried to render the video in 4K using a phone app 😆. Seems like it made the vid cloudy looking.

[@angandtor]

Radical Reggie bought scott pilgrim on release day.....still have my 360 with it on it......

[@skarmachild]

UH HUH CLLOOOOUUUDDDYYY

[@JDashKAS]

Radical Reggie hey what apps do you use for editing?? Looking for a good one to make videos off my phone

[@seanmcc09]

WA has that dank lol

[@burngwngs]

Looks like you smoked a big one before filming. lol

[@Cinemaphile7783]

When you buy new games nowadays you're buying a beta and you're the game tester.

[@DOOMile]

Movie Nerd sad but true

[@ChrisPBacon-nd7qe]

Movie Nerd never thought of it that way. Good analysis!

[@Lordbaka17]

Movie Nerd paying to be a game tester rather than being paid for it

[@huntingduck3305]

Yeah, I mean early access is just basically paying money to test the game for devs while it should be the other way around.

[@ShutterSpeedGaming]

Genius way to put it.

[@ma1neevent949]

I agree, hate all the dlc, constant updates, etc. I miss the days of just buying a game, putting it in, and playing.

[@johnlawful2272]

Ma1ne Event as long as you don't need it to beat the game but if people stop supporting dlc than things would change

[@DUB_87]

Ma1ne Event-Oh how I long for those days once more

[@VintageWrestlingFan]

Digital is better

[@ma1neevent949]

VintageWrestling Fan lol yeah, for the gaming companies. We can't ever re sell with digital

[@jamiehoward6505]

Ma1ne Event same. Actually thats still me in 2018

[@FishBeeProductions]

I stopped gaming for a few years, now it's great to buy games for older systems that I never got to because they're a lot cheaper

[@jamiehoward6505]

FishBee Productions i can't like this comment enough

[@donnellcoleman7784]

Not all

[@WastelandSeven]

And the games are actually finished. What a novel concept. -__-

[@daddyp1877]

FishBee Productions ...for now

[@theeryan6097]

Where do you live?! All games I want to buy for older consoles I grew up with are over hundreds if not thousands of bones! I have to use VC and not all games are on there..

[@TheFusion1234]

Patience is key with these new games but damn sometimes the hype can overcome us.

[@tougeruzbay]

like Destiny and such....

[@RetroGamePlayers]

Yeah man I usually wait to buy game systems for at least a year after they come out and same things with the games. I'll still play the good games, just way after everyone else and that's ok with me. Great topic dude

[@SquallRanger]

Retro Game Players me too I like when i buy a game so cheap and enjoyed it. I don't watch any walkthrough.

[@MrVariant]

Same thing is true with movies. There's more content with both nowadays, and they're released with stuff edited out for those who need to be the first on the block lol tell me how dlc isn't like the ultimate edition dvd of a movie. Just glad to see other people do this to anti-consumer industries. I mean if there is something original or a nice promo (juicy juice had Incredibles 2 with $7.50 off), why not? I will get bloodstained curse of the moon, looks awesome. And the bit about the internet: zold:out pissed me off with a single player beta that they closed but it's online only. So much for backin it on a Kickstarter, but at least I got to play for a month unlike mighty no 9 if you chose 3ds. Did like Shantae Kickstarter as it gave ultimate edition and free dlc. Just see what time is best.

[@amrybarczyk]

Same!

[@JMS103]

I don’t buy new games because they are expensive. I always wait until the price goes down.

[@johnlawful2272]

Jason X I'm just not playing persona 5

[@hectorleon465]

Exactly!! But for some reason, Wii U games are the only ones that the prices are still firm like $60 for Star Fox like C'mon Wii U isn't big anymore it's all about the switch now.

[@Kallen50000]

P5 was worth day1 and Could have fairly had dlc. MEA not so much. So bad it didn't even get dlc..

[@Mintcar923]

Jason X I usually do that.. Unless it’s a game or series I’m a big fan of.. Most recently I played the demo Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology though I was so impressed with it I bought it top dollar.. I’ll most likely buy the new Trails of Cold Steel games right away.. Maybe even the next Valkyria Chronicles.. BTW Reggie is correct SFIII is definitely an underrated gem and I don’t recall it being cheap like a lot of the others are.. Not as in price but game play..

[@hectorleon465]

@@randybradley4151 and because they know we'll pay

[@exzisd]

I'd love if you hosted a podcast on your channel talking with your friends about gaming on a weekly basis. I enjoy just hearing you chop it up about games.

[@MLK-KAEFENTERPRISES]

I don't get the thumbs down...I mean you people would rather buy a release of a game and then have to double dip or buy add-ons later instead of getting the complete game?? Don't you get it? The companies are milking you. Jesus!

[@futuraguysuntzuphilosophy7181]

Metal Jesus! Feel completely taken advantage of buying content. For me I haven’t bought a season pass in at least 3 years.

