Why You Should Buy Physical Over Digital

[@Buddhakingpen]

Dude i spend nearly every day trying to convince people that removing little conveniences from my life has made it so much more fulfilling and they look at me like i'm crazy. So i totally respect this. I was planning on trolling in the comments about how you waxed poetic about getting drunk and going to mcdonalds like it was some magical adventure, but the last few minutes of the video sold me. Youre a good writer. Good job.

[@OpticLureProductions]

lol well Im glad you watched it till the end, thanks for the comment and im glad you are living your life in that way!

[@roxaskinghearts]

America sold its soul for these companies now they root for sx trade countries and not family values and are a dying breed of sociopaths the world is learning alot from not becoming

[@roxaskinghearts]

why physical disks are a dying breed even sony cant prevent the eventual degrading of your disks why we are trying to get consumer grade solid state drives on the market sense this would quite literally change how history is saved to everything a product that lasts a consumer no more then 20 years vs a product that can last hundreds and more if refurbished and well kept its like the race to the best solid state battery for consumer use why invest billions into something when you dont even know if it will last you a million cycles little alone the 3 trillion some people quite literally want stop fighting it and help it or get out of the way

[@HotdogJuice]

I remember going to a video game release night with my brother. Many gamers were in cosplay. Retailers gave out candy, posters, and prizes. People even got a chance to meet and make friends while debating. It was good times. The social aspect of buying physical games are important. I still have certain physical games because of the moments it gave.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Yeah poor kids these days wont even know what they are missing

[@dooms8870]

We are fortunate enough to experience the last vestiges of social interacting in gaming. Now everyone gets their validation through a veil of lies and transactions.

[@UltimateTS64]

Midnight launches definitely weren't the same when I was younger. I started going to them when I was in hs in 2017 and they were really boring. I always saw stuff online of people playing games and stuff in line, but no one really wanted to talk

[@raychii7361]

You can always do that. But as an adult would you call your brother and abandon job for a video game?

[@roxaskinghearts]

America sold its soul for these companies now they root for sx trade countries and not family values and are a dying breed of sociopaths the world is learning alot from not becoming

[@GreedAndSelfishness]

This video in nutshell: The process of getting the entertainment is part of the enjoyment.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Yes the 14 minute version of that lol

[@jayroach_4443]

Imo, It was only enjoyable because it was the only process. I enjoy not having to go anywhere. I get enjoyment from knowing my pre-order will be ready to play on launch day when I get home from work. I do understand the sentiment tho.

[@roxaskinghearts]

America sold its soul for these companies now they root for sx trade countries and not family values and are a dying breed of sociopaths the world is learning alot from not becoming

[@roxaskinghearts]

why physical disks are a dying breed even sony cant prevent the eventual degrading of your disks why we are trying to get consumer grade solid state drives on the market sense this would quite literally change how history is saved to everything a product that lasts a consumer no more then 20 years vs a product that can last hundreds and more if refurbished and well kept its like the race to the best solid state battery for consumer use why invest billions into something when you dont even know if it will last you a million cycles little alone the 3 trillion some people quite literally want stop fighting it and help it or get out of the way

[@obban12]

Were you intentionally being ironic cuz that's funny x)

[@VictorSavelle]

I remember going to pick up GTA 4 on release day pre-order at GameStop in Corona, CA. Waiting in line, it was raining, and people were all talking about how exciting this is, and we were all guessing what new features the game might have. "Dude I'm sure you can like walk into every building, and they're gonna have so many new cars, etc.." And then going back home and installing it, having to deal with the Rockstar Launcher that was broken to hell, but eventually I - like many millions of others - filled the shoes of Niko Bellic and went on a ride I will never forget. I think I spent a whole day not even doing missions, just cruising around causing havoc. Good times!

[@OpticLureProductions]

Yeah I had a very similar experience with GTA 5 midnight release. I even recognized a guy there and wound up having to give him a ride home lol Fun times for sure.

[@davidwhite206]

I went to the GTA IV midnight release, I will never forget that night. I was living in Memphis, TN. at the time, and the line was long as fuck. We were all out there just hanging out, talking shit. The police even pulled up and skipped the line to get their copies. We have lost that, but I prefer digital these days.

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

I remember it being 10am and the video store was dead except some old dude becuase most everyone was at work or school, I had a day off! I remember stacks, stacks! of GTAIV on the counter and I remember thinking "all those will be gone by tonight". Sure enough on the weekend the store had no GTAIV's for sale.

[@Itstwistedroots]

I remember watching the reviews for it all day before heading to the midnight release at GameStop. Then hopping on a call with a friend while we played for a few hours.

[@ChiralityPracticality]

I've still got a physical copy of GTA IV, and The Ballard of gay Tony, and The Lost and Damned. I'm so glad I still got my PS3 unlike all the other game system's I've had since my NES.

[@jamesloehr641]

Buying into digital is giving up your rights to own any media. You give up control to the corporations. Once physcial media is phased out, they wont sell movies or games anymore. You will have to pay subscriptions for everything and those subscriptions will gradually get more expensive. You will be paying to play or watch anything and wont ever be able to just pop in a game or movie and play for free again. It will cost you to play every time. Not only that but they get to choose what games or movies are available to you. They can delete any content they wish and take away your access to some of your favorite movies or games. Also there is no refunds and no guarantee that you will be able to watch or play what you want. If you get banned your banned from playing at all. Thank about the control it gives corporations.

