Rally Behind PHYSICAL MEDIA! | Christopher Nolan Agrees!

[@elmasheavy89]

There is nothing better than physical goods

[@nickcolbert9615]

Yep way better than imaginary goods. 😉

[@therealjaystone2344]

Emulation is the best

[@leeartlee915]

You’ve literally just defined materialism.

[@leeartlee915]

@@therealjaystone2344Not sure it’s the best but it sure is the most accessible.

[@dega11235]

Until the physical good breaks

[@bocanegrageorge]

Glad to hear we are getting some support for physical media

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Fingers crossed the ball continues to roll and it at least slows this shift from physical to digital

[@Tavicx]

This is great news honestly

[@davemangamer7365]

@@GamingOffTheGrid I remember years ago getting a Nintendo switch game, and I got it in the case, and it was a download code in it empty case with a download code that didn’t seem like physical games to me

[@ninjacape]

I remember when one of the Limited Run companies did a physical of an indie game. The developer was in tears. It was like his vision had completely come to life.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Only to find out it’ll cost you an arm and leg

[@ninjacape]

@@therealjaystone2344 I'm sure he was happy with the royalties that he got.

[@therealjaystone2344]

@@ninjacape I am talking about the customer

[@aquariuskudo]

Too bad Limited Run fucking sucks.

[@MrCyberry]

Physical media needs to continue. I love collecting and playing older games when I want. I hope physical media continues, keep up the good fight.

[@marca7542]

I own over 700 movies (+tv series & sitcoms) on Bluray and 4k and will never stop collecting. Same for collecting games and books.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Cheers to that!

[@Loophole23742]

As soon as Alan Wake 2 gets a physical release I will buy it.

[@HatedJared]

Same. Looks like we are both in luck!

[@kangarooflapjack]

Been rebuying a lot of my favorite games physically because of you guys! Not only do I want to preserve those memories and experiences for myself, but also for friends and family down the line.

[@therealjaystone2344]

Emulation is another way to preserve

[@kangarooflapjack]

@@therealjaystone2344 I agree! But I find that emulators can be a bit finicky, plus it’s often sketchy (and illegal) to secure ROMs.

[@Yeshi23]

This is one of your very best videos and I’ve seen almost all of them. Glad that you focused on the threat of altered media, a huge pet peeve of since I was younger and realizing songs and offensive deemed content kept getting pulled in subsequent Gta releases. Most people currently don’t care for buying physical media and that’s fine but like ya say you should at least care about others continuing to have the option to.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Really appreciate the kind words! It's not like we are 100 percent physical media fans, we obviously do both, but the option is what is the most important! Once they remove the option, they have all the control and can charge anything they want for it

[@TheBigScat]

Agreed! I enjoy every video on this channel, but this one adds previously unheard voices and perspective to an important issue. Very well presented, guys!

[@Fraxzor]

Originality is important so good to point out that digital media can continually change. It's bad enough with licensing but doing it for sensitivity reasons is absolutely ridiculous.

[@davivman6009]

With more and more people choosing to consume their media in a digital only manner, it is critical to vote with your wallet if physical media is important to you. That means not always waiting for clearance prices or second hand copies which is easier said than done. I usually wait for deep discounts before buying physical media because I want to get more bang for my buck. But if most consumers of physical media act that way in a continually shrinking market, publishers will find less of a reason to actually print the media that we want.

[@BanditsBest686]

its basically shifting alot of peoples mindset over to digital silently with streaming, they dont even know or care or realize it. I see people selling full collections of blu rays/dvds cheap they just dont care, takes up too much space they claim!

[@jasonroche1657]

100% Alan wake 2 would’ve been day one for me i’ve not even bought it.coming home and putting something on your shelf gives you the feeling you’ve purchased something. .. I don’t get that feeling with digital downloads.. great video guys, and thank you..

[@adamsultana8380]

​@BanditsBest686 That's basically what it comes down to: space to store it and money to buy it. With the way society and the economy is now, most people will barely be able to afford anything, let alone entertainment stuff. It's sad.....

[@raemdespairbringer]

Thank you for being in the front line defending physical media, as long as companies keep pushing digital content, believe me, prices for physical stuff will go up, right now retro videogame prices are increasing to ridiculous levels

[@jestahjava4255]

I will actually buy Alan Wake 2 again if it comes out on physical. I love all this new conversation about physical and seeing people share the importance

[@damonke79]

If you bought it digitally, you are part of the problem

[@JscoLP]

I’ll actually buy it for the first time if they print it!

