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!

[@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.

[@Loophole23742]

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

[@HatedJared]

Same. Looks like we are both in luck!

[@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.....

[@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!

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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) ❤💿📀

[@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!!

[@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

[@barryklinedinst6233]

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

[@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.

[@elmasheavy89]

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

[@songohan5866]

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

[@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.

[@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 $$$

[@aweirdwombat]

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

[@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

[@manwithoutmercy]

Discs can cease working. Consoles and cd players can break

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@karls8989]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@robertkeane9393]

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

[@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‼️💪🤘✊💯

[@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!

[@carlosmelendez8317]

Yes keep physical media alive!

[@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.

[@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

[@jacklawsen6390]

I honestly don't care much about the sentimental aspects or the feel of an object in my hands. I value ownership, the knowledge that I can easily source, keep, use, share, and/or resell media without being subject to corporate or political whims.

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@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.

[@whizkybent]

I still want my Beavis and Butthead do the universe DVD

[@mav_from_the_loo3549]

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

[@STOPTHECLOWNS581]

I think its more important for video games then it is for films imo. Alot of people now seem to want an all digital gaming future which I find stupid because if that happens the second hand market will be dead and companies will have more control over how their games are bought and how we play them. If you play only on PlayStation you will then only have one place you can get your games which is the ps Store meaning sony can do whatever they want because they have no real competition on how people get their games same with xbox. Now you could say "Well Ill just play on PC" true there is more ways to get games on their but what if a company only wants their game sold on just one store? Games are $70 now with many people saying it is okay but I guarantee if the pre-owned market was as big as it was 10 years ago games will still be $60. Why? Because these big game companies would be competing with the second hand market which was a huge chunk of the gaming market That includes second hand stores,Flee markets,Garage Sales,Pawn Shops and people just wanting to sell off their games. Meaning all of us the consumers were also their biggest competition. If we go all digital game prices will increase because that market that we once had will be gone and gaming will become a very costly hobby to get into blocking access for many people who just wont be able to afford it. I wouldn't be surprised if games start costing $100 one day and im sure they will be less complete on launch. That was another thing great about physical when it was the dominant way of playing games it forced devs to release games complete. We dont need to loose our control over our hobby the second hand market still exists for now. Just keep all this in mind and maybe go out to a flee market or to a garage sale and see what you find you might find somthing real cheap. Physical doesnt have to die we can still have both

[@13Bizz]

Mobile gaming is the precursor to what the big publishers want. Most games on mobile get delisted and downright stolen from people a few years after purchase

[@Vladimir-nc9ru]

Piracy is the best!

[@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????

[@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.

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@ShanGamer1981]

Ive picked up about 18 movies during Black Friday

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

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

[@RetroRequiem27]

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

[@ooooswain]

I've only recently started buying blu ray and 4k blu ray and it's RUINED streaming. I never realized how bad streaming quality is. I've unsubbed from everything but Netflix and Apple tv as those are the only services with acceptable quality. But even then there's still some content on Netflix that is low bit rate and looks terrible. Even regular blu rays look better than most 4k streamed content. Sound is on another level entirely. Happy to get away from it at this point when all the content is divided between 10 different streaming services and they're all getting more expensive. Why pay $70 a month for streaming bad quality movies when I can just get premium blu ray quality and actually own movies? No better time for people to kick streaming and start buying physical media again. I really hope it makes a come back. I find it hard to believe people would rather sub to 10 different platforms then to just buy stuff. There's gotta be a point where people have had enough with the monthly subs to literally everything.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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...

[@Jarod_Schultz]

I still like physical media, and I've been disappointed with streaming. Sometimes I can't find a movie when I search streaming services. And even when I do find something, many times they require you to pay extra for it.

[@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.

[@SuaveSpyMojo]

I'm really enjoying this channel

[@deathmetalelitist666]

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

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@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

[@mystacles]

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

[@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

[@aweirdwombat]

Games are actually on the disc most the time. The only games I can think of that aren't are first party Microsoft games and big games on the Switch, the latter being a more understandable. That's actually an anti-physical talking point and it's an outright lie. I know because I collect a lot of physical media. Don't let people fool you into spreading that misinformation. It's not true.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@sfturbo]

But but but... It's too difficult for me to move my fat ass over to the console to change the game disc. I have heard so many ppl said. 😂

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Oh we have too! 😂. When that is the counter point you know we’re fucked lol

[@itsmatt517]

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

[@Tavicx]

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

[@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.

[@andrecheats]

Physical media is dead. I could care less too. Streaming music, movies is 1000x better. Downloading my games to my series X is way more convenient

[@linkuriboh471]

I try to get as many physical copies of PS Vita games as possible. Unfortunately, a good chunk of its library is digital only. That's why I haven't gotten around to playing with the PS5 or Steam for the time being.

[@johnhardly5499]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@Scott-M1]

These digital game stores are a monopoly, keeping games at full, or close to full price years after release. Nah. I'll continue to buy physical new and used, thanks.

[@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 🍺🍺

[@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 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 🎮

[@tcsutton9121]

I loved that you added sources to combat the naysayers.

[@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!

[@DaWrestla]

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

[@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!

[@OpticLureProductions]

Keep fighting the fight guys! Love it

[@GamingOffTheGrid]

Will do :)! Cheers brotha!

[@venomnbk3326]

They removed scenes from The French Connection, their is an episode of Workaholics that is gone, an episode of the Simpsons has bean removed, Daryl Hannah's butt shot in Splash has bean removed.

[@princegroove]

It’s instinctive to physically own our possessions, that’s a sensation that is impossible to replicate.

[@toastbuttercheese]

What about GOG's method of distrubution? No disc (Cost to print & future waste) & no login for access after downloading. You get the file & do what what you want with it.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@mishovy1599]

I heard about Digital Feudalism from a KZbin video a while back. It essentially means that similar to farmers in the middle ages that never actually own the land they work with, consumers in the digital landscape never actually own media they consume. This goes for software too, like how Adobe went from one-time purchase to a subscription model in 2013. I don't want everything I use to just burrowed and being at the mercy of what whoever owns it decides to do.