[@lingo4489]

I'm gunna sub i like your style of vids

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks!!

[@Omniblade_Gaming]

I buy physically over digital because I'm a collector and the appeal of seeing my collection especially my movies is an amazing feeling

[@corycg9624]

Even though I’m a fan of digital media and how convenient it is it still won’t ever completely replace physical media #1 with physical media anything you buy you own it where with digital media you don’t and another big difference is the picture and sound quality the picture and sound quality on a 4k DVD or even Blu Ray blows away streaming a film digitally and if you ever notice whenever you stream a film sometimes it switches back and forth from HD to SD and sometimes it buffers so there are still a lot of advantages that physical media has over digital media.

[@captaincrunch1051]

@@corycg9624I hope not man. I’m hoping more people realize the importance of physical media and the joy it can bring. I hope there are options for both digital and physical.

[@SunsetBlvd515]

A producer (maybe 50) once told me how something’s been lost with gps. The stories and adventures people would go on just to get to a place. Even in the 90s, a long trip to visit someone was “Hopefully I’ll get there by tonight”. Detours, realizing your going the wrong way, not knowing the fastest (boring highway) routes. Asking for directions, going a buying a map of the town. Sounds horrible to me, but he said they had plenty of adventures because of it.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Yeah its weird everything has a reaction at the end of the day. If you make something easy you will obviously be losing something....if you make something hard then you will be adding something. I wouldnt want to give up GPS but I bet life would be more interesting without it.

[@RahzZalinto]

Nah, i got way more stories now about running around outside trying to find my groceries delivered to the wrong house

[@OpticLureProductions]

@@RahzZalinto lmao. Dude Amazon delivered my $800 monitor to the wrong apartment after cyber monday. Crazy

[@horizontide568]

For every action there is definitely another action. - Full Metal Gregory

[@Ckoz2829]

I can understand the value in getting lost like that. But at the same time, I’m so bad at navigating I’m afraid I’d get horribly lost forever. If it’s not within 5 miles of home, I need a GPS.

[@TheNamesJER]

I remember going to a midnight release for Guitar Hero 3 at a Game Crazy (small game store they started attaching to Hollywood Videos before going out of business) and this store always made midnight releases really fun where they’d usually have some snacks and everyone would hang out and talk games. This night, since Guitar Hero 3 had a playable demo, they decided to have a competition and the winner got first place in line to buy the game. I worked my way through the tournament bracket and eventually made it to the final. Being that I was only 15 at the time, the guy I played let me pick the song, so I picked Tenacious D’s “The Metal” and ended up winning the whole tournament. Midnight rolled around and I was elated to be the first one to get the game that night and my dad was surely glad to get to leave earlier too. I walked up to the counter to buy the game and they said “Congratulations on winning the competition. Your copy is free!” And they not only gave me the game itself but the whole guitar controller / game bundle. I remember hearing a couple “no way”s and I was just so excited and proud to have won the game for free. To this day it’s one of my all time favorite gaming memories.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Ah dude that sounds like an awesome night!

[@YungM.D.]

Wonderful story. I’m also concerned about how digital copies/streaming services can now scrub/edit something out of existence; physical copies don’t do that to you

[@OpticLureProductions]

Yeah that a whole other side of things

[@JammyGuns]

Yep, like Rockstar removing the original GTA's just to force new buyers into purchasing their (at least at the time) crappy Definitive Edition.

[@ayalpoww5851]

Damn, what a message you delivered! ❤I always enjoyed physical copies over digital because it would always remind me of my childhood memories picking up games at a store when my mom would let me pick up one at the time.. I honestly didn't thought about how deep it could be. Having so much memories attached to one single thing makes it priceless! Loving your channel! 👍+1 Subscriber!

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks im glad you feel the same way!

[@Myrtone]

@@OpticLureProductions When I was a child, and even in my teens, many people actually rented more videocassettes or DVDs than they bought. If you support buying physical copies, how about renting them?

[@drackaris_]

I remember when I was 12 I really wanted Phantasy Star Universe for the Xbox 360. The issue was that it was impossible to find at almost any gamestop. I remember going to my gamestop, asking them if they had it, and they didn't. They called another gamestop, they also didn't have it. I asked for the number of a 3rd gamestop, and when I got home I called that store, and started a chain of getting the number of another store from the current one until I found it. It took at least 10 stores til I found one that had a copy but had to wait a few days before my dad was willing to make a 45 minute drive to get the game. That was probably the most exciting 45 minutes of my life until that point and the drive home I was just staring at the back of the case grinning ear to ear. Truly a very special game to me, and a special memory.

[@ozziefarmboy3569]

I buy dvds because I don't have Netflix

[@OpticLureProductions]

Lol well do you want Netflix?