[@pekkahollola7646]

I tried to play Alan Wake 1, 2010 on 360. I really don't understand the hype it gets. Can you please tell what is so special about the game ? Player is in a dark no contrast forest without no visibility shooting same shadow enemies and cheap jump scares all over. Limited weapons and ammo. There is no real clear plot like in any Stephen King movies. Movies example: The Langoliers 1995. Resident Evil 2 from 1998 is a lot better. I would say Doom 1 from 1993 is better than Alan Wake 1. It is very overrated.

[@damonke79]

@@pekkahollola7646 First of all...I would argue that there wasn't really any hype for the first Alan Wake. It was a solid title with a solid narrative but just okay gameplay. It didn't sell very well and had a small audience that really liked the game. Comparing it to Resident Evil 2 is stupid because RE2 is an all time great....and Doom is a completely different type of game. Comparing a third person horror game to a first person shooter? Why? Alan Wake, however, became much more popular when Control tied that universe and the Alan Wake universe together. Control was an incredible game and people began to wonder what a new Alan Wake could be. So there WAS a good amount of hype for Alan Wake II and I think a lot of that had to do with Control more than it did the first Alan Wake

[@pekkahollola7646]

@@damonke79 Alan Wake 1 (2010) tries to be and is too a third-person shooter TPS similar as RE2 and GTAV. Shooters are same be it TPS or FPS. You literally 100% of time have to shoot in this game but with very limited weapon selection (mainly pistol, shotgun). There is no deep free adventure in the game just cheap jump scares. Levels are pipe runs. I did not like Control-game it brought nothing new it felt like 3Dmark tech demo. Max Payne 1 (2001) and Death rally 1 (1996) are the only games of Remedy that I like. Control (2019) was too over hyped they offered it free in multiple associations I got it free when I bought a RTX graphic card.

[@wojtczak1984]

Love the passion. So right, we all need to care. And yes I run into things being altered all the time. And I have had movie soundtrack on amazon music. Then months later they remove some tracks. Drives me nuts. Excellent point at the end. If they were forced to label things as altered then more people would speak up.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Yeah! The shady part is they don't tell anyone and the casual person doesn't notice! That is not right!!

[@JscoLP]

Keep physical media, AND give us a digital download. Its not a separate purchase!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Blu Ray's have done this for years. A lot of times you get the Blu Ray, DVD and Digital Code. That's how it should be. Cheers!

[@RyanTheEatingwarrior]

I never understood people that don't like options. I really only like physical media for a select few things/franchises but regardless, I like having my option for physical or digital media.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Yeah, having the option is what is so important! Some people don't have access to high-speed internet, so they can't stream. How else are they going to be able to consume media?

[@therealjaystone2344]

Westerners care about the latest trends and to make their lives easier without such inconvenience. That isn’t like that in other countries including Japan.

[@KelpPardue]

I tell my friends a phrase I created when they ask me why I have over 3,000 physical movies… “When the service is down, the disc will still be around”™️®️ (I just Trade Marked and Registered my catch phrase) ❤💿📀

[@barryklinedinst6233]

I am glad you guys are talking about physical games. We need to stand up and let these folks know what we want.

[@ldrkilljoyl9443]

Alan wake 2 being digital only is mind-boggling. There was a huge fiasco with the first game due to music licensing where they had to pull the game off digital stores, and the only way to play was physically if you didn't have the game downloaded already. Microsoft was able to help them get the licensing issues squared away, but it wasn't on any digital marketplace for an extended amount of time.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

I think they will put it out physically at some point. Time will tell. Cheers!

[@ImSteveMeister]

I’m guessing it was EPIC and not Remedy. They’re trying to beat Steam which will never happen.

[@ldrkilljoyl9443]

@@ImSteveMeister I'm positive it was epic, but remedy still agreed to the terms to get a publishing deal. They were caught between a rock and a hard place because remedy truly counts on publishers game to game.

[@Jvive3o5]

Totally agree with you boys, went on a Black Friday shopping for 4K and Blu-ray’s

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Already picked up a few, and planning to pick up more!

[@tr1bes]

Im more into anime/manga movie.

[@bigglou]

Best Buy basically having a fire sale on their movies.

