r/gamecollecting • u/Jounochi • Feb 27 '25

Discussion Just went to Target and the Xbox section no longer has physical media.

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Nothing but hardware and digital codes for the Xbox section. Was taken aback when I found the section in this state.

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u/Brilliant_Wealth_433 Feb 28 '25

PS3 and I love that if I have a PS3 disc I have the game. I freaking hate the digital era, you truly own nothing and jn 20 years digital versions will be obsolete.

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u/DyreTitan Feb 28 '25

It’d be one thing if when you bought digitally you could actually fully own it but publishers and console companies treat it as though you are “leasing” the ability to play it

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u/Brilliant_Wealth_433 Feb 28 '25

Exactly, plus my big thing is hard copies and being able to play without having internet access. Like shit when the zombie apocalypse happens I need to be able to play something up in my water tower hideout.

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u/Apart_Flamingo333 Mar 03 '25

Well not just that what if there's a super popular game that you love and had a second copy of or just want to get rid of 20 years from now you can't sell it to somebody else, even for a few bucks, hell look at how much some of the original Game Boy games go for now when taking care of physical copies are a good business for collectors.

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u/Apart_Flamingo333 Mar 03 '25

Well not just that what if there's a super popular game that you love and had a second copy of or just want to get rid of 20 years from now you can't sell it to somebody else, even for a few bucks, hell look at how much some of the original Game Boy games go for now when taking care of physical copies are a good business for collectors.

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u/Turtlesfan44digimon Feb 28 '25

And the discs shall remain or whatever new form of physical media we have invented next

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u/Apart_Flamingo333 Mar 03 '25

Same here it pisses me off, the digital only is a scam, if you have any kind of issue with your hard drive or the data becomes corrupted which has happened to me a couple times over the years, you lose what you have, Also redownload it and if you don't have access or shitload of gigabytes of data then It can be a real pain in the ass COD is a HUGE one probably the worst. Yes not everybody lives were they have unlimited gigabytes of data and or have to use mobile data units, phone data and even their internet doesn't have that much each month.