[@ozziefarmboy3569]

@@OpticLureProductions yes and no

[@OpticLureProductions]

@@ozziefarmboy3569 You know its good to have for some things but honestly man Ive wasted a lot of time scrolled through endless crappy movies and never picking one, or turning a movie off after 2 minutes. With a DVD you commit a little more. And you probably like the movie if you bought it.

[@CMONCMON007]

So true man. I'm from South Africa. I had great memories driving to the store with my friend on 11/11/11 to pick up Skyrim on launch day for my Xbox 360.the hype was real i felt like it was the best day ever the anticipation..it was so exciting. Even remember the midnight launch for Diablo 3...yeah the launch of the game was crap with internet issues but man the midnight launch was so fun...cosplayers a band playing Diablo tunes was so fun. Me rocking a Diablo shirt...etc meeting like minded fans in the cue that stretched all the way out of the game store across the mall..yeah fun times like you said we are a communal species.. And you're right we miss out on all that life from a digital download

[@YaoyorozuKMomo]

Also there are way to many pros owning digital over physical to many to count

[@nicolasmeszaros4533]

This is touchy for me. I actually can compare my memories from my childhood forcing my father to go to the shopping center just so I can see what s new in game stores. We drove all the way to the mall where we didn t just get the game and left we actually had some family time and till this day I can still feel the memories, still smell the scent of many places we´ve been to all kinds of stuff that I cannot relive by buying games on store. Physical stuff will once be remembered as a renimiscent of what life was before we took a rocket-fast living as basic thing. So yeah I am mostly going to these stores even tho I bought games online I don t feel the price I don t recall buying it. You got my sub. Hope you continue doing this. - Love RE series too

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts...I definitely buy digital from time to time. I have a huge RE video planned so stay tuned...plus many more video ideas ranging a variety of topics

[@theprophet2444]

Everything is so easy nowadays, we get everything served on a silver platter, we're basically living on easy mode and I think the game analogy fits quite well. Without pain there is no gain, without effort there is nothing to be proud of, nothing memorable.

[@Meddi_Logically]

Couldn’t agree more! I also favor a memory over convenience!

[@OpticLureProductions]

Big Time...sadly this too is being lost

[@slayer_west]

Remember us when you blow up, loving these videos so far and binge watching them The editing is especially amazing!

[@OpticLureProductions]

so grateful to receive comments like these! I guarantee you I wont forget reading such things at this stage. Or at any stage quite frankly !

[@hasanovmaqsud]

Hey man, I liked the point that you brought about the importance of physical copy over digital one. And I really enjoyed the delivery, as well. Very nice writing and job👌 P.S.: I am also a fan of Resident evil game series

[@IEagles702]

Lots of memories made witnessing the peak of society during Madden midnight releases at Wal-Mart that's for sure! I feel a lot of great entertainment is being missed due to the convenience of digital downloads. Something isn't good within the first five minutes, shut it off and click on the next thing. That game, movie or show I just turned off could have been something I may have actually enjoyed. With physical mediums, there was a sense of obligation to the product after having that journey and putting in the effort to create the entertainment moment. This meant giving the thing a chance to develop, which I believe is becoming a forgotten perspective. Couldn't convince my parents of that though when we only made it 5 minutes into a rented copy of Scary Movie 2 before they shut it off and didn't give a rat's ass about the efforts put into the entertainment moment but hey that night is also now a core memory of mine.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Absolutely I couldn't agree more with what your saying about giving things a chance due to obligation. So many movies I would have never got through the first 10 minuets if I hadn't actually bought the DVD.

[@xCorzo650x]

😂🤣😂

[@Hypno_BPM]

i know growing up in the 90s , renting games just based off the box cover was pretty interesting lol. it was kind of like gambling

[@tomaims]

Isn't it sad most of us don't cherish external memories. Interesting observations, thanks to all!

[@SalveASMR]

Oh I love me some Chippy chips right now.

[@djb5255]

I loved that Story Time, bro. The Gamecube REmake came out almost the same time as Eternal Darkness, so I pledged to pre-order REmake and let my band friend borrow it, and he pledged to pre-order Eternal Darkness and let me borrow it. After all, $49 is a lot of dough on lawn-mowing wages! 22 years later, we're still great buds, we best-manned one another's weddings, and are in a nostalgic hometown text group together.

[@OpticLureProductions]

lol Awesome story...true friends share games and stay together

[@ShadowCthulhu]

very nice, I stil have Eternal Darkness, it would be nice to see it get a PS4 release.

[@Psychoma99]

This is a huge reason why I still love physical copies even though my friends primarily only do digital. I'll never forget going to the midnight launch of the 3DS at gamestop. Dragging my parents along and waiting in a ridiculous line while I was selling my old DS and games just to be able to get it. I'll never forget that and it's now been almost 12 years!

[@therealjaystone2344]

And now if you wanna collect your ds games again. Boy, you feel like yourself regretting it.