[@Jvive3o5]

@@bigglou Yup basically where I got mines, still looking around for more deals.

[@bradenalthaus2167]

This is why I love my old consoles, my cd player in my car, and also why I bought my favorite movies and entire seasons of shows on DVD or bluray. You know also on Star Tropics for the NES Classic they changed the name from YO-YO to shooting star or something like that which I thought was a bummer.

[@RH1812]

1. Streaming services can close down. 2. Internet access can fail. 3. Hard drives can fail. 4. Electrical products can break. If you have a game disc or cd you still have the Thing available

[@ShiroiKatana]

Well said, guys. I am a huge proponent for physical and it's now at the point where although I did in the past, I won't buy anything digital. I never buy digital if physical exists, but I used to buy digital if a game was digital-only. Now, I just skip it. If it arrives on physical later, I intend to get it then. If it stays digital-only, they lose a sale. When I hear of games being removed from stores, I feel glad that I don't have that problem to deal with because I have all of mine on my shelf.

[@bretton_woods]

One reason I never bought and still won't buy a Switch is because most of the games that are in my price range are just a printed code inside a box...that's stupid, I want an actual cartridge/game card, or nothing. I'm not paying for a piece of paper.

[@RAMMER919]

Disney + removed the Simpsons episode 1 of season 3 because it had the Michael Jackson impersonator

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Great example right there.

[@DanielPetryAKATad]

This is the greatest video on the subject you guys have done yet. It's cool seeing there's people creating media fighting for physical media. And a big shout-out to the guy who mentioned the music in Scrubs. I'm a huge fan myself and I didn't know that, so glad I recently completed my DVD set of the show. The scene and song he mentioned is one of the best scenes and episodes of the whole series.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Appreciate it! Gotta keep the conversation doing. Cheers!

[@songohan5866]

A great video. Hopefully companies see the value of physical media more.

[@BanditsBest686]

they are teaching censorship and control everywhere outside of gaming. its more about power and control then anything else, then following in a close 2nd is MONEY $$$

[@elmasheavy89]

With digital games, there is no guarantee that you will have access to it in the future

[@robertkeane9393]

The only way I’ll buy if it comes out physically.

[@arjanv5664]

It’s 2023 and I just bought my first blue ray movies. Better late than never. The final straw was the no more sharing policy of Netflix. A full 180 on what they advertised only a few years ago. So now I’m back at buying physical. You can buy a ton of blue rays for a 190 buck a year

[@chaosdimension6433]

Thank you guys for always bringin awareness to this issue, you rock! by the way Reserved Investments did a good video on the topic too

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Gotta keep beating the drum! Cheers!

[@JustinCardiff]

I need 2 houses, one full of stuff, the other a minimalist place to live in.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

That would be awesome! Then you could just fill the physical one with EVERYTHING!! A true nerds happy place :)

[@Progressive.G]

I'm so glad people are standing up strong to protect physical media. Thank you GOTG for consistently rallying the troops on this topic‼️💪🤘✊💯

[@hellboy1976]

I still buy physical games, blu rays, and now vinyl too. Digital is handy - but it can create choice paralysis when you can just hop out of a game/movie/song and bebop onto something else so quickly. I got into vinyl so I can make a mini event out of listening to music again. I put on the album and let it run it's course. I also still read physical books - again, because I enjoy the process of holding the book, turning those pages and it being a device for my journey at that moment. Tablet reading is fucking horrible.

[@mav_from_the_loo3549]

Thank you so much for shedding light on this. Digital sucks. You guys Rock. Keep it up!!!

[@ShanGamer1981]

Ive picked up about 18 movies during Black Friday

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

There are some hellish deals out there right now for sure. Cheers!

[@R3VO7UTION]

I have the PS4 disc of Cyberpunk. 20 years from now I can go install it in it's original finished "gold" Dec 10 2020 glory. No patches, but the version CDPR signed off on. Glorious!!!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

LOL! Not sure the original is gold from what I've heard :)

[@pauljacob99]

Something tells me when Best Buy, Walmart and others stop selling physical media prices are just bound to go up for both physical and digital. Here’s a little tidbit from my own experience recently. Every year around this time I buy dvds from Best Buy that are on sale. This year I picked up a few Warner Bros pictures that had expired digital codes and WB refused to give me a new code. I’ve never experienced that before and every other studio I have dealt with still helps out with issues like this. In my opinion WB is battening down the hatches because they know digital will be the way they can raise revenue in the future by increasing prices to consumers and perhaps banning ownership altogether.

