EA to go entirely digital in the near future

7/3/12 9:00am

Editor's Note: I added the header because I think it explains EA's logic, no matter how flawed it may be. Thanks Bloomberg!

Let’s face it, we as gamers are trying to fight off the digital revolution. And EA isn't helping by announcing that they will be going entirely digital in the near future. EA's president Frank Gibeau sums it up saying:

"Retail is a great channel for us. We have great relationships with our partners there. At the same time, the ultimate relationship is the connection that we have with the gamer. If the gamer wants to get the game through a digital download and that's the best way for them to get it, that's what we're going to do."

Pretty sure most gamers’ don’t want to buy digital, because we like having the game in our hands and putting it in our consoles. Smelling the new game smell it something that gamers have been doing for years and years. But as time goes on I feel we won't be able to do that anymore.

It won't happen overnight, but when it does happen it will change gaming that’s for sure. What do you g1s think?

» Source: http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/19899/ea-were-going-100-digital
» Tagged In: #community showcase, #digital, #EA, #Microsoft, #Nintendo, #Origin, #Sony

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g1 DISCUSSIONS

Crimson.

July 4, 2012 - 5:12am

I'm for digital downloads, but the crappy DRM should not to be applied. Also them digital games must be priced right for me to buy them, I'm not comfortable paying $60 for a game I can potentially never play again due to server closure sometime down the line or some other absurd thing. I still prefer the physical copy.

Board_games_r_evil

July 3, 2012 - 11:29pm

much rather have a copy of the game in my hand so i can trade it back when i'm done with it or so i can pass it on to someone else; i'm not buying 3 copies of a game so my friends and family can play it

TechDragon Inc

July 3, 2012 - 10:12pm

Yeah, yeah, love the smell of the case and disk and all that. Blah blah blah. Heard it before. But what if I end up hating the game half-way? How do I return it? Can I trade it in for another game? What if a friend wants to borrow it? What if a friend wants to play it on the same console but on his account? Sorry! This account didn't buy it! Please pay money despite the fact that it's already on the fucking console. That's where my problem is. Sure. I don't "need" physical copies, but then again, I don't play games because I need to. I do it because I want to. Because I enjoy it, and if I enjoy having a physical copy, then I should have the option to buy one. Even if the vast majority of consumers prefers the digital download route, there will always be a market for the physical copies. Always, and no matter how stupid some people may think that is it doesn't mean they deserve to be forced into full on digital distribution. This is why I like Nintendo's approach. Both a downloadable version and a retail version available for everyone. That's how it should be. Everybody wins.

Just my two cents.

SPLAZERlazer

July 3, 2012 - 9:19pm

I'm all for Digital downloads, as long as there's no DRM. In fact, DRM should be made illegal.

leojay

July 3, 2012 - 8:06pm

"Let’s face it, we as gamers are trying to fight off the digital revolution"

Speak for yourself, I'm completely embracing it. Why pay $20 more just for a copy of the game because it has a shitty case and a disk that can be broken and lost? Its just not logical.