[@YaoyorozuKMomo]

My guy digital will always be better I’m sorry I don’t have to waste gas for a 2hr drive to GameStop then when you get there you better hope there is no long ass line waiting there for 30mins to an hr only to then find out the game you wanted is out of stock same for preorders I use to hate those lines for being so damn long get there and they tell you we are out come back tomorrow to get your preorders Im good I’ll by games at the comfort of my home thank you very much the amount of money wasted on gas could have went towards ordering pizza

[@OpticLureProductions]

to each their own

[@drunkgamingpodcast]

I would agree digital over physical but there are so many benefits to digital nowadays. Game share is a big one, when you and a friend can pay the price of one game and both of you can play is a ridiculously good deal. Nowadays I have children and they get their hands on everything, including game discs thats are in the console lol. My playthrough of borderlands 3 ended that day and even now years later I have a craving to play it but no can do. The lack of creativity when I comes to physical copies is just an insult. I remember the days I would go to town on the bus to pick up the latest game, I is a fond memory. Picking up gears of war and there is a printed instruction manual an art book and a steel book reading and just taking in the artwork made you more excited to get home and play. Nowadays you get nothing just a case and disc and its very underwhelming. Lastly installing games to your console just takes way to long to buy physical. I'll always remember when I got my xbox one so excited to set it up and play the latest assassins creed only to be faced with a download screen for 5 hours to set up the console and download all my new games, heartbroken I didn't get to play it the next day. First World problems lmao 🤣

[@OpticLureProductions]

Oh yeah I should make a whole video on the instructional books in physical games. The greatest insult of modern memory was buying elden ring physical and It didnt even come with a map. smh

[@AdmiralBison]

You are fighting a LOSING BATTLE if you focus only on physical medium. The broader argument needs to be about *OWNERSHIP* which can encompass physical and DRM-Free digital.

[@cloudydaycauldron]

I like the hunter gatherer take. It seems like you’re calling for a return to slow living and physical products as the gateway to that. I wrote an ebook “A Starter Guide to Selling Physical Products on Social Media” but for entirely different reasons. I have hope humans will figure it all out eventually.

[@tonydew440]

You pay big money for a game on release, you then play it and don't like it. With a physical copy, you can sell it on, with digital, you can't. So thats why I believe, the digital PS5 has not sold well, while the disc PS5 has, that shows how people feel. I would never go digital with games, so if they just did that in the future. I would just play the older consoles and games, I don't believe they will do that to be honest.

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

😁Its hard to watch and not make a comment like every other minute lol Number one reason to buy physical is price options. All digital means your at the mercy of the digital store. Besides, the whole point of having a disc has been destroyed, crippled and pointless. Games are no longer finished at launch. Even final ultimate editions need download. If the game was 100% complete on disc, no updates or sign in needed then discs are the ultimate option. Because that PS3 shop channel already almost shut down. RIP Wii shop channel which means RIP Castlevania Rebirth, Contra Rebirth. Neither game was included in the current collections either. Discs aren’t the answer, emulation for gaming preservation is. Thats the only hope for how things are. Its only gonna get worse unfortunately. Trust me i feel ya bruv. No balance.

[@yolanda8563]

I always go physical unless I can get the game dirt cheap on digital.

[@drsnooz8112]

Boy, when I was your age, I was going on road trips in a rented van full of buddies, moshing to Metallica, then traveling down the coast, stopping in cool spots to camp on the beach, surf, and girl watch. Then grabbing the mountain bike to go bombing down some treacherous trail the next weekend. It's good to go on adventures and build memories, especially when you're young. I'd only say, aim higher, friend. The world is an amazing place. Turn off the game console, put the phone down, go out and explore the real world. You won't regret it.

[@lalotime]

Besides the feeling of putting a new game disc in, Physical doesn't really matter anymore. Used to. With 360 era and under. But not anymore. When you pop a disc in, it just installs the online version. It has data on it. And it's more stable. But you can't play it unless you install it online. So physical games is kind of over.

[@vilemk69z98]

Optic unironically became the Truck driver in the Prologue of Resident Evil 2!! He even had a burger on the side similar to that driver 🤣🤣🤣!!!! Really enjoyed your story!!! Here's to you gaining HELLA Sub my duude!!!! Keep it up!!

[@OpticLureProductions]

Damn lol I never thought of that!!! so funny

[@Dekkuden]

Man the quality of this video is Amazing

[@OpticLureProductions]

thanks for the comment. Motivates me!

[@yorkshirelass96]

Wow. Fantastic video. Hi from England. I used to love going to Blockbuster on a Friday night with my daughter, she would always rent the Sims/Urbs and we'd spend Friday night eating rubbish food and playing games. Thanks for memory. X

[@OpticLureProductions]

Sounds like great times....its awesome you bonded with your daughter like that. I bet she will always cherish those memories too!

[@lancemairs4956]

I have a dvd /vhs collection that makes people gasp and then laugh. I then tell them that I am very selective and those are all the ones I deemed worth watching…

[@XzaroX]

PC edition: Buy on GOG over Steam. Buy on Zoom-Platform over Epic.

[@oBigBusiness]

Buying physical is kinda pointless these days. 90% of new games DO NOT come on the disc lol you buy the physical game but the game is not available to play. you have to connect to internet and download it. The disc is pretty much a THUMBS up to network that you own it... So in 25 years, if you pop that disc in and you don't have downloaded, you're F'd lol

[@cloud9savagehenry]

Great video. I have so many stories like this. Picking up Last Bronx for the Sega Saturn without even knowing anything about it. Turned out to be a solid fight game. And many many MANY more stories. I never looked at it this way. But I still have a copy of ALOT of these old games. You can't find them anymore. Not cheap and not easily. I felt the story.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks! glad it hit home for you. Those memories will always be with us..