[@joeyisabsb1]

I'm all for people waiting but supporting the creators by buying their game day 1 so they can continue to make the games you love is alright by me. First day buyers are the reason your favorite games will get a sequel.

[@MyManJFKTV]

@@futuraguysuntzuphilosophy7181 - I've never bought a season pass, and I'm completely fine with that.

[@TheCompendium]

You're so right Reggie, in 20 years time playing all this DLC will be more difficult than people think. Digital is not the answer.

[@MFRIITIIR]

It'll be nearly impossible.

[@swamppnus]

@@MFRIITIIR no it won’t. All the dlc has already been dumped into the internet archives and so will newer games as time goes. As long as everything gets dumped than it will be preserved for life. Best way to preserve games is dumping and emulation. All hardware will die, new pc hardware won’t. All we need is our software and we’re set. You ever played a tales game from the PS3 at 4k60fps on a pc?

[@MFRIITIIR]

@@swamppnus I'm not trying to argue or anything but most games these days require an internet connection. Even single player games. Disc's are just like an unlock key at this point. It won't be like how I can collect ps2 games still today. You won't be able to pop in a ps5 game in 20 years and play it.

[@swamppnus]

@@MFRIITIIR who cares about putting a game in a ps5? 20 years from now you’ll be grabbing that ps5 game for free on the internet and playing it on a low end pc getting 10x the performance you coulda ever dreamed of during its ps5 era. A couple years ago I sold most my PS3 games. About 3 months ago I decided to hack my ps3s, I got all the games I sold back for free. And more, got all the expensive games I won’t ever spend money on. For free, I can also play most of those games on my pc right now. About 60ish % of the PS3 library works on emulators. Who cares about ps2 era?? Only reason that works is cause load times are slow asf. Of course game discs are now just keys to unlock the whole game. If not installed into the console drive you’re going to have some ancient ass game not being able to played at its full potential. That reason is why dumping games is the best and sure fire way to preserve games. A fire can burn your physical collection right now, it won’t burn files stored on the internet. Simple

[@MFRIITIIR]

@@swamppnus collectors care. That's the entire point of this channel, man.

[@AkiraYanky]

I miss the old school n64,dreamcast,ps1,ps2 era

[@MikeandKatieShow]

I think you're 100% right. This has bugged me for a while now. I don't buy new games. They aren't finished, they're buggy and need day one patches and they want you to buy a season pass which you don't even know what it is yet.

[@WastelandSeven]

Worse, the AAA companies deliberately hide it from you. I mean when companies are not giving out review codes....probably a bad bad sign.

[@TarksGauntlet]

"Complete editions" That include extra content in download codes irritate me to no end. I remember buying Capcom essentials collection on PS3 so I could get a physical copy of Mega Man 10. Turned out it was a download code. I should have noticed before I bought it but I didn't. Never touched anything in that set because of that.

[@amirjubran1845]

Tarks Gauntlet they're doing this to dissuade people from buying used copies of the game.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Amir Jubran aka removing power from the consumers hand. I don't care what the excuse is, I will own what I buy or I won't buy at all.

[@demetriuspowell29]

Tarks Gauntlet same here

[@mark..7042]

Fallout 4 GOTY is also a JOKE. The only thing on disk is an updated copy of a game, the rest is as a DLC.

[@BoozeAholic]

Street Fighter V Arcade Edition is even worse. You're paying $40 just for a slip of paper but they advertise the game as if it were complete. Even then, all you're getting are the characters from Season 1 & 2. You don't even get any stages. LOL! Crapcom.

[@bitteralmonds5512]

The issue I had/have with digital stuff is the servers... will they still be around in 10+ years?

[@demodred]

This is going to be really interesting. For example when will PS3 servers shut down? What happens when you want to play your PS3 games that need patches? Hopefully Sony doesn't rely on PS Now to solve this. They could design a way to download final patch for a game from the web on PC and load it from a USB drive. They would need to update and test PS3 OS to implement this but that would probably be best long term.

[@roguecactus7]

Remember the unachievable achievements...😔

[@bryanleal6000]

Yeah I go physical if I can, but when I go digital its when a game cost less digitally sometimes just making it physical cost more abd it has extra goodies you may not want, if I had the money digital wouldnt be a alternative but I have to save even 10 dollars to buy even more.games for my collection anything helps

[@MidnightBanshi]

or the games that rely on online servers for the main gameplay, and then eventually those servers shut down. Then what?

[@joethenoob]

Man I never thought about this.. almost all my games are digital..

[@js.sunset]

The main reason why I don't purchase "New" games is my CRAZY BACKLOG. Plus, once I finally get around to playing new games, they're cheaper!

[@MyManJFKTV]

Yyyyyyeup!

[@AlphaRakamaTech]

Firstly,I've been meaning to sub to your channel for a while. Just subbed today. Your collabs with metal Jesus rocks have been on point. Second, I'm in agreement about dlc. I find myself waiting til black Friday to buy most triple A games nowadays.

