recent patent filing<\/a>, which may or may not be the new NX console, from Nintendo shows a game console that only includes a memory card slot. No disc drive whatsoever. It’s a safe bet that games will continue to exist in a tangible form, but to be certain they will continue to exist as discs is a bit of a longer shot.<\/p>\nIt’s no secret that the shift to digital games distribution is problematic for Gamestop and other retailers. While they have adapted by selling digital content as well, the bulk of their sales are still based on the used games market, an area that will only shrink as people purchase their games digitally.<\/p>\n
At this point, thanks to Steam, \u00a0PC gaming seems like it’s gone almost entirely digital. Consoles may never get quite there, their user base is wider\u00a0so they may not be as comfortable as quickly with only buying games online. At the same time, if a console maker did shift to an online-only platform, would it really take consumers that long to figure it out?<\/p>\n
How do you purchase your console games? Would you go online-only if that was the only option?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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