[@TheRealSephiroth]

Resident evil 2, 3 FF7 remakes are the only games i ever bought digitally for my ps4 and im glad i did, those games were so ateocious i wont miss em when they inevitably get stripped away from me 😂

[@davidstare6753]

Great video, the only pet peeve I have is when you say RE is a gamecube exclusive, while that is true for the remake. The original came out on the PS1

[@OpticLureProductions]

Right I was talking about REmake though. Thanks glad you enjoyed

[@2bstiff584]

why u still can not play the game u need to update it you can not play offline it must verify the disc online and if that service is no longer there u can not play the game

[@dantespimp]

I got all teary-eye watching this video. 🥺I still get my games as physical copies. And yes, I remember my days at Blockbuster - that specific smell and familiar open space comes to mind. I remember just being surrounded by endless stories, from horror to mystery, and being excited by whatever I was going to watch with my family. Then Blockbuster started releasing videogame rentals! Devil May Cry is my FAVORITE series. I fell in love with it since the DMC1 demo came out with my Resident Evil Code Veronica (REMEMBER WHEN PHYSICAL COPIES USED TO COME OUT WITH DEMO DISCS??? ❤❤❤). I was so excited when Devil May Cry (the full game) finally got released. I immediately went to my Blockbuster to rent it out. I rented it out SO MUCH that I eventually convinced my parents to buy me the game (since it ended up being cheaper that way lol).

[@OpticLureProductions]

Oh man the days of demo discs. I remember getting xbox magazine every month just for the demo disc. And the booklets inside the games....i miss it all

[@ESF19791111]

GREAT EXPLANATION VIDEO :) THANK YOU FOR SHARING :) I AGREE WITH YOUR EXPLANATION ABOUT BUYING AND PHYSICALLY OWNING THE PRODUCT IS SOMETIMES BETTER THAN DIGITAL "OWNING THE PRODUCT" ! THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks for watching!

[@atlanta2076]

Man ... I remember picking up the Songs Of Faith And Devotion album by Depeche Mode in 1993. I think I could've gotten it from that one store in my own town but there was this glorious store in a mall in the town nearby. It made the whole thing that more exciting. I clearly remember picking it up and bringing it back home on my bicycle like it was the most precious thing in the world. Like I had just gotten away with a pirate treasure. I still got that CD to this day. I could say the same thing about a lot of physical media. Like Serenity DVD, the Firefly follow-up. Or that Peter Facinelli film Stealing Time which I had to import from the US. There is just an irreplaceable value in anticipating a thing, a piece of art, heading out there, hunting for it, getting it and then losing yourself in it. Digital can't provide for that. It's easy. It's quick. But it's also vapid and fleeting. Many people today favor convenience to save time. Time they then mostly don't know that to do with. Streaming? Binging? They key to a great experience - which separates art from content - is that it's not that easy to get. When the first Transformers movie came out in 2007 (and yes, I know it's highly flawed) we had to drive to the other side of the country to watch it on the big screen. I guess all the local screenings were sold out. One of my oldest friends picked me up from work and then had to rush so we wouldn't miss the beginning of the movie. We had a blast watching it. And an even bigger blast laughing about how stupid the plot was when we waited outside the cineplex for the rain to stop so we could get the car on a huge parking lot. Ok, movies are not physical media but you get the point. We would never had that pleasant experience if we had just clicked button to stream it online :)

[@OpticLureProductions]

You get It for sure! Thanks for your comment I enjoyed reading it and I dig your taste in art!

[@squire_squad]

I feel like I valued games more when I bought physical copies. I have many stories to tell. Like when I first got an xbox 360 a friend and I walked 10 miles around the suburbs in a blizzard to each game stop nearby so that I could get a copy of Dead Space. I definitely cherished the game. I really look forward to this remake. 2 days!!!! By the way I miss midnight releases.

[@yderga8707]

If this whole situation happening at WB with using entire animated franchises as writeoffs has taught me, is how important it is to own physical copies of your favorite shows/movies/video games. You never know when a company will decide to un-exist it.

[@alsybroth]

Wow, what a load of pretentious bullshit. And no, I don’t miss Blockbuster. I haven’t bought a physical copy of a game since 2015, and have no intention of going back. And here’s something to shut down the argument for good. I got The Quarry physical copy as a secret Santa gift last month and when I stuck in the machine, the installation was 40GB for my hard drive 😵‍💫 I thought, shit! Just how big is this game? Turns out it’s only 43.5GB in total. The disc only had 3GB of memory on it. Turns out EVERY game now is this. Every physical copy has just a couple GB of memory and serves as a download key to retrieve the game data from the online store (PS or Xbox). The latest COD game was the biggest criminal as it only contains 72MB for a 150GB game! 😵 So basically, even if the devs or publishers D-lists any game you love or shuts down the servers for whatever reason, you don’t retain a physical copy to preserve, you have a pointless drink coaster. That’s why physical games are pretty much dead and pointless.

