“There has to be a better standard of quality”.
It’s odd to me that we live in a time where a video game getting a physical release is now considered a big deal. As someone who’s probably from the last generation which grew up before the age of digital distribution, I still distinctly remember when physical game releases were the only game releases. If you wanted a video game, you had to either order it online and wait for it to arrive or walk to a brick-and-mortar store.
Acquiring a game today is as simple as hitting the purchase button on a console’s digital storefront and having the title running on your machine in minutes. But for physical media enthusiasts like yours truly, that isn’t enough. We want to truly own our video games in actual disk or cartridge form, display them on our shelves, and keep them for years long after the likes of the Wii Virtual Console or Xbox Live Marketplace have shut down forever.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“There has to be a better standard of quality”.
It’s odd to me that we live in a time where a video game getting a physical release is now considered a big deal. As someone who’s probably from the last generation which grew up before the age of digital distribution, I still distinctly remember when physical game releases were the only game releases. If you wanted a video game, you had to either order it online and wait for it to arrive or walk to a brick-and-mortar store.
Acquiring a game today is as simple as hitting the purchase button on a console’s digital storefront and having the title running on your machine in minutes. But for physical media enthusiasts like yours truly, that isn’t enough. We want to truly own our video games in actual disk or cartridge form, display them on our shelves, and keep them for years long after the likes of the Wii Virtual Console or Xbox Live Marketplace have shut down forever.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
