Do You Still Buy Physical Media?

[Cat Purrson]

I recently bought the disc version of the PS5 because in my head I thought it would be better but I haven't actually bought a physical game for it. All of my games have been purchased/downloaded digitally and I think a huge factor into why is because the Playstation Plus benefits such as free games, are only able to be downloaded digitally....which is how I've obtained a majority of my games if not all of them. I feel like stores such as gamestop will soon die out becasue people just aren't buying as many physical copies of games anymore. As far as music goes, I can't remember the last time I bought a CD...I think the last time was a $5 old CD from a bin at Walmart filled with oldies and classics. I mainly stream my music from Spotify or Youtube. I did however recently purchase all of the Harry Potter movies on Blue-ray but only because I couldn't find them streaming anywhere at the time

[Narkotiq]

I still own physical media but I don't buy it anymore. None of my electronics really use physical media anymore. I still have an xbox one with a disk drive but I use the all digital one I have more, none of my laptops have a disk drive, my car doesn't have any drive except usb, etc. Life is pretty much full digital for me at this point which is scary considering last time I dealt with a hacker situation I lost a lot of my digital media when the accounts were stolen.

[Candychanie]

Nope, no longer buy physical media other than a USB to store extra files/movies/music. - free/illegal of course.

Just have my Apple TV or use an HDMI cord for tv.


Oh I do have a Nintendo with SOME hard copy games but I think that's it really. There doesn't seem to be any benefit having the hard copies of DVDs/Music anymore. Stopped buying CDs backing 2010 on the dot. Used to collect CDs, what an absolute waste of money!

[Mothman]

I used to be SUCH a stickler for physical games and media, but I recently digitized my collections and installed CFW on my 3DS and dumped all my physical saves there. It is just easier and when you do it through the less-than-technically-legal route... I'm not as worried about my games going offline or losing access to them

[Aero]

The only physical media I've ever bought and still do is games, and I love seeing them lined up on the shelves. Though I lost my Pokemon Alpha Sapphire a few years back in a move and that was a moment where I wish I'd had a virtual copy...

[Foxfall]

I've bought less new physical media than I can count on both hands in the past half decade at least and mostly stream or digitally buy media. I do have a modest CD collection (don't actively collect anymore but it's alot of stuff I listened to in my teens), a lot of past gen games on disc/cartridge, and a stash of old DVDs saved from when my childhood home went up for sale. I'm a little limited on space but sometimes do consider buying more physical because most things digital run the risk of becoming inaccessible at some point.

[TsUNaMy WaVe]

Mostly music CDs (and books / manga but I'm not sure that's what you meant).
I'm not actually listening to the CDs I buy (I don't really have a player that can play them anymore), it's more out of collecting and supporting the super niche artists that I love. I listen to the songs on the CDs by downloading them usually.

[Crow]

I buy vinyl because I have a record player. I also buy CDs and DVDs periodically. Even VHS sometimes! I prefer physical media. Feels more real, and like it'll last longer.

[Alcremie]

I still have my collections of cds, dvds, and vhs I had while growing up. Music I don't collect as much anymore. I am thinking about buying blu ray or similar for some of my old staple shows that I watch because I am tired of everything being subscription based. I am also going to build a computer specifically for streaming shows and movies (streamlord ftw) on big TV screens; but that'll take some time.

I still buy the physical copies of video games and books. Idk I just can't go digital even though I move a lot and that should be how I do things lol

[Synth Salazzle]

Depends on the media. Video games? Only if it's collectible.
Music? Rarely.
tv shows and movies? Not unless it's grandfathered in before wifi existed in my area.
Books? Digital.

I guess manga is really the only thing I buy physical anymore now that I think of it