[@ergastolo4281]

This is pretty much why i prefer to collect physical retro games than new ones. That, and also because i prefer to play older games, which i guess that'd make me a retro gamer. It's cool to be still be able to play good old games, especially the ones from my childhood on real hardware in 2023 and on

[@Doom-Head]

Bro you should do more vids like this! Awesome editing 🤘😎 RE2 PS1 greatest game ever made!

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks man Ive gotten busy with work the last two months but im freed up again now and am currently writing my next vid. Should be out in two weeks or so

[@razorbackroar]

Fuck no!! Horrible idea my house burned down & I lost everything. Digital I got everything access to my finger tips. To each there own. But it’s the digital age.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Well there are certainly the outlier stories out there...sorry that happened to you

[@PersonMakesCommentss]

Nowadays physical may be up in the air considering that once this generation of consoles or the last are offline, many will not be able to actually update or even be played since they are simply download discs to put games on a hard drive. TL:DR get them before the servers shut down or else you end up with Xenoblade Chronicles X for the Wii U being mostly unplayable by it needing loads of patches to run at all hence it cannot really work anymore 💀

[@OpticLureProductions]

Very true

[@nolongerhuman13]

OH MAN!! I used to live for midnight releases! They actually stopped doing them by my house for a while and then there was police escorts there because people figured out that everybody standing in line probably had at least $55 in their pocket and one night somebody came by in a car with a gun and they stuck out a bucket attached to a pole and told everybody to put their money in the bucket and they robbed probably 30 or 40 people on the line. I’m honestly surprised that nobody attacked the car lol. Do you know gamers! I would’ve started squeezing right trigger in my head, and I would’ve been it! But the cops started to come by, and essentially supervise the midnight releases. I remember the midnight releases I remember… I remember the last two dead space midnight releases, as well as many others, and I do remember everything that happened on those nights. Very glad I found your channel.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Oh damn! thats a crazy story man lol that would have been nuts! Yeah those memories will always be with us and dont stop making those memories!

[@blairbailey6199]

I jusy lost all my Digital purchases because my account on email was hacked and i got 0 way of getting into it and i lost a few hundred dollars in game's in movie's i am so mad that i dont want to buy Digital anymore.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Ah man that suck sorry that happened to you

[@Machowesker17]

Reason I mostly buy digital now is that it's basically the same: discs require install and download patches. Some don't even really have the game, just info or a key like that. You still need to download it. So there's really no different. "But it can be taken from online" I hear someone say. I know. That's why I don't keep my game library online. I download them into external storage now. I never ever ever rely on downloading and redownloading my games. That's just not reliable. So I'd rather download them and keep them on a storage device. And take real good care of those devices. And when I get better storage devices, I'll pass on my library to those newer devices to keep my collection save and sound. It's more work, but much more worth it when physical isn't really physical anymore.

[@Noa15Lv]

I mostly grew up with digital stuff since mainly i'm using Computer for games & stuff, but i've used to buy physical games on ps4 back in 2014 since i was like 14 at the time and didn't had my own bank card to buy digital in first place. Friends shared with me couple physical games on xbox360 at one point, was fun to experience them and give it back to them. [trading games, till you finish it]

[@JeronimoFalls]

Survived two house fires now where anything physical has just been wiped out, although in principle I agree, I will pass.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Ah man sorry to hear that glad you made it!

[@anthonybones272]

i enjoy both physcal and digital games when im on the go Digital games are good with the the steam deck physical copies when the intrent goes out i pop the game i was playing on pop in the disk and still game i enjoy both mediums

[@heavensea141]

Both have their Pro and CONS. PHYCICAL takes phycical space but you own it. Digital you don't own but it don't takes up phycical space. At the end of the day I compatibility agreed with his video ' When something is phycical you're care more about it.

[@nehemiahnealy1853]

Great video, I definitely agree. It's just that the only problem with life is EVOLUTION. There is always something that is always evolving and upgrading to something better.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I still buy CD, DVD and vinyl. They’re mine. If power and networks go down I’ll still be rocking with a Sony Discman.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Internet went down the other night. Watched a blu ray. Cant beat it.

[@stevenbooker8688]

And one day all physical media break down, it's not about format it's weather games will continue to be published and properly support digitally which is the best way to preserve games.

[@jordanking7711]

I don't know what it is, but I would just feel dirty and sleezy buying anything digital, whether it's games OR movies. Yeah okay it may be convenient, but you know what? I don't give a damn about convenience. There is always just something satisfying about buying a game or movie off of a shelf at a brick and mortar retailer, knowing that I am supporting small businesses. Because ultimately, they are everyday people too in my opinion. Not to mention the fact that you never have or never will own anything digital if you actually bother and take the time to read the ToS to begin with.

[@TheWiseLJ]

I preordered my copy from Best Buy in Riverbank Ca. and it took them a little while to locate my copy as well lol. That Best Buy is gone now. I brought the game over to my friends house and let him play it a bit. He screamed when a zombie showed up out of nowhere, then threw the controller and shouted "nope, nope, nope" and ran out of the room. I couldn't stop laughing. Good times 😆

[@tristinkirby]

I prefer disk copies over digital as well.

