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Sounds like they want to fully control the digital market pricings.
Sounds like that makes sense to me.
Sounds like they want to fully control the digital market pricings.
Sounds like that makes sense to me.
Well, if you are Sony, this is a good thing. But as a consumer, which I guess you are... Then you get crippled by not being able to find it cheaper anywhere on the web.
It's like gamestop had monopoly on selling physical games.
Making sense from a business view or making sense as a customer are two very different things. I guess Sony is on a roll of making anti consumer practices, and wants to see how far they can go.
"We can confirm that as of April 1, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment will no longer offer full games through SIE's Global Digital at Retail program. This decision was made in order to continue to align key businesses globally. To support full games and premium editions, SIE will introduce increased denominations at select retailers. DLC, add-ons, virtual currency, and season passes will still be available."
Well, if you are Sony, this is a good thing. But as a consumer, which I guess you are... Then you get crippled by not being able to find it cheaper anywhere on the web.
It's like gamestop had monopoly on selling physical games.
Making sense from a business view or making sense as a customer are two very different things. I guess Sony is on a roll of making anti consumer practices, and wants to see how far they can go.
Stores usually have them cheaper (promotions etc) and some love the convenience of digital copies. I'm fully digital myself and I always hop on a code deal when it happens and is substantially cheaper than the PS Store (which isn't hard).Who actually goes in-store to buy a digital game? Never heard of this before. PSN credit I understand, and that's still available.
I didn't know they existed. Also I always thought the convenience of digital is actually not having to go to in-storeStores usually have them cheaper (promotions etc) and some love the convenience of digital copies. I'm fully digital myself and I always hop on a code deal when it happens and is substantially cheaper than the PS Store (which isn't hard).
Convenience, mostly. I never loved the idea to begin with and it’s possibly SONY didn’t either based off this anouncement and when you have a digital store that should be your priority as a gaming business. I mean, some PC games sold at stores come diskless, only with a code but that’s whoever the developer is.I'm struggling to see why gamers care? If you want digital, then buying a game directly from the PSN store is a much simpler process. The ONLY people who should care are the retailers. This does kind of suck for them. For everyone else, this is a non-issue.
And if we're being honest, this is the entire point of the all-digital gaming market. All the people who love going all-digital, are really only helping companies to tighten their grip on the control they have over their market. If this kind of move from Sony rubs you the wrong way, then stop buying digital. Digital delivery of content was never about how convenient it could be for the consumer. I expect every console maker to follow suit. It's kind of insane it took this long for the obvious shoe to drop.
EDIT: As a side note. If I could, just for a second, plug the Playstation Credit Card... I've had it for a few years now. It's a Captial One card that gives you points that can be redeemed for PSN dollars and seriously, I have not had to pay for DLC or PS Plus since I started using it. I actually get kind of mad when I have to pay actual money for digital content on the Xbox.
GameStop: Sony pulling game cards won't "have a material impact" on sales
Executive chairman Daniel DeMatteo believes PS4 owners will still fund digital purchases by buying currency in-store
GameStop has downplayed the effect of Sony's decision to stop selling full game downloads through physical retail.
The platform holder revealed that, as of Monday, it will no longer sell codes for digital titles through the likes of GameStop and GAME. But it will continue to sell virtual currency for the PlayStation Store and add-ons such as season passes with its retail partners.
In an earnings call last night, transcribed by Seeking Alpha, GameStop was asked how much impact this will have on the chain's digital receipts and whether it knows more about the reasoning behind Sony's decision.
"There is -- as I understand and in discussions with Sony about this, there is some effort associated with providing that what we call code to content to sell the full game download as content," said executive chairman Daniel DeMatteo. "Most of the sales of full game downloads whether at retail came in the form of the -- actually the currency.
"So, the move by Sony to go back to the currency model, we don't expect to have a material impact on our results because we'll continue to sell that currency for that customer that wants to buy it in GameStop stores whether they want to pay in cash, in trades, or unwilling or unable to put a credit card on the Internet."