Herr Matzat Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 so, with the digital copies of games on PSN being cheaper than the discs and now having to install the games on hard drives from disc anyway, are there any downsides to downloading the digital copies over getting the physical copies? Do digital copies take up more space on your hard drive than physical copies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddar Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Digital copies take up more space as not every game you get on disc requires installation. For games that do, it would still take less space overall by using the disc as you'll be downloading the game in full digitally. As for any downsides, I've read reports of the GTA digital version suffering frame rate issues compared to the disc version, and that stuff in the distance takes longer to appear on screen (it might be fixed by now). Same goes for PES 2014. I doubt there's a noticeable difference with other games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I think it's still a case of swings and roundabouts. Some games seem to run better from a hard drive, whereas others reportedly account for more bugs. It's usually worth doing a bit of research before making a commitment to a digital version of a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Matzat Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 One big downside is that you cant just give the game to a frind or resell it which sucks if you picked it up for 40-70 at least.Even with a fast internet conection downloads take forever (psn issent nearly as quick as steam)Some games take up silly amounts of HDD space, Uncharted 3 comes to mind as the biggest game i ever downloaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yeah - one of the only things that stops me from digital on a game that I know I want to own for a long time (but might trade off in a moment of desperation) is the size in some cases. The Show 13, for example - was rather cheap in a sale but it was 23gigs. Nooooope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 but with PS4, every disc game requires an installation and installs take a surprising short amount of time (around half an hour) which, for downloads around 20 GB, isn't bad at all. On comparison with digital copies of games I already own, the size of them is the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruki Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Half an hour? What games are you playing? I installed Knack and Battlefield 4...both took around 5 minutes. If that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Mom Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I think you can play within 5 minutes but the full install takes about 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ellis Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'd much prefer discs but sometimes with sales it's hard to resist. Like on Xbox, Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom for like £3? Batman: AA for £2.something? Bully for £3? Yeah... And of course with PS+, however, in the case of Uncharted 3 I'm still going disc. Partly just to complete the collection I have with the first two games but also the download for it is insane. Like, however much for just the 'game' and then movies on top? Hoooooooorible. Plus you can get the disc now for like £4 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colly Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 WWE back up to full price. I snoozed and losed-ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I'm about three years behind on WWE games. Maybe I should pick up WWE 12 for about £2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatshortguy Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I may do that, in all honesty. Though Fire Pro seems to have caught the attention of all the people I'd play the WWE games with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyAwesome Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 There's a new Fire Pro game!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apsham Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Fire Pro Revolution is on PS2 Classics and very easily save-file modifiable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxx Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 So thanks to their acquisition of GaiKai, Sony has announced Playstation Now, a streaming service that will let people play games from Sony's library on smart phones and tablets. It's also going to be a feature on PS4, which hopefully will be free with PSPlus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruki Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 So thanks to their acquisition of GaiKai, Sony has announced Playstation Now, a streaming service that will let people play games from Sony's library on smart phones and tablets. It's also going to be a feature on PS4, which hopefully will be free with PSPlus. Then you will never have to buy another game again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Holy shit, that's exactly what I wanted and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Matzat Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 If this includes iPad i will have even less desire to get a PS4 before a new team ico game arives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berober Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 The thought of playing full price PS games on your phone... I will have no use for it, but I don't care because that sounds incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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