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Post by LGH87 on Aug 1, 2024 13:23:21 GMT
Think I'm going to finally invest in a PS5, in an attempt to revive my interest in gaming.
I cant decide between disc and digital though, any advice?
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Post by georgeberrysafro on Aug 1, 2024 16:22:31 GMT
If you don't have any older games etc you want to play I'd go with digital version to be honest.
I've got the original PS5 with disc. After the first year where I purchased a few physical copies I just bought digital through the store. If you need/want the physical copy/limited edition most come with a digital code now as well anyway.
The only reason I'm glad I have the disc was due to the Fallout 4 update for PS5, the update was free but I needed to have the original game disc in the PS to play. I play the odd blu-ray on it but most of the movies I have I can stream now, it's like once a year I'll use it for a movie that might not be available on any of my streaming services.
It took me a while to detach from having the physical copy but really it's the way things are going and most sit on the shelf unused or forgotten now anyway. And if you get PS Plus Premium etc., 90% of the games I had are on there to download anyway.
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Post by hcstokie on Aug 1, 2024 20:27:51 GMT
Think I'm going to finally invest in a PS5, in an attempt to revive my interest in gaming. I cant decide between disc and digital though, any advice? Get a PC 👍🏻 |
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Post by LGH87 on Aug 2, 2024 11:30:43 GMT
If you don't have any older games etc you want to play I'd go with digital version to be honest. I've got the original PS5 with disc. After the first year where I purchased a few physical copies I just bought digital through the store. If you need/want the physical copy/limited edition most come with a digital code now as well anyway. The only reason I'm glad I have the disc was due to the Fallout 4 update for PS5, the update was free but I needed to have the original game disc in the PS to play. I play the odd blu-ray on it but most of the movies I have I can stream now, it's like once a year I'll use it for a movie that might not be available on any of my streaming services. It took me a while to detach from having the physical copy but really it's the way things are going and most sit on the shelf unused or forgotten now anyway. And if you get PS Plus Premium etc., 90% of the games I had are on there to download anyway. Yeah it does seem the way to go, the only issue is RDR2 really, as I've still not dedicated any time to it lately but will want to play it and finish it at some point and would obviously need the disc to play that. hmmm maybe i should complete red dead first then buy a PS5 ha |
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Post by LGH87 on Sept 10, 2024 15:22:56 GMT
I've still not got around to buying one and now I see they're going to be releasing a "Pro"  Can someone with their finger on the pulse explain what the difference is with this new Pro and why it's more expensive and is it worth it? Will it reduce the cost of the Slims too? |
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Sept 10, 2024 17:18:08 GMT
I've still not got around to buying one and now I see they're going to be releasing a "Pro" Can someone with their finger on the pulse explain what the difference is with this new Pro and why it's more expensive and is it worth it? Will it reduce the cost of the Slims too? EDIT : I agree with Gnoob in the replies  |
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Post by Ron on Sept 11, 2024 20:23:17 GMT
I’ve just plumped for the digital. Moved on from the Xbox one that’s served me well for a long time now. Digital is the way things are going- and you can get offers on games. Ps plus genuinely good value with the number of genuinely great games included. Enjoying the availability of a lot of ps4 only games I’ve never played having last had a ps back in ps2 days!!
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Post by Ron on Sept 11, 2024 20:25:22 GMT
If you don't have any older games etc you want to play I'd go with digital version to be honest. I've got the original PS5 with disc. After the first year where I purchased a few physical copies I just bought digital through the store. If you need/want the physical copy/limited edition most come with a digital code now as well anyway. The only reason I'm glad I have the disc was due to the Fallout 4 update for PS5, the update was free but I needed to have the original game disc in the PS to play. I play the odd blu-ray on it but most of the movies I have I can stream now, it's like once a year I'll use it for a movie that might not be available on any of my streaming services. It took me a while to detach from having the physical copy but really it's the way things are going and most sit on the shelf unused or forgotten now anyway. And if you get PS Plus Premium etc., 90% of the games I had are on there to download anyway. Yeah it does seem the way to go, the only issue is RDR2 really, as I've still not dedicated any time to it lately but will want to play it and finish it at some point and would obviously need the disc to play that. hmmm maybe i should complete red dead first then buy a PS5 ha rdr2 on ps plus if u subscribe so wouldn’t need disc |
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Post by stokiekm on Sept 18, 2024 21:52:22 GMT
I went for disk version although can't recall if I've ever put a disk in it over 8 months. If it came with Fifa on disk then that's the only one. Depends whether you play lots of games in which case possibly more practical to have disks unless each game basically does a full install anyway. As I've put on another thread I only play Apex but have Fifa, GTA & a few others installed. With hindsight I think diskless would have done for me. Don't think there are any spec differences are there unlike Xbox?
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Post by callas12 on Sept 27, 2024 2:12:51 GMT
I find discs are a better option if wanting to trade in for other games or to sell for cash. Digital only versions once purchased are never going to get you any cashback if you either finish the game, don't play it much or aren't keen on it. Even if you got a tenner back on original purchase price a year or so down the line it's still a tenner towards a new game you wouldn't get back from a digital version.
Whilst shops like CEX are still on the high street, & willing to pay for old games/hardware it's always worthwhile having a disc version of the game for me. Ebay of course is always good for selling or purchasing disc games as well.
I'm sure the time will come where disc versions of games are phased out but for now it still serves a purpose I find.
Plus purchasing a hardcopy version of a game still gives you the chance to actually unwrap the disc box which may sound simple enough but feels more like you've actually purchased something then. Simply pressing a button to download never quite feels the same 😉🤣..
To put it another way, as easy as music is to download these days, I really don't think it ever re-creates that same feeling you'd get as actually purchasing an LP, cassette or CD album of a band and walking out of HMV/Our Price (Showing my age now!) once did.
All that said, If sell on value and old style purchasing doesn't really fuss you then may as well go digital version.
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