old games? https://www.romsgames.net/
used to play these free years ago. ymmv
this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2026
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The whole point of a console is ease, I pop in the disk, I play. If you take away that ease, it becomes just a locked down PC… why would you want that when you could just have a full PC?
Isn't it easier to turn it on and simply select the thing you want to play?
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I don't want to make digital seem better, but for this argument it is... you don't even need the disc, you just turn on the console and select the game. All from the comfort of your sofa. Hell, you don't even need to go to a store or wait for a delivery in the first place, all those bytes just come to you.
I think something to realize here is that A.) The above is why the majority of people just use digital at this point, and B.) Inserting a brand new game disc into your console still requires downloads, installing and often being online to do so anyway. Modern games rarely even fit on one disc, so the disc is less useful that it was in the XBox OG and PS1 days. It's more like what Nintendo is doing with the Game Key Carts.
I think the point us more tied to the eol for the ps3 when everyone lost all their digital content, whereas the same player on pc would still have all their titles playable on steam or gog.
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Lol ask this same question on Tiktok and Instagram it'll probably swing 71% the other way
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"I'll miss buying physical games" is not exactly a measurement of outrage.
Sony and Microsoft say bad luck we are doing it anyway, and we know you will still buy our consoles.
Actions speak louder than words. And money screams. 71% absolutely do not buy physical media.
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Console gamers should just try to bully these companies into apologizing and pulling back