[@tr1bes]

Glad you caught on. Ive been telling of my God of War Ascension Day one code being expired 3 years after it launched. Getting sealed games generation 7 and up is totally useless. Expired DLC is one of them. Patches and depend on internet servers.

[@es7990]

Didn’t know about that Piper match. Damn shame it got pulled!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

That is just 1 example! I'm sure the WWE network has cut and removed a bunch of things we haven't noticed. T

[@CobraShuttle]

“It’s evil!” -Robert. “Light that son ***** on fire!” -Wes. They’re passionate about this alright!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Hell yeah, we are!! Gotta talk about the things you care about!

[@DanielClark-ix8bc]

Disney plus has one of my favorite episodes of the Simpsons cut that being the episode where homer goes to an insane asylum for wearing a pink shirt . He meets someone who thinks he's Michael Jackson . It is one of best episodes

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

That sucks! I've been recently watching The Simpsons on Disney+ and I HAD NO IDEA! It just skipped right over it. I feel like it's starting to happen more and more and the casual person doesn't notice.

[@bigglou]

The episode got removed from the physical re-release.

[@ThatOneGuyMatt]

Alot of movies in particular don't do as well at the box office but when it comes to physical sales the movie blows up. 1990 the movie tremors "bombed" but the home video market exploded.

[@stashmerkin9576]

How many 90s racing games have licensed music? All of them?

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Most of them! That's probably why Burnout 3 isn't backwards compatible with the Xbox One! And that is one of our favorite racing games ever! Luckily we have it physically :)

[@MegaFinalRound]

5:34 this happened with the sitcom Community. They removed a whole episode from streaming.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Are you serious?! Which episode?? That is one of my favorite shows!! God that sucks

[@MegaFinalRound]

@@GamingOffTheGrid season 2 episode "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons"

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

@@MegaFinalRound that sucks!! I need to get the rest of it in physical

[@carlosmelendez8317]

Yes keep physical media alive!

[@daver7178]

I'd love to have you guys expand your discussion into other physical media formats (VHS - 4K, and anything in between). All of these communities are growing aggressively so if it fits your fancy it may also make good "business" sense with growing your channel audience as well. Cheers fellas and Happy Spanksgiving.

[@birdyy2j515]

Alan Wake 2 is a phenomenal game and for it to be only digital can ONLY hurt it's sales. Hopefully this is a wake-up call to say "we are not ready for this shit yet!" Cheers boys, love these videos 🍺🍺

[@richardheckmann1892]

I got to say I hear you guys. So that’s why I’m really starting to collect more for the Nintendo switch and the Xbox 360 and ps3 and back. Movies are disappearing and if people don’t see it sad. Great subject to get out there.

[@ashtongarren8206]

I held out for baldurs gate and it ended up being worth it in the end already preordered the physical deluxe 👍🏼

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Boom!

[@damonke79]

Same. Waiting for Alan Wake 2 to cave but I was never going to buy Baldur's Gate 3 digitally unless it was less than 10 bucks

[@damonke79]

For the record, I also put my money where my mouth is. I preordered the BG3 physical edition on PS5. $79.99 and another 20 bucks for shipping but the fact that you get the game on 2 discs and the soundtrack on 3 discs, along with a box for the game that can sit next to my big box pc copies of BG and BG2? Sold

[@bigglou]

Bought the game on Steam and will double dip for the collector edition. It should be noted a standard physical release is launching in Japan.

[@damonke79]

@@bigglou There's a full fledged release on their home website. It has way more goodies than the Play-Asia release. Soundtrack, collector box, etc. and it's only $79.99 and $20.00 to ship

[@rodneyabrett]

There's nothing like being able to just stick a game into a console's cartridge/CD slot and immediately play the game. No internet connection. No day 1 patches. We moved so far away from that today.

[@craig9180]

Here’s one, I went to revisit WWE 2k19 and because it came with a pre order download Rhonda Rousey and the servers are now OFF. The save file I put YEARS into is now corrupt and no longer playable. How many other games are now having the same issue????