[@jamesgall475]

Its gettn worse the greed is real

[@joeyisabsb1]

I'm all for dlc, the creators already do not make enough to make a game that takes years to develop and then the game only costs us $60. It may sound like a lot but it's not, the only way they can recoup the cost is by making DLC so your favorite game can continue to be made.

[@mathewakad2861]

DLC DLC Everywhere I miss the old days when you popped in the disc or cartridge and instantly playable

[@DookieCakes]

The worst part is that the codes eventually expire. I remember buying Medal of Honor, factor sealed, putting in EA's code, and having it tell me the code was expired. Remember how people were outraged by rumor that Ultra 64 (Nintendo 64) games were going to be $100 each. The rumor turned out not to be true, but today, you buy the game, but if you want to complete game with all the DLC crap, games are now, what, $120 for the complete versions of games.

[@futuraguysuntzuphilosophy7181]

Yea but GameStop can reuse those codes again before they expire even if they’ve been used. That’s why they leave the codes with the game that is used.

[@NigzBlackman]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. give me the whole damn game and just charge me the extra 10-20 dollars or whatever. having things not available is just super annoying. I don't mind paying extra if a game is finished and fixed.

[@theroamingsavage8813]

Yes, but why pay extra to get a complete game?? That's the basic premise! When u buy a car they don't give u three tires and say "if u want the last tire u have to pay extra"!!! We're letting these ppl rob us blind

[@Mr_Don1]

I can respect that, but I'm more of an old school gamer. If I have to spend money 2-3 times on the same game, I will just lose interest and stop playing. That's why I have such a hard time getting into current gen games. I love what technology can do, but it makes new games almost too technical to enjoy. I like to look at current games, but retro games are more enjoyable to play, in my opinion.

[@g-shockfan6149]

Mr. Don .

[@Hetkanookanders]

I believe that the game industry died after the ps2. I prefer retro games, better soundtracks, artstyles and much better game play!

[@dougprince5309]

Hetkanookanders ps2 was too late. 99% of the best games ever were made in the NES SNES era. Nothing good since

[@beastvicious8672]

Hetkanookanders I agree with the artstyles! Many indie games either looks like poor imitations, while others has this soft round design and bleak/bright colours. Not a big fan of that. The soundtracks are still pretty damn good! You must have either played muted, or the wrong games.

[@electrifyinglightningbolt]

I agree man I like being able to buy a game and then pop it in and play it.

[@JinnYoungKim]

For me, 360.

[@alexwilliams76]

I stop for a while as well it felt like my ps2 was the final gaming err for me I bought a ps3 and ps4 and it doesn't feel right sometimes I get on a nes SNES saga or Dreamcast and really enjoy them to the fullest power every time.

[@Dirtybob23]

You become more radical with every passing day, Reggie.

[@ElBribri]

The exact same reason for my, and why Im restricting myself from getting Dragon Bal Z fighters, all that Season pass and DLC bullcrap

[@TheRosswise]

Well Reggie I agree with you pretty much 100% on this. The good thing is that there are more than enough older games to keep us busy for the rest of our lives. And things like fan translations and emulation have REALLY opened up the floodgates for games we can enjoy. The future may not be bright, but there is a renaissance of older gaming to take part in.

[@cloudyxiii]

That's the scary thing about DLC and game downloads. When you buy them you're just buying a license to play the game and technically the game company could potentially take that away at any time. On a side note, Free Ps plus games are great but if you want to stop your subscription someday you lose all those titles that you got through that service. Great video Reggie! Really got me thinking deeper about waiting on new releases. Luckily I downloaded Scott pilgrim back when it came out but I would have loved a physical copy.

[@Miraak22]

IMHO the reason new games released are so unfinished is because of the internet, yes i know no body ever said that but that is the real reason, because when you think a little bit, we didn't have fast and good internet connections back then, hell, 90% of the people i knew didn't have internet, including me, but as i said back then we didn't have connections so game developers didn't have a way to communicate with the gamer and....the issue of nowadays games: updating the game, they just didn't have that tech back then so when they made a game they had to make sure it is 100% finished because that will be it, nothing will be changed about the game after the release and they knew it, and of course there were alot of bad 8 and 16bit games but that is not because they didn't finish it, it was because they thought that it was completed, and that is the issue nowadays, developers know that they can fix the game any time the want through an update or something, and that needs to stop.

[@NYCJoeBlack]

Kemo Kemo - I usually wait until a COMPLETED version is release. I did hat with Resident Evil 7, The Witcher 3: COMPLETE EDITION, and countless others. Keep in mind that those two mentioned games were or felt complete upon release. Btw, Resident Evil 7 supposedly have dlc on disk except the hero DLC.

