Comment on GOG when available, but what should I choose between PS5 physical and Steam when not?
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I’d say GOG --> Steam. Physical media isn’t real anymore. Most PS5 games download an entirely new set of binaries at initial launch and refuse to run unless they have been updated.
mecen@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
arcine@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
That is factually wrong. Most games are entirely on the disk, albeit in version 1.0 ; you can check on DoesItPlay, they usually have the info.
evilcultist@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Even if this is the case physical used is going to be the cheapest.
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
As always “it depends”. Especially with frequent and deep sales it highly depends on the title. But given that it has to exist on both platforms for this to even be an option to begin with, it might be true more often than not.
This might also be an additional consideration, that selling titles is an option for physical PS5 titles. Assuming the discs can always be sold and copies aren’t tied to your digital account anyway once you play them.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah PS5 physical discs, even if only holding data to download the game, have the advantage of giving you the ability to resell a game if you don’t enjoy it.
SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Not true, many PS5 videogames are on discs and playable offline in the initial release.
plutopos@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
OP said the point of the disc is the ability to resell it