Episode 264: The Xbox One

But like I said, there's a couple of other things I want to talk about before we dive into me yapping.

So the big one, we'll just tackle the big one first.

Earlier this week, Sony made an announcement that they are officially stopping production of physical discs starting in 2028.

So after 2028, PlayStation will no longer be offering physical discs.

Now I say this as someone who My video game collection is mostly digital, right? I'm certainly, I guess, quote unquote, part of the problem here.

But I also still buy physical games.

I collect JRPGs and I collect Star Wars games.

So I always pick those up physically.

Sometimes even double dip, Steve.

I might buy one of those bad bitches when it comes out digitally.

And then when the physical version goes on sale, I'll pick it up on Black Friday.

That's how fucking...

no judgment zone yeah especially considering i would do the exact same thing

yeah man like i like you know i we grew up in the physical media era right uh i also feel like you and i have been good about adopting the digital media era um yeah man

i mean you i think my digital library the percentage is bigger than yours.

I don't know in any physical games really these days.

Yeah, right.

And, you know, interestingly enough, with the Xbox One and the PlayStation 4, the eighth generation of consoles, I feel like that's really when the tide started to turn.

It was during that console generation where you started to see stories about, oh, digital sales have finally eclipsed physical sales for video games, right? Right.

Now, that being said, you know, I love the ease of access.

I love being lazy and being like, oh, I don't have to go drive to GameStop and have an awkward interaction where they're like, hey, you want to buy the warranty for this disc? And I have to be like, no, bro, I take care of my shit.

Or do you want a subscription to Game Informer before we cancel it? No, thanks, bro.

I just want this game and I want to go home.

Thank you very much.

You