[@demodred]

It also has to do with how complicated the game is. In the 90s / early 2000s most of the more complicated games were on PC and they did have patches to download to fix problems. Think RPG like Baldur's Gate, Gothic 1-3, Deus Ex, and others. But you are right the internet is certainly an excuse for developers to ship a knowingly buggy version on the disc. All they need to do is have the patch ready by launch day. That is really irritating.

[@Miraak22]

statikcat but still, many games on consoles like Lttp and clocktower were so complex and didn't need any patch, and the updates weren't as much on pcs as now

[@demodred]

How was Clock Tower complex? That is where the guy chases you around with scissors right? By complex I mean more RPG with a ton of inter connected quest lines and dialogue choices the game has to remember to properly continue the story and possibly branching paths. Those are harder to test because each play through is very unique.

[@Miraak22]

statikcat well for the snes it was pretty complex, you have to remember that this game was a SURVIVAL HORROR game, ON THE SNES, i know it is not as complex as RPGS but for the snes it was. Edit:also the game had tons of mechanics it introduced that no game dev ever imagined he would be able to pull them off Ironically enough tho, i am not a fan of neither clocktower nor Lttp lol

[@dochikari210]

Absolutely agree Reggie, I remember the days when we bought full games on disc especially special editions or expanded editions. And I feel like content planned to be a part of games gets cut to be put behind a paywall by calling it DLC and it’s just more and more standard practice. You’re awesome and so is your channel man, keep on being Radical!

[@davistobia1425]

New games are incomplete and unfinished. Either because it's rushed to market or they want to squeeze every dollar from you with dlc. I wait as well and because of you I shop at play Asia. Great prices and tons of extra stuff packet into each game. And no DLC!!!

[@svartedauden3566]

New games are incomplete and rushed out because kids today don't mind buying shit with their parents' money...

[@TheAlibabatree]

Davis Tobia Nintendo games are finished.

[@123doomdoom]

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say. There are plenty of games that are finished but developers choose to expand the story with expansion style DLC like old PC days. Some good examples I can think of are Horizon Zero Dawn, Witcher 3, Elder Scrolls games, Dishonored, and expansions aren't a new concept. Expansions have been around since the 90s PC gaming, it's just they are now stigmatized as being DLCs. Also there are many new games without any season pass or DLC like Yakuza games, Uncharted 4, Dishonored 2, YS 8, Persona 5 etc. Also most of the time the DLC is throwaway anyways and not even worth it for people who enjoy single player games and aren't into MP.

[@josepacheco3177]

Hey Reggie.....new subscriber here. Just want to let you know I like your videos. Just started playing PS4 after all these years and the bit of the games I have, I owe to you........thank you for the videos

[@bw2273]

What really bugs me is this trend on Switch with Bayonetta Collection and Mega Man Collection. They say it comes with two games but only one is on disk, the other you have to download.

[@MyManJFKTV]

It's crazy how widely accepted DLC and post-launch content is. I just want everything available on disc, and give me the ability to unlock everything.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

I just can't justify spending $60 on a new game when I look at literally hundreds of unplayed games in my collection... but then a year later I find that game for 80% off...

[@TeepoST88]

I always look up an unboxing on KZbin to see if it's the same old disc with download codes or a new disc, although the days of all the content being on the disc are pretty much over, a Blu Ray can't hold the giant file sizes of a lot of games these days.

[@paulcrowder]

I think the most important point about wanting content on the physical media is that in 10-15 years, that content won't be available for download. Just look at things like the Wii eShop closing and games disappearing off the Xbox Live store. I bought Street Fighter II on Xbox Live years ago, then my old Xbox 360 died and I tried to download the game on Xbox One and it's not even available to download even though I purchased it. If they're doing this to entire games, you know they're going to do the same for DLC. Give me physical media ALWAYS.

[@MrApplewine]

The other thing is is you want to sell it the DLC code won't work for the next person, if you even include the code.

[@HaleFilms]

Yea I just want everything on the disc when I buy it, that way when I want to revisit a game 10 years down the line I can just pop it in and play

[@spanky812]

Love the psx intro reggie. I like that you mix up the intros sometimes

[@Jimjuicebag]

totally agree reggie. i dont even but new systems until its fairly established. ive been playing my wii up until last year but ive gotten to actually play the whole series. then a friend gave me a broken ps3 which i fixed and bought injustice and a handful of other games, the last of us and something else oh and destiny. i bought the "gold edition" but nothing but the original game is included. it was all codes. now they are saying the next gen are gonna be discless. i miss the days of just popping a disc or cartrige into a system? i paid alot of $ for the games i already own. but its 1o years later so i can go back and play them, but if these games dont have everything. scott pilgrim vs the world i can never own now. how can we preserve digital only content

[@MrMegaManFan]

I know I said this last night in the MLIG chat Reggie, but I am so glad you made this video and said what you said. Thank you!

[@retroteachers9644]

Great points! I very rarely buy new. I hate having to buy DLC after you already pay full price for a game. The new Star Wars Battlefront is the worst of the worst for this.

