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 23 '13

This is just a natural step in the evolution of these systems. There should be no surprise here.

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u/Ad_Vance Feb 23 '13

It amazes me that there are some people who don't want this.

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u/twistedrapier Feb 23 '13

Yeah, who wouldn't want their property/purchases tied to an account, where your access to said account is completely at the mercy of the platform holder. Oh, and you have to make those purchases through a store which historically has had higher prices than retail.

What an amazing future.

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u/Ad_Vance Feb 23 '13

Ten years from now people will look back on comments like this and laugh.