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Disc Editions Make Up 82% Of All PS5 Console Sales (insider-gaming.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I think there was a brief moment on the enshittification curve where it may have seemed to newer generations that digital was the better option because having your library with you at all times was just a "feature" without obvious anti-consumer downsides.

Now that companies are starting to deactivate post-sale content, pointless always-online barriers to using content are getting more frustrating, and there's generally a feeling like companies are forcing everything into a subscription-for-life model, I'm hoping people are seeing the benefits of just buying an object that lets you play a game forever.