[@techbyrey-xo7rl]

Great video! Always felt the magic of discovering the past when I would find games from the 80s/90s since I never played them. Finding them in their physical form, playable on their respective hardware was probably the best way to experience an era that I never lived through. I hope future generations can experience that too!

[@russellmania5349]

Physical games are cheaper for older games. There are many games that you can get for dirt cheap at your local Gamestop that are still selling for 50-60 on their digital store. Buying physical means you can shop around for the best price. Star Ocean Devine Force is 60 on their digital store vs 10 bucks at Gamestop. This is just one example. They never adjust their prices to match what the physical game is selling for. Tekken 7 is another game that cost 50 dollars for the digital copy and yet you can get this game for dirt cheap. Digital games are tied directly to your account, so if for some reason your account gets banned then you lose access to games you paid for.

[@V8Supercar1]

Gamestop main goal should be trying to strike a deal with Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo to sell digital games and subscriptions. If they don't, then they are just gonna end up like Blockbuster video, when they refused to adapt to streaming.

[@timliu6870]

90% of the game you can get nowadays is just plain disappointment because they are not finished yet. I don't even buy games on the release day anymore, because I know after 3-5 years, there will always be a GOTY version of that game with all the DLC included and all the glitches fixed. Basically a finished product.

[@joshduehr2898]

Like something tangible, like money. Physical copies are the only way I will support video games. Out of all video games I own, maybe 9 are digital.

[@dr.kineilwicks7002]

Listening to this reminded me of getting Sonic Adventure DX for the GameCube and TotK for the Switch. And oh goodness I miss rental stores I miss being able to browse.

[@nemesisencounter2060]

I'm a 47 years old gamer and and one time game collector.! It was hard but I make my peace with digital becsuse it's fact that sadly physical media is dying is not a matter of if as much as when! And with almost 80% of the console market being digital well I can't battle this anymore! At the end of the day is how things work! The VHS get replace for DVD the DVD by blu-ray the blue ray by streaming in fact we are the most adamant group resisting this change but Is gonna happen sadly! Again I'm a collector and I barely buy physical anymore because with the rise of the internet for all intend and purposes you are buying a licence if yoy are lucky if not you are buying a box with a code or and by default an incomplete game that don't work out of the box because even tho is " physical " is really not you still need day 1 patches etc so congrats now I have a paper weigh of game

[@coreymckee4844]

Physical may have some drawbacks but digital is still inferior to it. Yes its nice to not need to put a disk in and just play instantly for convenience. But digital is just that. Convenient. Physical may still require downloads or patches but its YOURS permanently. Digital games are not. I will support Physical games or movies till the day i die. I have absolutely no regrets for this. Corporations are continuing to push glorified rental services like gamepass etc. But thats just it, u dont own those games. Just a license to temporarily play them as long as u give them your money. These days u dont own your games. Corporations own YOU and evreything u play or watch. Physical media is the only way to fight this buisness practice. And ill forever support it.

[@Raiden-the-Goat32]

People who say with digital they do not have to wait to play their game need to understand you do have to wait to play the game. Why you have to wait for it to download which can still take 30 or 40 minutes both depending on the amount of gigs the game takes up and the speed of the WiFi you have. Basically depending on how close a store is that sells video games you might could get the game and play it before you can a digital download finishes. Now what if the Internet you pay for cuts off and is no longer up for a couple hours? What if the WiFi you have is being way slower than usual?

[@krazart]

this was oddly relaxing to listen to

[@kurtdewittphoto]

PC games are the only entertainment I get exclusively digitally. Been using steam since it first released like 19 years ago. I resisted it at first, and only bought things on extreme sale, but over time, it just became the only way to get PC games. I don't want to see console games take the same path.

[@TucBroder]

The only times I buy digital is if there is no other way (like the upcoming Alan Wake 2) and if the game is insanely cheaper than the physical counterpart. I will though, most likely, buy the physical edition a few months later just to have it in my collection.

[@Luizanimado]

Man, everything you said it's just more reason for that Digital is better hahaha. But I guess I get what you mean, I don't personally I relate that much, but it was a nice video anyway, good job man.

[@OpticLureProductions]

Thanks man!

[@FlutterGuy121]

I still refuse to pay for spotify and will buy mp3s and CDs everytime. Can't take my music away if i own it physically.

[@RyanBromhead503]

I remember going to see the FNAF movie at the cinema with my mum. People were dressed up as characters from the games

[@ceasarsalad119]

Imagine spending thousands on digital games only for you to log into your account one day and find out you cannot log in because you've been banned and your licenses are all now revoked. You start to scratch your head (after you've pulled your hair out of course) and try to think of any infractions you might have committed on the said network but your thoughts draw no conclusions. You then contact their tech support who provide no answers and instead just calmly explain to you that it's in the terms and conditions that they don't need to give a reason or reverse their decision. A couple of days goes by and you get a letter from your bank saying they no longer want to provide their services to you. Now your brain is in overdrive and you don't know what to do. Then suddenly a thought pops in your head about that video you recently posted online in which you gave your honest opinion about a specific crisis that happened in 2020-2022. Bingo! You now know why you're banned. The truth is that the world is ruled by a few wealthy people with an agenda who somehow happen to own all of these large organisations. That is the reason why you don't go digital because everything is in the hands of a few rich people. You either tow the line or they can make life difficult for you. If you download the updates, look after your hardware and keep the discs there's nothing they can take from you. That is the real reason why you don't go digital. When that event happened there were banks out there that did publicly state that they no longer want to keep you as a customer if you refuse to wear cloth over your nose.

