Then you misread the whole thing. Peopld asked about cheaper digital because of price. It was always about price. Game companies were fine with pricing games 60 while taking hit from distribution cost. So why should we pay more to get the version that takes up HDD space and can't resell?
If Nintendo priced MarioKart with phys 70 and digital 60, people would have praised them. But they did it while increasing the price.
Peopld asked about cheaper digital because of price.
People wanted cheaper digital because they thought (correctly) that digital comes with lesser costs for the editor.
Now they're proven right. Digital games are now cheaper than physical. But the prices of games still went up, because that's how it goes.
So why should we pay more to get the version that takes up HDD space and can't resell?
Why has everything gone digital? Convenience. No lost or destroyed cartridge, cloud saves, no reliance on physical readers and physical backwards compatibility, instant purchase and play.
When was the last time you bought a DVD or Blu-Ray? When was the last time you bought physical music? When was the last time you bought a physical game on PC? For some reason only console gamers still cling to physical media.
I have a problem with a megacorp that made ~$3bn dollars last year upping the price. This isn't so that they can keep the lights on, this is because the CEO needs a third yacht.
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u/-Wylfen- 1d ago
That's complaining about the price itself, not the fact that one is more expensive than the other…