It's also hard to imagine future iterations of PlayStation and Xbox consoles
selling games on a disc versus some kind of Netflix - like format similar to GeForce NOW.
Not exact matches
The PS3 / 360 versions were previously set to ship
on the Elite
game disc, but will now be
sold separately along with the Wii version; the Wii version will launch
on the October 5th, the others «in time for the holidays,» EA promises.
The Bayonetta 2 First Print Edition is available for only the first 15,300 copies
sold of the
game, and consists of a cool packaging, artbook, and Bayonetta 1 and 2
on discs.
The DLC which launches
on the same day as when the
game is released, has annoyed
gamers that believe the
game is being
sold incomplete and wonder why the DLC wasn't included
on the
disc as standard but developer, Bioware clarified the situation and explained the reasoning for this decision.
Power
Discs, which are available through blind packs
sold separately and are used to add new items, powers, or skins to the
game can be stacked under the figures
on the base or
on the Play Set spot.
Today information surfaced
on Twitter that the four Toy Box
Game Discs for Disney Infinity 2.0, two for Marvel Super Heroes and two for Disney Originals, with be
sold after the November 4th launch of the Disney Originals Toy Box Starter Pack in two packs for $ 19.99.
Each
game will be
sold separately for $ 19.99
on the PlayStation Network or
gamers can buy a Blu - ray
disc which includes both titles and can be purchased for $ 39.99.
I am not paying # 44.99 for a
game with Multiplayer and the servers will close in say 5 years maybe 4 years depending
on the support and / or DLC and then the
disc will be worthless to
sell / play as it'll be dead due to CoD MW IIIIIII
Not that I buy a bunch of used
games but I don't like the idea that I have to jump through any hoops just to get a used
game or
sell a
game or hell even lend a
game to a buddy other then just handing out the
disc it came
on.
Game developers aren't solely focused
on selling discs and cartridges anymore — they're building immersive worlds and casual mobile
games that players can engage with over and over again.
Shortly after the North American cancellation of Shenmue 2, GameStop and Electronics Boutique announced they would be importing the
game, and would
sell it to you with a «DCX»
disc that allowed you to play Japanese - market
games on your U.S. Dreamcast.
It is incredible to see such a high level of detail present in a
game that isn't being
sold on a
disc.
Later this month, select retailers will
sell the full
game Digital Download Code and the full
game packaged
disc will be
on retail store shelves globally this holiday.
In an almost quaintly retrospective move,
games will be
sold on carts rather than optical
discs.
This slightly fits into number 1, if your not interested in having a nice shiny figure in a box
on day one and are willing to wait or look around, there are plenty of bargains to be found as people try
selling off older and unwanted figures /
discs /
game etc..
Surveys continue to show that
gamers are still attached to the possibility of buying
games on physical
discs — not least because they can then
sell them (a practice that the
games industry hates), and due to their persistent hard disk space issues, although it's only the current generation of consoles which has insisted
on installing entire contents of Blu - ray
discs onto hard disks.
It made sense for a
game that was bought as a single item, with the
disc structure chosen only by data needs, but for a
game sold on an episodic basis, FF7 Remake will be split up more sensibly.
Like other
games by Soedesco, having the ability to own Among the Sleep
on disc is a
selling point to me.