[@DanDoesGame]

Good video Reggie I am in the same boat........ But a tip for your videos, you should up the contrast in your video editor because your camera records with lots of brightness and makes it look like there is a film / fog over your camera lens. Upping the contrast would make the quality much better

[@townlinetim876]

My only issue with waiting for a price to drop is my friends have stopped playing the game. People are fickle and move through games rapidly. Especially online games.

[@judgemario]

TownLine Tim I totally agree.

[@solarwinds5114]

It goes along with game preservation. If you have to download additional content to a game, when the servers go down, you can't get that content anymore. If it was all on the disc, you have an option to access it forever

[@Timic83tc]

Thank god for PS2, Xbox and Gamecube

[@Timic83tc]

When game companies were before 2008 or so, they were FORCED to make good games. Even EA, Activision and Ubisoft were made through lack of patches and ridiculous micro transaction frameworks to make fucking good games

[@mister3speed727]

I was really disappointed about the loss of Scott pilgrim vs. the world. I've always wanted to play it but I never had internet when it was available. A similar thing happened to soul calibur 4. The exclusive character for 360 was Yoda and the ps3 had Darth Vader. Both games had star killer. There was DLC that let you have the exclusive character from the other console so you could have all 3 in one game. They lost the rights to Star Wars and now there's no legal way to play the DLC if you don't already have it. On PSN the game is listed as disc only and it's been completely delisted on XBL. Again, highly disappointed. :¬(

[@ChrisPBacon-nd7qe]

Scott pilgrim Marvel vs Capcom origins Marvel vs Capcom 2 X-men arcade The simpsons arcade Many good arcade style games pulled out from ps store. Screw digital.

[@fentazen2677]

I have big concerns about preservation too. At some point, patches for physical releases are going to disappear and make those unplayable too.

[@ukrpgfan4029]

Tell is What Grinds your Gears Reggie lad....

[@danhibiki110]

That intro alone made me sub man lol brought back all kinds of good feels

[@SpittedDusk]

on point. 100% agree.

[@wawowhead]

I always watch unboxing videos now before I even think about buying physical complete editions

[@herohunter81]

Breath of the Wild, God of War, the Uncharted series, elder scrolls, Red dead, GTA etc. Those are game to buy new. They are worth the chance. I’m not waiting around to play stuff like that.

[@ShutterSpeedGaming]

This!

[@brandons7634]

So true a game you know you will get 10+hours in red dead 2 is gonna be so good

[@waflznsyrup436]

nah I still wait

[@Maztuhmind]

If the people behind the game have a history of releasing quality on day one, then there's no reason not to be more lenient with them.

[@waflznsyrup436]

Maztuhmind not about that. just don't see the point of spending$65 for a game when I can wait a couple months and get it forhalf the price or less

[@demodred]

What is really weird to think about is when you put a PS4 disc in your system it downloads it to the HD and you are essentially playing a digital version (same as you download) and the disc is simply DRM.

[@WastelandSeven]

I think you're a wise man. Even if it weren't for the shady practices and outright lies AAA throws at us, waiting a few months allows for the major bugs (that really should have been fixed in beta) to be patched. I wait a year or more at times because I refuse to be AAA's Guinea pig.

[@michaelbartel7202]

I am still pissed that my MAD MAX physical copy, the DLC never worked even after refreshing and reinstall. Guess it was something to do with PS4 PRO or something still don't know what went wrong.

[@gamerbill2174]

Actually Reggie I picked up Resident Evil VII Gold Edition, and everything was on the disc except Not a Hero (which is what the download required info was for), and it's free for all versions since from what I understand Capcom weren't happy with it, so that gamestop employee gave false information. So feel free to pick it up. However Arcade Edition is indeed a voucher, BUT they were in fact on the disc that comes with arcade edition, they just have a lock over them until you use the voucher, arcade mode was also on the disc....yet the story mode still required a separate download..... So they in fact made new disks for the game, they just didn't enable the content to be used without a voucher. Also a Injustice 2 complete edition has been out for a few weeks Reggie! haha! It's called Legendary Edition I think. BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle is probably the biggest fighting game DLC offender. Only comes with half the roster on disc, the other half is paid DLC, and the big kicker is the game is a sprite dump like the old Capcom vs. games, so they're selling people already made characters as DLC. In fact they're actually reselling DLC characters from the previous BlazBlue game as DLC in this. Anyway I agree, this whole voucher crap for physical complete games is getting old. However what's going on with Switch is even worse, in which physical games don't even come with the complete game on the cartridge, so you have to download part of the game before the cartridge even works at all. Plus of course Capcom releasing collections on the Switch, yet making the larger file size games vouchers (Resident Evil Revelations Collection, Mega Man Legacy Collection, Mega Man X Collection).

[@itimmy101]

What I've been doing lately is wait till black Friday to buy games, they tend to be dirt cheap. I usually skip on release day, but I kinda want to pickup the street fighter 30th anniversary collection & the Sega Genesis collection. Also SNK has a 40th anniversary collection coming to the Nintendo switch soon.

