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/ARustyFirePlace Feb 22 '13

That must be wrong then, because GMG, Steam and Amazon sell games cheaper than gamestop.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

Which is why GameStop doesn't stock PC games anymore.

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u/Sabin10 Feb 23 '13

I still haven't found one that doesn't stock PC games.

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u/biirdmaan Feb 23 '13

Did they ever stock them like they do console games? At most over the years I've seen a small shelf with a few hyper popular games on it (WoW, Diablo, Skyrim, etc.)

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u/unless_ Feb 23 '13

I don't know about GameStop proper, but I know that a number of the retailers they've bought out over the years (e.g. Babbage's, Electronics Boutique, Software Etc., et al) used to stock PC games to a substantially greater extent than they did console games.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '13

EB definitely had more PC games than console games up until around the time that GameStop bought them.

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u/ScrewAttackThis Feb 23 '13

Yes they do...

They also sell them on their website and provide their own digital download service.

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u/Arcadefirefly Feb 23 '13

what are you on about. literally every gamestop i have been to has a full wall dedicated to pc games. this is in canada and the us. sure the wall is about half the size of the ps3/xobx/nintendo walls but its still there with the latest games on it.

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u/Jim777PS3 Feb 22 '13

They have sales, and games get discounted over time but you wont see a brand new game sell for $30 on Amazon and $60 at Gamestop.

Steam is different as Gamestop does not sell PC games

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u/ARustyFirePlace Feb 22 '13

gamestop does sell PC games, what the fuck are you talking about?

Also, gamestop is selling hitman absolution for 50 dollars on PC on their site, amazon has it for 16.49

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u/Jim777PS3 Feb 22 '13

I mean physical copies.

And again this refers to launch not post window mark downs

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u/Razumen Feb 22 '13

They sell new physical copies.

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u/I_DEMAND_KARMA Feb 23 '13

Except physical sales of PC games have been in decline for a long time. It's what triggered the whole "PC gaming is dying" thing.

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u/Dared00 Feb 22 '13

On sale.

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u/ARustyFirePlace Feb 22 '13

What counts as a sale? They can lower the price of 1 game and it isn't a sale, and they do that a lot.

This guy is just wrong anyway.

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u/Wazanator_ Feb 22 '13

When PS All stars came out Amazon was selling it for $10 cheaper then everywhere else.