Over the past fifteen or so years, we've seen a shift in the world of video games towards digital releases. If you're a PC gamer, you've probably been forced to bend the knee to one of many digital gaming platforms, with physical releases largely existing as empty boxes to put on shelves with digital download codes slipped in the front. If you've been strictly a console gamer, then the shift has taken a harder turn in the past five years or so. Both major video game consoles have "all-digital" alternatives that reduce their initial asking price, but cut out their disc readers.
I'll admit: I hate it. I've never liked the shift towards an all digital gaming landscape. I've vocally expressed my distaste with platforms like Steam, Epic, and Ubisoft+ (but not GOG. GOG is just fine), and I'm committed to going into this all-digital future kicking and screaming like the ray-traced gamer that I am.
That being said, I do understand some of the appeal. If you're the sort to pre-order games, buying them digitally can mean having the game installed on your system the moment it comes out. It can mean cutting out one more trip to the store and saving you some effort if you're coming home from work at the end of the day and just looking to cool off with a rousing round of Warhammer Vermintide 2.
So I know I'm going into this future kicking and screaming, but what about you guys?