[@KWKBOX]

I don't buy new games because I am poor.

[@KWKBOX]

Yea back in the day when I could afford gaming I only purchased top tier stuff new like mario/zelda because I knew the used price would not be much lower in most cases.

[@WebstersYouTube]

Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition is the same. It's the vanilla disc with a single use download code inside. Was quite annoyed but thankfully Royal Edition physical was £19.99 when the DLC combined would have been around £40-£50. Preservation is a big concern when this content isn't on the physical disc and you're relying instead on a server that's going to go offline sometime. It's also training people not to buy games on day one, people wait for the inevitable "complete edition" and it hurts those initial sales.

[@Johnnygrafx]

DUDE I totally get where you're coming from with the shadow of the colossus guilt lol. It's like it's a horror game that makes you play the villain.

[@SuperBuu85]

Truthfully, I felt that way a little with the original PS2 version... I mean the way they fall over so slowly and the music that plays when you kill one of them, it just looks and sounds so sad, and makes you feel bad, I actually almost decided to stop after the first one, but continued til the end to see if it was all worth it or not..

[@TheDODoubleGee]

I used to work at Blockbuster. I see u rockin the lanyard, I'm sure I still have one somewhere. I'm gonna go dig it out. Best job I ever had to this day.

[@wowzaz97]

Yo reg is marvel v capcom infinite worth buying ?

[@100Bucks]

wowzaz97 No, everything you learned in mvc3 is out the window. Game is garbage. Yes, I own the game. Don't buy.

[@wowzaz97]

higher flower yeah thought it would be that type of game , I might just leave it

[@wowzaz97]

100Bucks haha cool man might have to leave it, thanks for the reply

[@johnlawful2272]

wowzaz97 so bad capcom ditch it from their tournaments

[@100Bucks]

wowzaz97 dbzfighter put that game to shame. Stick with mvc3.

[@demodred]

I usually buy digital now and wait until the complete physical edition is in a $5-10 bin at a game shop for the collection. Unless the game has a limited release that will be rare down the road. Still sad that so many just include a download code.

[@judgemario]

Unfortunately physical media is on the way out. I hate it too. What happens when our clouds and hard drives all breakdown? But I think we're almost to the point where every game will be digital. Producing physical copies probably hurts a company's bottom line. It costs money to make the game, to decorate a box, to ship the final product. Department stores take a portion of the revenue from sales as well. I wish Scott Pilgram and Marvel vs. Capcom Origins had physical copies. I missed out on those.

[@judgemario]

Vengenace Early That's true.

[@YinxZork]

Why would a physical copy hurt a company in this digital era, everything was physical before. To me digital hurt more just because there is a big audience that still prefer physical games, its not logical to buy digitally because you don't own it. I don't know, it's just my way of thinking and maybe I'm wrong.

[@ElBribri]

I doubt physical media will be out, Vynil records are coming back, people do like physical media, and it shouldnt dissapear, because of the sense of ownership, depending on a digital bs that doesnt exist in some cloud that might dissapear just as fast as it appeared is a terrible idea

[@maxismydog101]

Digital media last longer than physical, theres ways to back up harddrives and cloud saves, if something happens to the physical media, thats it, its done. PS1-PS2 games are already getting disc rot.

[@TheBloodyNights]

Meh, they can last longer that is true. But as stated if I want to go buy the Scott Pilgrim game, or MvC: Origin's collection. I cannot. Also I feel like anyone who has ps1-ps2 disc rot didn't take care of their games at all. All of my PS1, and PS2 games work flawlessly.

[@AttunedFlux]

All of these reasons are exactly why I avoid buying the physical version of anything except for nintendo games. They might as well sell all physical games as a piece of flat cardboard with scratch-off codes and stack them in the 100's on store shelves. It would be more ridiculous than things are now, but its not far off.

[@dannywalters9423]

God of war is example the developers told us what u see and play is want u got no dlc

[@mathewakad2861]

Yep Straight to point no bullshit 👍😀

[@NJindypro]

Love your videos Reggie, just gotta turn the music audio down its almost as loud as your voice and hard to hear what you're saying. Good input though.

[@The_RadicalOne]

I thought I did. Which part did it hurt your ears?

[@NJindypro]

Radical Reggie nawww it hurt my heart cause i wish i could hear ya better lmao

[@4bitsystem]

You are 100% right about everything you said. I just want to put in the disc and start playing. And yes, games sometimes look too realistic and the gameplay and the graphics don't match anymore.

[@commodoremax7995]

I can't agree enough on all this. I despise download codes when I purchase a Gold or a Complete Edition of a game and I want everything on a disc when I do. I might not be online all the time and I really don't like trusting a company to have all my purchased DLCs on their servers forever. If they don't trust us with all these constant connection requirements, why should I trust them with all my digital downloads?

