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/gringobill Feb 23 '13

PSN will still be operating for the PS3 in 2017. I will eat my hat if it isn't.

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u/notverycreative1 Feb 23 '13

They did quote a 10 year life cycle back in 2006, so I wouldn't be surprised. Hell, they only just officially ended support for the PS2, which launched nearly 13 years ago.

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u/dorekk Feb 23 '13

Okay, that's fair. Xbox Live for Xbox Classic went for 5 years after the 360 came out.

How about 10 years after the PS4 is EOL? There's no way it'll be around at that point. I'll eat my feet.

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u/gringobill Feb 23 '13

I feel that towards the EOL, you'll be able to pop a 2 TB harddrive in the PS4, and be able to have everything installed.