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"(Future consoles without physical gaming) will result in a lower cost for the hardware manufacturer, which will result in a lower cost to consumers and therefore a lower entry point, thus driving more mass market adoption," said THQ CEO Brian Farrell.



"No physical goods cost for game makers. No inventory, no markdowns, and all the money spent by the consumer would go to the developer or publisher. Our games are always on and our players are always connected," he continued.



Cloud gaming has been the subject of many publishers recently. There seems to be an even 50/50 split between physical and digital media driving the industry in the future.



"We have the opportunity to interact with players in new ways that can be reactive to their desires, play habits, and buying habits. The box, ship and done model is transitioning to: observe, measure, and modify... A games as a service model where direct consumer feedback allows the ability to operate in this always on, always connected environment."



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I prefer physical. Cloud is unique and interesting, but I would rather have my physical disc. Just in case we have another Sony-"esque" incident :carling:

Sweet, it'll drive Gamescam out of business!

Piratebay will flourish when physical discs become extinct.

i like physical discs, then i can snap them when I'm pissed off with the game and then buy it again because i want to play it again

Seeing how Sony prices the digital copy of games, I say ********.

This will probably happen in 5-10 years

Wouldnt mind having a try of this.

And Adam, I'm sick of watching that chick now in your sig... I always use 30 secs to stare before I go away

What a stupid post :rolleyes:
I know mine isn't better at the moment but I couldn't resist to reply.