[S.R. Krol]

Originally Posted by JustAName

I've read that lengthy Digital Download thread too, and I know the arguments for and against...I can't speak for anyone else, but I do know MY situation. Because of the cost, I've been on the fence with buying this game for about two weeks now. Last week I decided to buy it and was at the ordering screen; when I found out I couldn't get the game digitally, I decided against it and to wait until it goes digital, if ever.

This is what I don't get. One of the key factors people cite when discussing digital copies is INSTANT GRATIFICATION. But, with the fact you've been on the fence for two weeks in that time you could have purchased the game and been playing it. While we can't do anything about customs in general transit time is really good. We had one customer from the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean get his copy in about two weeks, and since most folks probably live in more civilized regions, transit time is going to be better.

My view- Retail is so last century. I don't care what it costs a game publisher to make games available by digital download

Umm, we care.

...if they can't be bothered to do what it takes to get games to gamers like me, they won't get my business.

How long have you been gaming? I'm assuming for a number of years, right? And for many of those years you probably only had the option of purchasing a physical copy, correct? Is having to buy a physical copy really that much of a burden?

And this is not meant to be argumentative, it just seems odd that in a world in which the majority of products still are physical (and will always be physical, you can't eat or wear bytes after all) that someone is so against the fact that they can't get a game digitally that you would do without rather than just get the game shipped to you.