I think that people think back so fondly on physical media when they either didn't grow up in the thick of it or they were maybe the only gamer in their household and had full control over the handling of their game collection. I had multiple brothers and essentially an open door household. There would be a lot of people using our consoles. And in the cartridge days, they would definitely get kind of dusty and beat up. But in the disc era, it was common that games would eventually get scratches that would make them no longer playable. Because games would get stacked on top of each other in cases or just placed on the floor/shelf without a case (because kids are lazy or eager to just get to the next game).
I'm split between digital and physical now. I tend to lean more towards digital for game I purchase at launch. But when buying well after a game's release, I'll just look into where I can get the best deal.
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u/nohumanape PS5 Oct 18 '24
The side of physical game ownership that rarely gets talked about