[@caligoclarus]

But it seems you frequently buy fairly new release games that you show in the pickup videos with MJR. Oh and Scott Pilgrim isn't gone forever, it's abandonware and can be played by anyone on computer.

[@ColtEagle77]

Great video. I found your channel recently and have been loving your content.

[@vcfreek]

Unless there's some sort of guarantee that they release a complete version with all DLC on the disc, I don't think that's the main reason to wait for buying new games. Most of these "complete" versions don't have their DLC on the disc anyways. For me, the main reason to wait is the fact that games these days get a price drop so fast. Look at Ni No Kuni 2. It's out for like two months or so and it's already 34.99 over here.

[@waflznsyrup436]

same reason I wait.

[@RedxShinobi]

vcfreek thats because when a game doesn’t sell well, they drop the price to promote it and spike up the sales a little bit

[@vcfreek]

Even the games that sell well drop in price a lot faster than it used to. Within six months, there are price drops of 50% and more for fast selling games.

[@RedxShinobi]

vcfreek yea they do but it depends on the game, mostly multiplayer games tend to drop in price pretty quickly. Take a look at Destiny 2 for instance, the player base dropped dramatically and now that game is pretty cheap. But then when you look at a single player game is critically acclaimed like breath of the wild, it will remain $50-60 for a very long time

[@markula_4040]

I wonder if many complete versions of games today can even fit on a single blu-ray. These file sizes after everything's installed are astronomical.

[@retrology8bit337]

Yes agree with your comments and I think its a money grab mostly and I avoid where I can these games, thats also why I too search for under the radar games, I always watch your and MJR's pick up videos for PS4 game ideas, Just fired up my C64, no updates....

[@retrology8bit337]

Vegito Charmara I Just collected every C64 game I saw at bootsales or Garage sale, years ago they were so cheap, I love the sound chip so back in the day I bought games for the music first, there are in the region of 30,000 C64 games produced, so whatever you gaming preference is I am sure there are C64 games out there, I wish you well in your quest for C64 goodies.

[@retrology8bit337]

Vegito Charmara Yes the C64 is the computer / games machine with a built in keyboard, it came with a cassette deck which plugged into the back of the C64, disk drives were available but were expensive but were much quicker at loading up the game, there were far more cassette games released than on disk.

[@evanderouen2251]

Really hit the nail on the head with this vid on multiple subjects.

[@curtisschultz6976]

Hollywood ( movies) are doing the same thing

[@wojiaobill]

yeah? you have to download DLC when you watch a movie in the theater? GTFO

[@Godmaximus]

Reg. I love the new intro. Cool that u had your mom in the intro. Nice

[@kstreet7438]

Radical. Being a patient gamer has it benefits. Got doom for $19.99 the other day. Great game but idk if I'd pay $60 for it f

[@hetrogamr84]

which doom???

[@kstreet7438]

2016 game

[@spectre722]

it's definitely worth all the money...

[@theroamingsavage8813]

When u buy a "game of the year" edition and open it and it's the same basic disc with 20 dlc codes, it's like going to burger King and asking for a whopper and they give u the dollar burger and they give u a coupon to go buy a bigger bun and extra burger patty then go assemble it at home

[@JRRSantore]

I totally get you Reggie. But it seems the problem is many games are almost 50GB now even before patches and if I remember correctly Standard Blu-Ray discs can hold up to 50GB. So a game like Final Fantasy XV which is almost 100GB with all DLC and Patches installed can't fit on disc and of course the companies are not gonna manufacture a 2nd disc so they give you a season pass code. Think about it, last gen games were much smaller GB wise so if it was a 360 game it usually came with a 2nd disc cuz it was a cheap standard possibly dual layer DVD and PS3 games were Blu-Ray and games were small enough GB wise for them to be able to put the DLC on the disc. EDIT: I'm not trying to give an excuse nor do I AGREE with this practice I am just stating this with a publishers mindset. They want to unfortunately save as much $$ as they can while MAKING as much $$$ as they can. It"s sad and BELIEVE ME I was furious when I bought the GOTY Edition of Dragon Age: Inquisition only to find out not only was the DLC NOT on disc BUT all the season pass codes expired 1 year prior to my purchase. So I get the hate I was just trying to explain it from a tech standpoint

[@danieljimenez1989]

pennies

[@danieljimenez1989]

There's no excuse. The companies publishing these turds are run by greedy pigs. Developers don't have job security, publishers call all the shots. Every effort is made to keep all costs as low as possible, with every possible avenue for increased profits pursued.

[@SoranDalawi]

Great topic, Reggie. You and Jason have really inspired me to get back into collecting and organizing my collection better, etc. I'm curious, which fist of the north star game is being shown here at 10:05? Thanks for the great content

[@OwtDaftUK]

I have seen the excuse in regards to Final Fantasy XV Royal edition that it wouldn't fit on the disc. But what about Fallout 3 on 360 where they give you an extra disc? What pisses me off is I kept Saints Row 4 sealed for a while before I finally opened it only to find the Gat Out of Hell code was used even though I had it sealed and the Dead Island collection I sold on 360 which had both on disc and I bought the PS4 one and that only has the first game. I'd of held on to my 360 copy had I known.