[@airtec87]

GameStop kind of had a hand in killing physical games. When they bought out all the competition and then sold used games as new, also offering bogus prices for used games. Tacking on fees during check out, hiring people who aren't gamers.

[@Stevel_]

Agreed. I always wait for the physical release, because I like to actually own my media not rent it. I do the same with music and movies.

[@54MDigital_Media]

I love your channel. Took a few years with the algorithm. Highly impressed compared to loads of garbage on KZbin. You echo my thoughts.

[@hausriot]

awesome message. video rental shops were a huge part of my childhood/teenage years and its a feeling that rarely comes around anymore

[@OpticLureProductions]

One thing about rental stores is you always watched the movies and would sometimes find some gems

[@MasterChef-official]

this a horrible faith being forced to pirate and emulate everything when not everyone can effort internet and does who can like myself pay for top speed internet but it's still extremely slow pirate sites and emulators can always be taking down by a company

[@gokxter8233]

it's the journey that matters, not the destination. Only few understands especially in today's world.

[@themoongateofficial]

There’s nothing more satisfying than getting a good price cut deal on a PHYSICAL game, they re released rdr1 for ps4 finally for 50 bucks, but I got my copy for 19$ id have still been happy getting the digital that cheap but you absolutely can’t beat that feeling of physical

[@clydenavs8498]

So moral of the story the game actually telling us to go outside and enjoy the outside environment and be socialise and meet people and enjoy the weather and make memorable meaningful memories in the real world.

[@TinyMaths]

I'm so glad I held onto my physical media. I've moved around quite a bit and sometimes the new internet providers have been total shite. Currently the ISP that the property managers are using likes to severely slow down the service at around midnight. It's a total pain if I'm trying to listen to music or watch a movie. When it happens (and it can last for a couple of hours); I just grab some DVD or CD (my collection goes back to the mid 90's) and enjoy time away from the internet. We had no service for an entire week once, and since I'm not a fan of watching movies or listening to music on a smartphone; the physical media was a life-saver.

[@dsmith4658]

YES 100% Always buy Physical !!???

[@nolongerhuman13]

“ so I got in and I closest the blinds and had a pre resident evil wank , as I do with each release …. And I finally was able to indulge with no distractions left … ahhhh indeed. “ I would have cracked up if you said something totally off color at that point. 😂

[@SaltySwan2801]

I’ll get some games physically, for example, I’ll be picking up dead space in two weeks but I like the convenience overall.

[@genzgenzgenz]

got super drunk the other night and ate McDonald’s the next morning… so i HAD to watch this again. your channel is excellent, and your most recent video is excellent. it’s so refreshing to see :D

[@OpticLureProductions]

yes the drunk McDonalds breakfast is a must

[@zamSEG]

i'm more old school gamer and always love to play stand alone single player games. nowdays my game play was numbered or over. not so fond of multiplayer hence quite hate the digital style that was catered to multiplayer.

[@Toma-621]

Games I have been wanting for a while or that I love and will replay a lot I get a physical copy. Otherwise I get a digital copy

[@OpticLureProductions]

Same here

[@shanejaredberezowski5467]

I remember ordering a game on Amazon, then receiving a mail that my copy would be late. Never again will I buy digital.

[@type2red]

Honestly i cannot live without digital, i buy physical games when i can but i usually find that i play my digital games much much more and i rarely sell my video games and when i do sell them it is usually at a loss then i regret it, best thing for me is huge sales on digital games as i just am not as interested in collecting video-games as i used to be. Although on nintendo switch the benefit is that it saves you on storage space which is nice.

[@mikaido100]

only pro that have physical version (of game) is that they can't cancel it right away because idk cut off license- now they cancelled deponia from steam from shop and people who already had it :x I have a lot physical games and they are just not used ;/ just getting dirty not touched from years cause i dont have place to put them on my pc, a lot them not working even some new-idk even how games could just get bought, fresh and don't fucking work. Maybe its just bad luck but still ;/ Sadly most games which im into are only digital as long i checked, if psyhical then wayyy more expensive ( i bought once instead of digital psyhical version cause curiosity and 0 BONUSES, even it was preorder tho- so kinda fuck it)... Buy bying them are kinda fun and a bit special cause idk package and u actually feel it :D but imo keys are better cause cheaper and yeah working ^^'

[@SignalBlue]

Truth is, physical is a better. You can let others borrow it and enjoy it since game rental places are more obsolete now, and sell it online after completion or in need of $$.

[@OpticLureProductions]

I agree totally

[@5hane9ro]

Short answer, when the disk actually has the game. Games are a media that deserves preservation as much as movies or books. Physical media are a easy way to preserve art.