Most Console Gamers Still Prefer Physical Media

arcticstoat writes "Despite the advent of online game stores on all three major consoles, most console gamers apparently still prefer hoarding collections of gaming discs to downloading games. A recent survey conducted by Ipsos in the UK revealed that 64 per cent of the 1,000 users polled would rather have games on physical discs, while only 25 per cent would prefer digital copies. In the survey, 55 per cent of those polled said price was the key factor in determining their interest in downloading games, while 27 per cent said they wanted games available online before they were in the shops. Ipsos' director Ian Bramley explained, 'Interest absolutely drops away when you get to the types of pricing that you might charge for a new physical disc. People's perceptions are that they're not prepared to pay as much for digital content — they make the connection that it's not a physical disc and therefore it should be cheaper.'"

Re:Why I prefer physical media

[Anonymous Coward]

Which is exactly as bad as piracy and you shall burn in hell for harming the gaming industry, you monster.

Re:DRM

[binarylarry]

Yeah because they don't put DRM on the physical media....

Umm.....it SHOULD be cheaper!

[the_macman]

Gee...imagine that. Introduce a method that eliminates the need of ALL packaging costs, ware house storage, shipping costs, duplicating hardware, the initial cost of the physical media, the cost of printed manuals, and customers expect the price to go DOWN? Plus we have get the added benefit of DRM lock in! Who do they think they are? Don't they understand we need to profit at all costs?! The audacity.

Re:DRM

[Darinbob]

Except those sites that host No CD cracks are scary places. Pirates and crackers hang out there, malware hidden beneath the surface, etc. No thank you. That's like saying saying you can go to the adult book and novelty store to get past region encoding on a DVD.

Re:Why I prefer physical media

[nomorecwrd]

I have one shiny, as good as new, parallel Zip Drive for sell ;-)

It even comes with a piggyback Ni-Cd Battery adapter, so that you can carry it around with your laptop.