[@nathanlamont9920]

Street Sharks and many other 90s shows are gone. The few you can pirate, the audio and video quality is very poor. A website where I rip old shows from are missing Street Sharks episodes. Last year there were talks about a re-release of the show, but no updates since then.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

It's not good for the preservation either! A lot of these shows, movies, and albums will be gone forever if it's digital only and future generations will have no way to know about it.

[@nathanlamont9920]

@@GamingOffTheGrid Music from the 50s to now are generally well preserved. Movies are often edited and video games, not many people seem to care to preserve. Due to A.I, even some speeches by eventful people are being edited. Such as it is hard to find the audio of JFK talking about "the shadow government" days before he died.

[@karls8989]

most of the games I own I have downloaded but I think I will go back to buying physical honestly

[@Jarod_Schultz]

I remember watching Wrestlemania 6 live when I was a kid. I remember Piper coming out with half of his body painted black. Years later I heard he needed a special paint to wash it off and Andre pulled a prank and dumped it out. So Piper had to go to the airport with the paint still on him.

[@whizkybent]

I still want my Beavis and Butthead do the universe DVD

[@troywilson7845]

I went and found seasons of "It's Always Sunny" because Hulu pulled the episodes. It's the only way to see Lethal Weapon 5 and 6.

[@lukams3491]

Hey guy‘s, i think the same way like you. Here in Germany the physical games are pretty rare in stores. That makes me sad. I hope, that the gaming industrie don‘t let the physical games die. I love your channel, keep it up 💪 Many greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🎮

[@agenerichuman]

This video aged well now that Sony just removed hundreds of videos from people's libraries.

[@oliwatts7323]

I own so much physical media. CD's, DVD's and games. I think I have over 500 of each. My parents say that I have too much stuff but it means a lot to me. I've talked to a lot of my friends and they are as concerned as I am about physical media vanishing. If I can get a physical copy of something I want then I will always choose that.

[@Anonymous-wb3nz]

Your parents aren't very bright...

[@buckeyechad1]

Sorry I’m late watching this vid. OMG dude! Halt and Catch Fire was a f’n awesome show! So glad someone watched it besides me. Never heard another video game or old school computer YOuTuber ever mention it. Props!

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

I never here anyone talk about it either and it pisses me off. It also sucks that only the first 2 seasons got a physical release. Epic show!

[@keanecoquete4977]

People also need to take care of their physical media too. Especially now that ANYTHING physical has a big price tag on it or is discontinued. There's been loads of games and vinyl records that I skipped because of it.

[@Terry.W]

Stray was digital only on Xbox but now it's a physical release so thats good.... really sad Alan Wake 2 is digital only however there has been a lot of gamers like me that are pushing for a physical release... probably never happen but hey.

[@tr1bes]

As the host said, I don't see it being advertised and not in store front. So I skip and not knowing of it's existence.

[@tcsutton9121]

I loved that you added sources to combat the naysayers.

[@deathmetalelitist666]

Glad to see a bigger voice say this, i do wish the punisher netflix series would get a physical release

[@BrandonPenson]

I will ALWAYS champion physical media over streaming. I can touch it, I can hold it in my hands and when I pay for it, I can say "I OWN this!" Without that, what do YOU own? Certainly nothing on streaming. If anything, you're paying for the "illusion" of ownership.

[@RetroRequiem27]

Bro that 70s show was so much better with the original licensed music coming out of the commercials.

[@TheOnewingnut]

In years prior, I was a huge proponent for digital. The thought of being able to have instant access to media was super enticing. I thought the quality would be far better watching digital movies and music. (I know lossless is a thing). Now with steaming quality getting better and better, NOTHING COMPAIRS TO WATCHING A 4K BLU-RAY. I was blown away seeing the actual difference. Because of this, I've swayed back to collecting physical. Keep up the fight boys!

[@tr1bes]

They stream at most 1080 just to keep the internet banwidth constant. If it's 4k, imagine seeing slow fps.

[@cj8489]

I love when you guys talk about this. It’s an important issue that usually gets dismissed by most. I’ve been talking about this with friends and family for years now but never seems to get through. Keep it up. 👊🏽

[@therealjaystone2344]

The warning signs came by the 7th generation but mostly ignored

[@martinaurik2189]

I agree 100% I also import dvd’s from the past I still enjoy.Besides dvd’s,Blu-ray,music CD’s and games I still love to read books and cartoons.Even fysical old board and card games from the past.

