Stefan Walker

Gamer

[Canadian Guy Eh @Canadianguyehh]

Did more digging.

It gets worse.

I decided to compare, isolating the PS5 Platform as a comparison. How many more digital exclusive games are there? and does it correlate with the 85% number?

There are, at this point in time, about 1,120 PRINTED PS5 games (give or take). We are going to assume, that all 1,120 of those games also have a digital counterpart.

I went to the PSN store and simply clicked PS5 Platform and games. So this does not include DLC, MTX, etc. The total? 7,590 games.

But what about free to play?

Lets exclude those, this brings the total down to 7,451 games on the PSN store sorted specifically for the PS5. I want to note, this would be a COMPLETE PS5 library (thus far).

So, simple Math

7,451 - 1,120 = 6,331.

There are 6,331 MORE games on the PSN store than what's PHYSICALLY PRINTED For the PS5. That is 5.65x MORE games. These are all games that sell for 1 dollar, all the way up to your 100$+ digital special editions. If you Buy Final Fantasy Rebirth for 69.99 physically, go home, and buy "Quack McStuffins" for a dollar on PSN, those quantity of numbers are treated as equal.

and it gets even funnier.

Lets take that digital catalogue of 6,331 games and divide it by that complete library number (7,451) and turn it into a percentage.

6,331 divided by 7,451 = 84.96%

Meaning? almost 85% of the PS5's available library is DIGITAL ONLY. Ironic how 85% of Playstation's sales are digital eh?

So, what's happening here?

"All digital" defenders are using False Equivalency, and an Availability bias to gaslight users into thinking that no one plays physical anymore and to "get with the times" in the digital era.

Playstation themselves stated "This is a natural direction for Sony Interactive Entertainment to adapt to consumer trends as the general preference for digital media significantly outpaces physical discs." But this logic is ONLY sound if you apply a False Equivalency.

ALL OF THIS- Before we even take into account of the insomniac leaks back in 2022, which showed that 31 out of the 33 first party games sold MORE in Physical than Digital. And in recent memory, Astrobot selling around 55% physical vs Digital.

So, why are they doing this?

Because MONEY!

Playstation makes WAY more money if you buy the game digitally vs Physically. So playstation is using the backing of convenience, Digital Incentives, indie/AA teams, Mini-Games, and yes, AI Slop, to validate jamming gamers who prefer Physical games with a hot poker into a 100% digital era.

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Spiele_Welten Hey dann warst du ja in meiner Nähe 😀

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@gameswirtschaft Dieses Jahr kann ich mich höchstens über die langen Wartezeiten beschweren. Habe selbst am Mittwoch über 2 Stunden für RE: Requiem angestanden. Ansonsten eine schöne Gamescom.
Den Vorwurf das es eine Influencer Com ist kann ich dieses Jahr nicht bestätigen.

[Team Cherry @TeamCherryGames]

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available September 4 on all platforms and day one on Xbox Game Pass!

Watch the release trailer: https://t.co/sPt1IzanDS

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Chaz_Ashley @NintendoDE Also mein Lieblings RPG fürs Super Nintendo definitiv Final Fantasy 6. Platz 2 übernimmt Chrono Trigger gefolgt von Paper Mario und die Legende vom Äonentor. Xenoböade Chronicles 1 wäre bei mir auf Platz 4. XC X hab ich damals auf der WiiU leider verpasst.

[Γρηγόριος Κάρτσιος @Chaz_Ashley]

Gewinnspiel: Dank @NintendoDE darf ich 3x Xenoblade Chronicles X inkl. Merchpaket für Switch verlosen! 😮 Zum Mitmachen inn. 24 Stunden liken, re-posten & euer Lieblings-RPG auf einem Nintendo-System als Antwort nennen! Ich meld mich bei den Gewinnern für die Adressen. | Werbung

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Spiele_Welten Der Virtual Boy. Feiert das Teil nicht auch 30 jähriges dieses Jahr?

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Raketenjansel Freu mich schon

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Spiele_Welten Mein Söhnchen ist gerade wieder im Splatoon Fieber.

[Nintendeal @Nintendeal]

buy physical media.

[Balatro @BalatroGame]

The last few weeks have been pretty wild.

To everyone who picked up Balatro after seeing it at @thegameawards, we hope you're having an amazing time with it!

If this is your first time picking up an indie title, try to make it a habit!

There's some amazing stuff out there!

[🎮𝙆𝙖𝙞𝙮𝙖🎮 @KaiKai2492]

Physical media is dying and I HATE it

Everything being digital and not actually OWNING what you pay for is absolute BS.

- Consoles being sold without disc drives

- PC’s don’t have Disc drives anymore

- Games and movies not getting Physical releases

We are sacrificing physical art for the sake of a little connivence and it feels like only a very small group of people care.

BUY PHYSICAL MEDIA/ART!!

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Aya__Eternal Rom wurde auch nicht an einem Tag erbaut 😉

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Aya__Eternal Freut mich das du Fortschritte machst.

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Raketenjansel Ich verstehe den Hype um GTA VI nicht. Meine Vorfreude hält sich in Grenzen.

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Raketenjansel Hab meine Versandbestätigung heute bekommen

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Spiele_Welten Ich denke das gerade viele Retro Games immer seltener werden und dadurch die Preise eher steigen werden. Angebot und Nachfrage halt.

[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Aya__Eternal Lang ists her aber das müsste Half-Life sein.

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[Stefan Walker @Ghettojohnny82]

@Aya__Eternal Hätte auch ein Remake/Remaster verdient. Geiles Game