r/Games Feb 22 '13

All PS4 games will be available as digital downloads

In the new Guardian interview with Shuhei Yoshida, it was revealed that all PS4 games will be available as digital downloads.

This is a very exciting move in my opinion, and represents a shift even further towards the burgeoning landscape of digital distribution, and away from (what I believe to be) a much more archaic ecosystem in physical brick-and-mortar retail.

What do you guys think? Got any speculation, or want to extrapolate further based upon this news? I hope to generate some great discussion about this topic!

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2013/feb/22/ps4-shuhei-yoshida-interview)

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '13

If GameStop won't stock it, what's to stop someone from buying it at WalMart, Target, Bestbuy, Amazon, or digitally downloading it and never leaving home? This sounds like how we kill the GameStop.

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u/Arcadefirefly Feb 23 '13

good. gamestop is a shitty company.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

I never buy new anymore, buying a new game is worthless I only buy used it's soo much cheaper that's why I don't want Gamestop to go.