[@dvdknight1]

This is one of my favorite conversations on the channel. I think it’s great you continue to point out the negatives of digital only media. I agree 100% and not to mention all the jobs lost in factories that make physical media.

[@Adamchevy]

Seriously important stuff! I just purchased a PS4 Pro for the first time just because physical media on the PS4 is available and it often times doesn't require an internet connection! I freakin loved Halt and Catch Fire!! Awesome show!

[@mystacles]

Happy you guys are hitting this topic so hard phyical needs to stay

[@dapperfan44]

I got the last copy of Pac-Man World Repac from Walmart yesterday. PS4 disc, $10, free PS5 upgrade. It was on clearance.

[@arturomail]

One of my favorite tv shows ever is Northern Exposure. I can't say I watched every episode when it aired, but I watched most of them. In the early 2000s Universal announced it was coming out on DVD and I was super excited. But, starting on Season 3, they started doing music replacements on songs that played on KEY scenes! I was sick to my stomach and I never finished my collection. I had the money. But it wouldn’t be the same.

[@Phil-gv7xs]

My take on it is, the older you get, the more nostalgic you become. But when your young you just take what’s available. Just like everything the older generation will always hang on to how things were when they were young. I personally prefer physical as it’s tangible and is nice to have in a shelf

[@johnhardly5499]

I saw an interview on ign this morning a movie producer talking about this digital only

[@MJ_Gray23]

It’s great that you continue to bring this stuff up. An example I have is my favourite movie The Warriors, around 2005 they released a directors cut, with a new intro and corny comic style transitions between chapters. It’s currently the only version available on new dvd’s, blu ray and paramount plus, the only way you can watch the original version is on the first print dvd from around 2001. The game adaptation also got screwed, a bunch of music got removed from the soundtrack on digital PS3/PS4 copies, one of them being the end credits theme to the movie itself. Even though I bought it on PS3 before they got removed, i realised they were also gone for me when I replaced my old PS3 and downloaded it again. Good thing I still have the OG Xbox copy. The GTA games are notorious for having removed music too, I have multiple physical copies of all those games on all consoles and backups on PC. I refuse to play my all time favourite games without all the original content, especially when they’re owned by a multi billion dollar company like Rockstar. It’s just cheap and scummy in my opinion.

[@miatakid2]

The tv show charmed is the same way. The music is different. Even the theme song is different original was a smith's cover.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Dang! Lots of examples for sure.

[@michaelr1286]

Preach on brothers! Another example is years ago Amazon deleting ebooks from everyone’s kindle after they had purchased it. I think they did at least give a refund when that happened. Also I love Halt and Catch Fire, such an underrated show!

[@Tavicx]

After hearing about this I wanna start chanting “One of US! One of US!”

[@mathewlang7436]

What it Do, this is why I collect VHS , man do I miss previews on tape for upcoming movies, love the Piper WM 6 analogy , I'd say their are some folks fighting back, KadiVideo is one lady who's distributing new movies on VHS picked up as of late Trick R Treat , Nope, Get Out all on VHS with stellar box art. Keep on trucking fellas

[@tedlogan5628]

I’ve been scooping up cheap DVDs and Blu Rays the last few months cause I’m not paying all those subscription fees anymore. Physical media needs to live on!

[@andrewplaysguitar]

Keep on banging the drum guys. Like you've said before, with subscription services you are paying but not actually owning anything, and those services can take down a film, game or album at a moments notice. Admittedly, I do have a Netflix and Spotify account because it's convenient and there's a wide range of content to choose from, but i prefer physical media all day. With online subscriptions you can't look through the album artwork or watch bonus features, listen to the Director's commentary, etc.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Oh we will! Super passionate about this. Cheers!

[@christasticus1408]

Several episodes of it's always sunny in Philadelphia had episodes removed on Hulu.

[@Wheels8504]

It's nice to see people who feel the way I do about physical media. Especially video games and movies. The memories that pop into your mind when you're holding a video game, DVD or Blu-Ray case is a very important part of it yes. I bought 3 movies for a childhood friend of mine on Blu-Ray because of the memories of going to my local mall to see the movies with him. Now he and I can always look at those Blu-Ray movies and have that memory pop into our minds. You never know when a digital copy will be taken away along with that particular memory. Another thing that upset me which happened this year was buying tickets to WWE SummerSlam in Detroit. I was angry with the fact that tickets are now also digital. At least through Ticketmaster. I wanted a physical ticket to keep for the same reason as Blu-Ray. So I can look at it later in life and have that memory come back to mind of being there with my friend. I'm also glad you mentioned how much of a threat altering media is. Great video, enjoy your Thanksgiving. Take care.