[@10shu]

i ve being workin in the industry for more than 20year.... never once i was in a meeting where the manager decided to cut a part of the game to do a DLC... that not how thing works...

[@AceFondu]

Waiting on fighting games is a bit of a gamble though if you like playing random people online. If you don't buy and play early most of the games player bases die off by the time a complete version comes out. Especially if you are a Guilty Gear or Blazblue fan.

[@mgtentertainment4156]

big fan reggie and the whole metal jesus crew I watch your videos to create drinking games and this one was everytime reggie says "you know" you take a shot. I almost died

[@xyrzmxyzptlk1186]

Awesome video Reg. You make a lot of great arguments I’ve been merely thinking about for years now. DLC blows. I want a hard physical copy that I could play in my underground lead bunker without constant internet access. Give me what I want or kiss my money goodbye!

[@JohnnyCProduction]

I was confused why for the Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition had all the DLC on the disc EXCEPT for Chris Redfield story? I feel like they should of have space to put that DLC on. It was a very short DLC.

[@hitomiinwonderland]

I know what you mean about current gaming practices~ my issues is I want to get the new Detroit game coming out but it annoys me that you can order the "Regular" edition physical copy but the "deluxe" edition is only digital. I'm also not huge on being connected to the internet for playing games. I just want to be able to boot up the disc and play. I don't want to have to download content and stuff. It's so frustrating. I'd pay more for a physical copy of something in a "deluxe" version just for the packaging, etc instead.

[@chairface9388]

The trouble with download codes is if you lend the game to a friend they won't be able to play the dlc

[@alexanderbob22]

My bad took me forever to sub your channel man. Dig all your ps2 stuff.

[@pkw8er]

I share your opinion. But the thing for me is that I like to have complete games which I can still play in 20-30 years. I Cant play the same game years after if it was heavily dependent on DLC/ updates/ addons etc. Also Im kind of a structured gamer. I play long games mostly rpgs and sometime action and horror and my game time is limited. When I finish a game I like to close that chapter, but some game add dlc to it months or sometimes a year+ later. They cant expect me to go back to that game after so long right? I forgot a lot about the story and the controls as well. Its hard for me to open up the book again after I finished it and closed the door.

[@Kabelkerl]

Funny that happened to me exactly last weekend in the Gamestop, I had seen a gold edition of an Xbox One game for 10€. At the checkout, thank God the guy said that the gold content is only for downloading, but the codes are no longer usable. What kind of garbage is this? Anyway, if you think about how to continue with all the download games? Will you stay with this provider until your death (or his)? When you go away you can't take your games and you practically threw your money away.

[@AquaTwist_]

They already have an Ultimate Edition of Injustice 2, which has all of the DLC characters included. It came out a couple months ago actually.

[@eppskevin]

I totally understand on the digital downloads as well. I've missed out on great looking games because they were taken down. When I thought being digital was supposed to be about longevity..

[@teneleven2818]

It’s not like blu Ray can’t store the extra content. It’s laziness on the developers part

[@yamivirus3275]

There is already a complete injustice 2 edition called Legendary Edition. Don't know if it has codes or not.

[@CoquiReploid81]

Cool! Radical Reggie, you like Funky DL too. One of my favorite producers right now.

[@SlaughterCinema1]

I think the reason they have the gold edition's with a code is so more people have to buy it new. If they have a code you can't let your friend borrow it and you can't buy it used or get higher trade-in value for it because it's only your's digitally.

[@eppskevin]

brotha, this is such a great topic. Part of the reason why I kind of got out of buying hard copies and consoles. Like I used to really be into, but my last console I have is the Wii. I just play stuff on Steam now. Although they still have similar practices, but at least it's expected on a platform like that. I really do miss being able to wait for a game, buy it, and get the intended game, good or bad, and just run with it. Being a software developer myself, even I see how we become way more dependent on that mindset...YES on the indie games. They aren't tainted by corporate minds at that point. Pure love. I can always get down with that. Love that music too.

[@braddl9442]

Resident evil 7 gold has all the DLC on the disc. The CODE was for the free NOT A HERO dlc which i dont even think you need a code for anymore.

[@AvariceOverlord]

I totally know what you mean about 5:15. I am fairly poor, so I can't always afford the internet and I like to have all my games stored and then backed up onto a HDD, but these business practices and DRM-Trickery is making that harder and harder for me. There are games that I own, which have no value if I have no internet. So say for a few expections, I try my best not to collect these kind of games. As they are literally a waste of space. I'd rather collect and play old PC Games or Emulated games, over content that I paid for but can't access whenever I want.