would you buy CEs with digital game codes - Page 3

Twisted · #21 08-31-2013, 01:45 AM

and what about digital content tied to a console like Nintendo does?...imagine the follow up to wii u..most likely probably digital codes for a majority of the game..and if your console stops working..as nintendos current policy for download content..you lose everything and have to re purchase everything all over again...I mean Nintendo console is not gonna last forever..anything could happen, accidential short circuit, a water spill, being dropped, stolen, misplaced..and all your games are gone as well..this is where Nintendo stands and most likely the future is all digital downloads especially the majority of very young school kids and teens are growing up in digital era and they could care less about physical media when there the targeted 20 something demographic 10 years from now during the next gen introductions.

kittychloe · #22 08-31-2013, 07:10 AM

As much as I like games once they go digital I stop collecting and work backwards, as much as I love Pokemon rumble I'm passing on the ce as its just a code and a toy in a box, for the $40 it costs I can get a few older physical titles

LowlyAssassin · #23 08-31-2013, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Twisted

the majority of very young school kids and teens are growing up in digital era and they could care less about physical media

Sorry

Twisted · #24 08-31-2013, 07:59 AM

LOL..young americans do not care..not care less.

LowlyAssassin · #25 08-31-2013, 08:04 AM

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LOL..young americans do not care..not care less.

I also believe that the "generation" of people that you are talking about whom are growing up with digital game are also the very same generation that prefer to play mobile games over full blown video game hardware and as such they will never be the target audience for dedicated (full blown) video games and video game consoles
And the majority of the gaming industry acknowledges.that the average gaming age is very ng higher/ older
And older people are playing video games (Luke the people who where 20 when the NES came out are still gaming and everyone since)

toxicatom5 · #26 08-31-2013, 06:11 PM

There's also the issue about "ce's" that don't contain the game in any form...like the borderlands diamond plate edition and the dead space 3 dev team edition. Really more memorabilia than ce, but I collect them just the same. Like others I'll probably start to turn more attention to the past (already am a little bit actually), because I think we'll see fewer editions in general as we move toward going all digital. I think these companies will figure out a way to keep me wanting to come back whether there is a code or not.

LowlyAssassin · #27 08-31-2013, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by toxicatom5

There's also the issue about "ce's" that don't contain the game in any form...like the borderlands diamond plate edition and the dead space 3 dev team edition. Really more memorabilia than ce, but I collect them just the same. Like others I'll probably start to turn more attention to the past (already am a little bit actually), because I think we'll see fewer editions in general as we move toward going all digital. I think these companies will figure out a way to keep me wanting to come back whether there is a code or not.

i like these sort of things
as then the item does not need to contain any modern rating logos or console branding and can look completely authentic to the game world or franchize