[@pbear7304]

You guys make a valid point. An underrated game came out last year that I wanted to play, Evil West, actually looked like an old school linear shooter. I went to 3 of my local Game Stops 2 weeks after it came out, and not one of them had a copy, new or used. I always kept looking on Amazon Ebay and FB Marketplace, and all copies were either imports from other countries that charged an arm-and-a-leg or American sellers that out priced the crap out of this game. Couple of months ago I was on my PS4 and they had a deal, from $60 down to $45. Eventually I caved and bought the thing digitally. Don't get me wrong it is a fun interesting creative game that reminds me of older shooters, but I agree with you Robert...owning a physical copy has a certain vibe and feel to it that can't be replaced with something that you can hold in your hand and that can't be destroyed, or in this case, deleted.

[@oonevetsoo]

Todd Howard talking about physical media, Beth, Seda releases, unfinished game, riddled with bugs and day one updates with months of them to follow… I’d say he’s a bad example

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I have an Everdrive N8 Pro with pretty much every licensed and unlicensed NES game on it, but I still can't bring myself to sell my NES cartridges, even if they're mainly decoration, being able to hold my original Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt cartridge and play it if I want brings back so many good memories.

[@kassadymartin6479]

Physical media just can't be beat 😀👍

[@michaeldietz2648]

I agree with you guys 100% part of the problem is the younger generation is very uneducated when it comes to physical media!!! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve spoken to teenagers and try to tell them that a standard Blu-ray looks and sound better than everything you can possibly Stream. And a 4K Blu-ray looks night and day better!!! And you guys covered it but most importantly you own it. Also long-term it’s cheaper to buy movies I’m 44 and I’ve been buying movie since DVD first launched I have well over 1000 movies across DVD Blu-ray and 4K I don’t have any streaming services I’m literally saving thousands of dollars every year granted one new movies released that I want I buy them but it’s still ultimately way cheaper to buy your movies then to stream.

[@Bl4nkshell]

I'm never going to stop nagging Remedy till they release a physical disc of Alan Wake II

[@ponyexpress_3159]

I'm so glad you all are beating the drum on this topic. Like you guys, I'm also an advocate for physical media, and while I also utilize digital media, I would choose physical any day. Lack of physical media takes the power from the consumer, and I don't believe the general masses understand not only the market aspect of this topic, but also the alteration that is being done to digital media, as you guys mentioned. If this movement moves 100% into digital media, the general population won't realize the damaging impact until it's too late. I still go to GameStop, Retro Game stores, Best Buy, Target etc., and enjoy searching through physical media.

[@itsmatt517]

Nice to see some of the people in the industry on the side of physical

[@turbo8890]

There's something I observed that takes it beyond owning physical, or digital copies. It's the e-shops' push for Cloud versions. I've noticed this on Resident Evil games on the Switch. With this you'll play games that are stored on servers, and they're basically streamed to your console. So now you need internet to play, you don't own the digital game on your console, you're literally streaming your game play off a server somewhere. CRAZY😵‍💫

[@SuaveSpyMojo]

I'm really enjoying this channel

[@jonesy7425]

I'm a late bloomer in life. I used to dream of travelling to get new games. Now I can drive, they're getting rid of it, which kinda deflates my bubble. Online finds are great, but there is nothing like physical questing for it, and finding it.

[@mpklub]

Used Black Friday sales this year to buy a lot of physical media. Not game related, but I watched a movie on blu ray for the first time in a while (usually stream) and the quality difference was so jarring in favor of blu ray. Physical for life.

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

The quality is a BIG difference!! Just one of the many reasons I prefer physical over digital :)

[@DaWrestla]

Would love to meet you guys sometime - if you ever come to NJ! Best retro game channel of them all is right here.

[@jokeonthisbaby]

Keep beating the drum guys I couldn't agree more, keep up the good work.

[@flymartian33]

They need to create a content creator act for all forms of entertainment game preservation included

[@jepicondyle]

Yea i just found out my fav episode of community (advanced dungeons and dragons) was removed from streaming

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Somebody just told me about that, and I didn't even know! That is one of my favorite shows! God it sucks